The Corner Store at the End of the World
Every local prepper carries the same private film in his head. He is the survivor. The neighbors who laughed at the Costco pallets and the propane tanks and the blue tarp over the generator are huddled in their cold houses while his basement lights still burn through week three of the outage. He sits on the front porch with a rifle across his knees, finally vindicated, the man on the block who saw it coming. The film has a hero, a moral, and a clean ending. What it leaves out, what eight years of YouTube channels and bug-out videos have trained him to leave out, is the crowd. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/05/23/the-corner-store-at-the-end-of-the-world/
Hoard data!
Rip CDs, capture streams, store offline copies - build your digital archives 
Don't trust subscription services - there is never availability guarantee of content even if you purchased - it gets selectively canceled, licences expire, studios get into exclusive deals or abruptly abandons them, build other fragmented, competing platforms, etc. 
Only your personal archives will stand the test of time 
I'm not saying you should download training data from Training Data Bay. Just make sure to retain content that matters 
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[2 media attachments] Revisiting The Muppet Show - favourite TV sketch comedy series, originaly aired 1976 - 1981, streaming now on :disneyplus: got me wondering why some episodes are preceded with the following warning: This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. Disney is committed to creating stories with inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe. To learn more about how stories have impacted society, please visit www.disney.com/StoriesMatter It turns out instead of cancelling episodes that are innapropriate by today's standards, Disney decided to keep them and add rich explanations on dedicated website - well done :blobcathighfive: #media #streaming #cancel #themuppetshow #disney
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