The Internet's Landlord Problem

A quarter of the entire Internet uses Cloudflare. This is an existential threat to the Internet's ideals. I realized I need DDoS protection, but I could not use Cloudflare in good conscience. And so, I'm beyond excited to announce that I'm now using Deflect.ca for my website.

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Incels Won the Culture War

Looksmaxxing. Redpilled. Sigma. Mogging. Goyslop. Gooning. Memes from image boards became cultural foundation for Generation Alpha. How rich, powerful men have coordinated a harmful online culture for nearly twenty years.

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and some more somber #SilentSunday , save a silent prayer if you have one to spare

#Addiction #StreetPhotography #Prayer #SocialCommentary

📝 Plot: In contemporary France, a community faces social upheaval and moral challenges as economic collapse threatens daily life. Individuals navigate ethical dilemmas, shifting alliances, and personal struggles in this tense, immersive drama exploring resilience, humanity, and the fragility of modern society.

#AvantLEffondrement #Drama #SocialCommentary #FrenchCinema #ModernCinema #IntenseStory #2020sFilm #Society #HumanConflict

🎭 Cast: Alice Zeniter, Benoît Volnais, Niels Schneider, Ariane Labed, Souheila Yacoub, Myriem Akheddiou, Séphora Pondi, Younes Boucif, Ana Blagojevic, Elsa Guedj, Farah Belyazid, Shaïna Lepleux, Lionel Dray, Chloé Chevalier, Geneviève Penfornis, Penda Diouf, Joel Jouanneau…

#AvantLEffondrement #sousTitres #cinemaFrançais #DramaFilm #SocialCommentary #ModernCinema #IntenseStory #FrenchFilm #2020sCinema

Speculative Fiction as Social Commentary: How the Genre Has Done the Work
https://boldly.blue/speculative-fiction-social-commentary/
Science fiction & #speculativefiction have served as vehicles for social critique from their earliest forms.
#SocialCommentary #ScienceFiction #LiteraryAnalysis #Genre #sciencefictionauthor
Social Commentary in Speculative Fiction - David Somerfleck | Science Fiction Author

Speculative fiction has always been literature's most powerful vehicle for social commentary — using monsters, dystopias, and impossible worlds to illuminate truths that realism cannot reach. This essay examines how horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy expose racism, colonialism, and systemic injustice through four landmark works: Philip K. Dick's The Minority Report, Jordan Peele's Get Out, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and R.F. Kuang's Babel. Includes a practical craft addendum for writers seeking to bring impactful, emotionally devastating social commentary to their own speculative fiction.

David Somerfleck
Being Taken Seriously as a Writer

There's tension between creative authenticity and professional presentation in the IndieWeb space. What does it mean to be taken seriously as a writer while maintaining personal joy and rejecting the aesthetic standards of capital?

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Stuff Blowing Up

On highlight reels, hollow empires, and the ancient art of not knowing you’ve already lost.

Unharnessed

📝 Plot: This French drama follows the investigation of a catastrophic Notre-Dame fire. Mixing legal intrigue, personal stories, and social commentary, it explores human error, responsibility, and societal impact, weaving courtroom sequences, journalistic work, and moral dilemmas.

#NotreDame #Drama #Thriller #Mystery #FrenchCinema #Crime #CourtIntrigue #SocialCommentary #AlexDey