politicians play, civilians pay
politicians play, civilians pay
aspiring to one day clown with such mastery
Lessons Learned from Personal Recovery Stories
[Healing can be perceived as a threat to the wounded if it indicates that they resist changing.]
The secrets revealed in SpaceX's IPO filing
SpaceX bought $131 million of Cybertrucks from Tesla in 2025 at the “manufacturer's suggested retail price.”
In 2025, SpaceX also purchased $506 million worth of Megapack energy storage products from Tesla.
Musk's xAI has paid Tesla about $731 million since the beginning of 2024 through February 2026.
One consequence of reading infrequently is falsely believing that most of your experiences and options are defined by that other thing you're doing. Like traveling, you can choose to see other perspectives and also absorb that there is space to do so.
Simon Wardley: An Introduction to Wardley Maps
[Maps depersonalize the strategy, which makes its discussion less political.]
posted to Occasion
"If a book's pages became increasingly similar until you were just reading the same page repeatedly, you'd probably put it down."
The "Controlling Girlfriend" Trope and the Patriarchy of Male Excuses
[Women assumed to manage everyone's emotions means responsibility for "his promise", "his drinking", "his mother's promise", family anxiety, a friend's insult, public embarrassment, party mood, and her own hurt.]
Hostel Curfews, Patriarchy & Women's Right to the Night
[Sipping tea at night or hanging with friends without permission is political.]
[The night should belong to everyone.]
To remember to protest even if you are alone
[I do it not to change the country, but so that the county doesn't change me.]
Travel for people who love you is the only ethical way to travel at all.
[Go only where you've been invited by people who love you.]
[There is nothing to do in cities. The best part is leaving.]
[Consent and relationship are not things you can buy.]
[Tourism is visiting a "story" of the place that isn't relational.]
posted to Strolling
"I'd rather be a reference to my community than recognized by a title that's specific to one context."