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Category Archives: Capitalism
For Compete’s Sake
A lot of things recently have been reminding me that competition is a very problematic notion. That’s an incredibly broad category, so this isn’t in any way exhaustive, just a collection of thoughts I’ve had on the subject in general. I’ve … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Games, Genetics, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Science, Socialism, Sports | Tagged business, competition, donald trump, eugenics, lyft, target, uber, walmart |
The New Normal
With the second inauguration of Donald Trump looming, because apparently Americans didn’t get enough of his hateful and exhausting behavior the first time, things definitely look bleak. And it’s worse because it seems like a lot of what I hear … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Capitalism, Christianity, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Fundamentalism, Language, Magic, Music, Politics, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged antichrist, bible, coca-cola, donald trump, elon musk, eugenics, evil, facebook, homophobia, isaiah, jeff bezos, jesus, mark zuckerberg, president george w. bush, racism, talia lavin, transphobia, twitter, wild faith |
Everything Is Bad
I can’t say I have that much to say about the election results that hasn’t been said many times already, but writing about things is often how I process them. And I’m really full of despair, and want to hide … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Health, History, Introspection, Politics, Prejudice | Tagged 2024 presidential election, adolf hitler, authoritarianism, donald trump, fascism, laissez-faire, racism, robert f. kennedy jr., sexism, violence |
For the Benefit of Mankind
Something I came across recently that seemed interesting in a terrifying way was this article about religion and technology, by Kelly Hayes. It discusses the popularity in the technology industry of transhumanism, a philosophy that technological advances will lead to … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Global Warming, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Science, Technology | Tagged apocalypse, artificial intelligence, bible, computers, elon musk, fascism, friedrich nietzsche, galatians, j.d. vance, kelly hayes, mars, nationalism, peter thiel, robots, transhumanism, ubermensch |
Fame and Felony
WARNING! SPOILERS! Pearl – We watched this on Wednesday night in preparation for the release of Maxxine. It’s a prequel to X, providing the background for the murderous old lady played by Mia Goth, the same actress as Maxine. While … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Capitalism, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Corporations, Economics, Health, History, Humor, Monsters, Relationships, Religion, Satanism, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged armie hammer, david cross, horror, kevin bacon, maxxxine, mia goth, pearl, pornography, richard ramirez, robocop, satanic panic, satire, science fiction, sorry to bother you, telemarketing, tessa thompson, the house of the devil, ti west, world war i, x (2022) |
Annoyance Against the Machine
I’ve been meaning to write about a few things I’ve seen mentioned online recently, one of them being artificial intelligence. I guess my main thought is that the name sounds really generous for what’s really just pattern recognition, like someone … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Authors, Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Discworld, Economics, Health, Technology, Terry Pratchett | Tagged artificial intelligence, chatbots, coronavirus, disease, diseases, foul ole ron, plagiarism, quarantine, robots, science fiction, social distancing |
Indefensible Day
It’s Independence Day here in the States, although you could ask what we’re celebrating when the Republicans are using the Supreme Court to eliminate as many freedoms as possible. This comparison seems pretty apt. But then, it’s not like anyone … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Health, Holidays, Politics, Prejudice | Tagged activism, brett kavanaugh, christine blasey ford, citizens united, democrats, donald trump, freedom, impeachment, independence day, jesus, lindsey graham, lobbyists, martyrdom, mayor bill de blasio, mayor eric adams, money, nationalism, patriotism, protests, rape, republicans, roe v. wade, senate, supreme court of the united states |
It’s Hip to Be Hypocritical
I’ve been thinking of a few things recently with regards to politics, especially in terms of Republicans. They’re hardly original ideas with me, and I’m sure many people have expressed them better than I have, but I’m going to say … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Conspiracy Theories, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Education, Politics, Prejudice, Television | Tagged abortion, abuse, alec baldwin, amazon, authoritarianism, brett kavanaugh, chris christie, disney, donald trump, elon musk, facebook, hillary clinton, homophobia, hypocrisy, jeff bezos, misogyny, pedophilia, president richard nixon, racism, rape, republicans, roe v. wade, ron desantis, saturday night live, supreme court of the united states, transphobia, twitter |
God Loves You, He Really, Really Does!
There Will Be Blood – Another Paul Thomas Anderson movie, which was really famous, but I didn’t know much about it. I remember seeing a marquee that looked like it said, “There Will, Juno, Be Blood,” and I also recall … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Celebrities, Christianity, Cults, Economics, Fundamentalism, Humor, Music, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Scientology, Television, The Simpsons, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged adam driver, andrew garfield, annette, daniel day-lewis, jerry falwell, jessica chastain, jim bakker, joaquin phoenix, john steinbeck, l. ron hubbard, marion cotillard, michael showalter, paul thomas anderson, philip seymour hoffman, puppets, ron mael, russell mael, sparks, tammy faye bakker, televangelism, the eyes of tammy faye, the master, there will be blood, tom lehrer |
Revisiting Retail
Appropriately for this time of year, I’ve been thinking a bit about shopping. For the most part, I’ve never particularly enjoyed it, unless it’s for something fun. I used to love browsing at book and music stores, and while those … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Technology, Television | Tagged amazon, business, chick-fil-a, jeff bezos, kmart, netflix, target, tumblr, twitter, walmart |