I even didn't notice how distractive Notes, Chats and the rest are until you pointed it out. Funny enough, if you are active on notes your subscriptions go up. This platform is like a Twitter for freedom fighters, Jews, Jew-haters, Zionists, anti-Zionists, sex addicts and those who want to be famous writers. And anything between the above categories. I am waiting when the GlobCap goons will come to take it down.
Made me laugh! Yep, that's precisely what it is. Everyone's competing to see who can be the loudest, most reductive, cliche-riddled version of themselves they can be.
This. I'm in my early 50s and only just starting to attempt to write (I burned my life to the ground a few years back) and I'm wondering if I'd be better off just doing it for a few years alone and unplugged. It's intimidating being surrounded by so many great writers.
Seriously though, the anchored bias that's turning sanity inside out is on par with fanatical cultism. We're so deep normalising the bizarre imaginative world of deranged lunatics, one has to wonder if future generations will ever have a reasoned moral landscape to find utility in.
Good question. We who are over 40 exist now in a strange spot. We're the last of a dying breed who will have lived pre-woke and during woke, pre-internet and during internet. When we croak no one will hold the memory of what it was like before. And since no one reads anymore really, and education is being Marxified, there's no reason to be optimistic about the sanity of the future, since they'll have no reference points really
Now, go ahead and clap all my comments to multiply links to your piece in Notes. Or is it Likes. Whatever. Can't hurt squirting a little repellent at the "psychic gnats" from time to time.
I don't know if this means anything or everything...but Substack was created by a Kiwi. Those flightless little fat fuckers who only come out at night are transplanting their culture everywhere. You only have to look at the Olympics to see how strong this tiny country is (12th on the medal table) and why everyone will soon be beating their bare chests chanting Hakas and eating buried food that tastes like dirt.
It does make you wonder why the world continues to pander to the aggressively toned All Blacks. They aren't winning as much anymore but the Aussies still run to the hills when they see em.
I heard you got the boot over at M. Glad to see you're still writing, Mike. Everytime I see some kid vaping I feel like shaking them and saying go and get some fucking weed!
me too! then I wanna smack the thing outta their hand and slowly walk over to it and crush under my boot while I look them dead in the eye and smile. that sounds a bit dark lol, but I was laughing as I wrote it. good to see you here dude. seems most of the Medium crew are here, more or less.
As long as you weren't laughing creepily, then it's all good!
Yeah I gave substack a bit of a go, now I just pop in every now and then to read stuff from my favourites. I'm not even on medium much either, think I'm a bit over the social media aspect of these sites.
The part about the Crohn's drug reminded me of a funny comedy bit I saw once. It was a fake commercial for a prescription-type antacid like Prilosec. It showed the guy living it up, eating gross shit, and having all sorts of fun. The main thing I remember is him riding a bucking horse while the narrator said, "Fuck your body! Just tell it to shut up and get Prilosec!"
I even didn't notice how distractive Notes, Chats and the rest are until you pointed it out. Funny enough, if you are active on notes your subscriptions go up. This platform is like a Twitter for freedom fighters, Jews, Jew-haters, Zionists, anti-Zionists, sex addicts and those who want to be famous writers. And anything between the above categories. I am waiting when the GlobCap goons will come to take it down.
Made me laugh! Yep, that's precisely what it is. Everyone's competing to see who can be the loudest, most reductive, cliche-riddled version of themselves they can be.
This. I'm in my early 50s and only just starting to attempt to write (I burned my life to the ground a few years back) and I'm wondering if I'd be better off just doing it for a few years alone and unplugged. It's intimidating being surrounded by so many great writers.
Seriously though, the anchored bias that's turning sanity inside out is on par with fanatical cultism. We're so deep normalising the bizarre imaginative world of deranged lunatics, one has to wonder if future generations will ever have a reasoned moral landscape to find utility in.
Good question. We who are over 40 exist now in a strange spot. We're the last of a dying breed who will have lived pre-woke and during woke, pre-internet and during internet. When we croak no one will hold the memory of what it was like before. And since no one reads anymore really, and education is being Marxified, there's no reason to be optimistic about the sanity of the future, since they'll have no reference points really
Keep writing
indeed.
Dammit, Substack listed my comments back to front... where's the facepalm emoji when ya need it.
it's okay, it's amusing to read it all backwards:)
Now, go ahead and clap all my comments to multiply links to your piece in Notes. Or is it Likes. Whatever. Can't hurt squirting a little repellent at the "psychic gnats" from time to time.
Horrified that "wise and wondrous authorities" banned you on Medium, I applaud your migration to Substack.
Packed with an astute "toxic combination" of logic, wit, and humour. Keep it up, lest reason evaporates completely.
I don't know if this means anything or everything...but Substack was created by a Kiwi. Those flightless little fat fuckers who only come out at night are transplanting their culture everywhere. You only have to look at the Olympics to see how strong this tiny country is (12th on the medal table) and why everyone will soon be beating their bare chests chanting Hakas and eating buried food that tastes like dirt.
have the All Blacks been cancelled yet?
It does make you wonder why the world continues to pander to the aggressively toned All Blacks. They aren't winning as much anymore but the Aussies still run to the hills when they see em.
I would type a meaningful comment...but...I have 37 notifications to answer.
well hurry up and answer them. and enjoy the roughly 10 second break before the following 37 come pouring in:)
Sorry, 39. Always happy to help.
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Good PIECE, MIKE! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks G.Cook!
Bravo!
In fine form Knittel.
I heard you got the boot over at M. Glad to see you're still writing, Mike. Everytime I see some kid vaping I feel like shaking them and saying go and get some fucking weed!
me too! then I wanna smack the thing outta their hand and slowly walk over to it and crush under my boot while I look them dead in the eye and smile. that sounds a bit dark lol, but I was laughing as I wrote it. good to see you here dude. seems most of the Medium crew are here, more or less.
As long as you weren't laughing creepily, then it's all good!
Yeah I gave substack a bit of a go, now I just pop in every now and then to read stuff from my favourites. I'm not even on medium much either, think I'm a bit over the social media aspect of these sites.
The part about the Crohn's drug reminded me of a funny comedy bit I saw once. It was a fake commercial for a prescription-type antacid like Prilosec. It showed the guy living it up, eating gross shit, and having all sorts of fun. The main thing I remember is him riding a bucking horse while the narrator said, "Fuck your body! Just tell it to shut up and get Prilosec!"
that's priceless. love it!
Looking forward to your "protected identity"... they don't ban on Substack do they?
It's (much) harder than on Medium, but not impossible from what I heard.
Thanks Smillew. There's hope for us yet.
Excellent.