Iran midterms missiles AI surveillance social media surveillance tech oligarchs pedophile oligarchs tariffs rising costs job scarcity decline of intellectualism and focus and reading comprehension mass shootings (still happening!) unsolved homicides (still happening!) what else
perhaps the most tragic thing about looking around the new webscape in our year 2026 is knowing the very habits and cultures started by young internet creatives are now being eroded by shill-slop-flexing-sameness. and early internet adopters are burnt out and fleeing the web
I think the most dangerous lie women were once sold but we continue to uphold is that if we learned how to control and chisel our bodies that it could lead to ultimate salvation
AI will show the flaws of capitalism, even as capitalists are blindly pushing AI. When workers are replaced to continue to pinch margins, there will be not circulated income to rouse the economy. Money hungry efficiency flawed oggresses are helping in the collapse of capitalism
I love my online friends, forktoasteroven69 and hottiethottiebrokebloke. Excellent theologians, both of them
I do think britney's "downfall" (mistreatment on a systemic level) - and the way people diminish addison rae, right now, for example - has to do with people hating and exploiting innocence, specifically feminine innocence or sweetness. when it should have been/should be protected
We need a referendum on what “American values” are in this country. That my immigrant parents, and maybe yours, once so believed in. And risked everything to be a part of.
The fact that our tax dollars are not funding health care supplemental initiatives, or preservation of our parks, or to improve public schools for YOUR CHILDREN. but to ICE and its detention centers that sound like modern torture experiments.
What AI should not replace (otherwise u are not a reporter and will never learn!!!)-
Active newsgathering, factchecking, and w human experts
Writing
Talking/interviewing
The distinctive human qualities and instincts that have led us down this career in the first place da fuk
Maybe even, idk just trying to be productive with the AI conversation, giving research and reporting tips if you feel stuck
What AI can help reporters with (responsibly)-
Giving a very general but good top-down summary of a source or subj matter. That should be fact checked. But it helps scour and pull info from across the web, cool
Transcribing long interviews. This does save us hours, days even
giving Clavicular press and biz opportunities just proves to his real young men followers (many of them in and upholding the alt right pipeline) ALL of their harmful ideals about looksmaxxxing and why they are perennially victimized and they should be entitled to the same - great
looksmaxxxers or other online "fringe" groups about men's ires to be desired, and the indignation that causes them to be aggressive and violent, has been around for years. it's been covered. I don't respect or love the "woah look how crazy" coverage for clicks off of
A cat is the perfect amount of responsibility, companionship, and lols
wake me up when the next met gala has to be sponsored by raising canes
And, look, Emerald and others in the biz. I’m sure the vibes and aesthetics are stunning. But you can make a lucrative film with the hottest movie stars that’s also preservative and respectful of the original story’s themes! Or pay someone to help interpret it for u!!
Reckless to intentionally or unintentionally misinform ppl, esp those who haven’t read the book. And miseducate young people about a classic before they get a chance to read it for themselves! In this new era of anti intellectualism in America!!
It sounds like Emerald Fennel either misinterpreted Wuthering Heights, or didnt interpret it at all, and used the name to create some kind of vibe universe of the classic that completely rewrites and/or waters down Bronte’s work. That’s oof, but mostly concerning that it’s
men in suits at the top. Bad bunny did an incredible job with his platform, but this was no benevolent choice on behalf of one of the biggest pro sports leagues in the country (if not the biggest)
As much as it was absolutely a W for the NFL to ask bad bunny to perform, and he took the opp to inject puerto rico culture into it, the NFL ultimately did this to capture global audiences. For max visibility and profits. Just like the players all ultimately work for the white
Political / power + symbolism in contemporary pop arts
I feel like every artist performing every super bowl halftime should be allowed to take a public swipe at Drake. I feel like it should be the new American tradition
the "year of chinese" thing is just a cute off-handed joke we are making online to cope with more brutal realities. i swear if a paige lorenze shows up in a modern qi pao talking about drinking room temperature water i will personally take these privileges away from everyone
because everyone wants to blame journalists, especially those who've been freshly laid off, for the crumbling infrastructure of our industry, what about sharing a time you tried to flag up a concern or introduce a new idea — and what kind of reception u were met with
the art of the Read (as taken and inspired from/by Black and gay culture) is to so accurately tell you about yourself that you feel inflamed to retort. and be defensive. but you can't. because you've been read so clearly and accurately. it's quite a beautiful art form
you guys do realize there are similar groomers, enablers, and handlers in the influencer and social media world right now that we're just now trying to rectify in traditional entertainment media right
jeff bezos still has enough heart and funding for projects that are important for the public, like the Melania film and Sydney Sweeney's many boob-centered enterprises
New creative and sustainable models of funding
I appreciate the editors offering freelance work opportunities but know with these scales of layoffs it will cause your/their inboxes to be plenty busy and we face another tough congestion economically
Peer-to-peer help can only strap us for a lil while longer, the industry needs an overhaul or
Dunk on anyone today who has made this paradigm way simpler than it is (including and especially linkedin “thought leader” bros who know nothing about principled media enterprises)
