Mussolini was killed by Italian partisans (specifically, communists) 80 years ago, 28 April 1945.
After learning of this, Hitler killed himself on 30 April 1945.
They do die, these bastards. We should celebrate that.
Mussolini was killed by Italian partisans (specifically, communists) 80 years ago, 28 April 1945.
After learning of this, Hitler killed himself on 30 April 1945.
They do die, these bastards. We should celebrate that.
I’m not trying to go viral.
I’m trying to be useful.
To someone.
Somewhere.
That’s enough.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/notes-from-the-exit-why-i-left-the-attention-economy/
I didn’t leave the attention economy because I hated it. I left because I understood it, because once you see the system for what it is—a parasitic loop that rewards noise over nuance, metrics over meaning, reaction over reflection—you have two choices. Keep optimizing for reach, or
Wow..
Two years ago yesterday, I signed up here in protest.
For months, I posted into the void, interacted and followed people and slowly I built, and continue to build, my online family. It's not easy.
I feel like the interactions here are a lot more real. I try my best to keep up and interact and not just have a follower count. That's also not easy.
But for all the difficulties the payoff for me is enormous. This is my online home and you are my online people.