Slothrop

everyone should work on art. the election is a career opportunity for criminals, and is beneath you. it has never been more important to just make something that isn't disgusting. manifest a more beautiful world, if only in the small corner of it that you can touch.

there are some very good records on this list but this music (with a few exceptions) has zero relevance to today's youth. the smarmy wit has not aged well. kids like nirvana and then they graduate to metal. indie is dad rock for a generation that didn't procreate.

two years ago, trump might've had the political capital to do something about the medical industrial complex. it would have been risky, but possible. instead he renamed the gulf of mexico and served israel. MAYBE he'll be able to rebuild the part of the white house he tore down.

one thing not widely understood during the trump era is nobody really likes republicans. trump is funny, entertaining, knows how to work a crowd. but a big part of HIS assent was how much everyone hated the actual republican party.

phony contemporary public intellectuals promote marcus aurelius because it's simple enough for them to read it and actually more or less understand what's being said. their goal is to convince stupid people that they are smart, with as little effort as possible.