Get to know a Gen Xer.
Sit beside them and learn their stories, of wall-mounted phones with long extension cords and going to the airport gate unticketed without passing through security.
Listen with them as they delight in the music of their youth, the songs that only they now keep alive — the songs of Cyndi, and both Eddies, and Dave.
Very soon the last Gen Xer will be passing from this realm to the next, and then they will belong to the ages. Get to know one now — before it’s too late.
As an addendum to the toot linked below:
(PS: in this case the mouse lived)
I'm sure that fine for the glowy "X" will be paid right around the same time as they get around to paying their rent and the severances they owe
https://abc7ny.com/twitter-x-sign-taken-down-bright-light-sf/13578182/
Red alert! For the last six months, EFF, our supporters, and dozens of other groups have been sounding the alarm about several #BadInternetBills that have been put forward in Congress. We’ve made it clear that these bills are terrible ideas, but Congress is now considering packaging them together—possibly into must-pass legislation.
Since I'm ramping down my participation on Musk's Folly, it's time to ask the folks of Mastodon a very serious question:
Should Mastodon be the new repository of all my burrito crimes?
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