“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (Part 3)
#dystopian #literature #bookstodon

The paradox of finding peace in others’ chaos. 💣 💥

E a palavra do dia é #PAPUDINHA 🥹. No Brasil, a gente toma vacina e não deixa golpista fascista se criar. #PAS

Credit where it’s due: Shitification by @pluralistic nudged me here, and it’s the best platform detour I’ve taken in a while. I’d abandoned social media during the pandemic, and a brief comeback confirmed I hadn’t missed much. Analog life demands nuance; timelines demand CAPS. Mastodon feels like virtual Vipassana: quiet, voluntary, and not yet optimized for rage. May it remain un-shitified.
(Found the book thanks to journalist Celso Rocha de Barros via the Foro de Teresina podcast.)

Winter workday here in the northern hemisphere… sun-soaked updates from the southern one. Envy activated.

Are we in a prison or a school? Either way, WTF did I do? #foodforthought

Reading the news from up north and getting empire vibes with clown staffing. #ClownCourt #Clownocracy #Democracyish