how does santa visit every planet in one night

The value of reading your prose aloud while you write -- as discussed by several journalists who do this: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/11/insider/how-the-spoken-word-shapes-the-written-word.html

The stories we tell shape the possibility space for the things we create. They affect how we treat whatever world we make in the future, and reflect at least some portion of how we treat the world we're in—and the people with whom we're in it— now.

*whispers* most people don't care about decentralization and governance models, they just want someplace to hang out that's not a hassle.

The underrated advantage of Mastodon is that being in the "fediverse" makes you sound like you're on Star Trek

Just learned a second verse for thumb wars: 5 6 7 8 open up the battle gate! I never heard that before!!

Social Media, On Screen: "I’ve compiled a list of films that articulate a deeper understanding of the consequences of the proliferation of social media in popular culture." https://syllabusproject.org/social-media-on-screen/