Ian BetteridgeMar 10

I think this post has been in my drafts folder for about three years, occasionally being reworked, and finally – FINALLY – I've finished it. Joni Mitchell, Jello Biafra, and Peter Thiel all feature. Warning - it's REALLY LONG.

https://www.ianbetteridge.com/zen-fascist-wi/

Zen fascists will control you...

In 1979, a punk band from San Francisco recorded a song about the Governor of California. It was a joke, mostly. Jerry Brown was a Democrat, a Buddhist, a man who dated Linda Ronstadt and discussed limits and simplicity at a moment when America was in no mood for either.

Ian Betteridge
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@ianbetteridge I resented this article very much

But also you have some good points

I don’t think there’s particularly wrong with being a yoga guru with crunchy granola ideologies. Unless you wanna sell it. I think we should condemn the selling part.

The problem is when people make their entire personality a business venture or a thing to be justified.

Nevertheless I enjoyed reading the whole thing. So yeah, thank you?

Mar 10 at 2:04pmWeb