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Damien @damiengwalter@mastodon.cloud

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The news is our shepherd. With dog whistles it herds us towards opinions that yield profit. The news LOVES Trump, because Trump drives profits.

The news cycle is engineered to outrage you. If you understood the nuance of most issues, you wouldn't be outraged.

Nobody cares about your political opinions, but lots of people earn money from them.

I also reread Burning Chrome just last week. Up there in the all time best short fiction collections. amzn.to/2oGwsfH

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In that the "free", and hence radical, ethos of the internet died some time ago. It's needed a new home for the longest time.

In which I argue that William Gibson's Neuromancer remains the greatest science fiction novel ever written.

damiengwalter.com/2016/01/19/n

Mastodon does feel cyberpunk. I think that's why I like it.

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= MASTODON =
WHAT THEY EXPECTED: a VC backed startup intending to destroy twitter
WHAT THEY GOT: a bunch of cyberpunk kids hanging out behind the mall

While I approve the military action, Trump's emotionally driven response is deeply worrying. edition.cnn.com/2017/04/06/pol

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What can you say in 500 characters that you can't say in 140? Answers in a toot please...

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