Wow, not even holding the line against psychology or history anymore?
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021
Is it really Randall's fault that he has failed to mature artistically, intellectually, or spiritually since the age of 15? He was frozen in time by material success and adulation, robbed of the drive to develop further, petrified, killed. Who among us, showered with money and fame for being a slightly precocious tenth grader, could have avoided his fate?
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
He was back on Reddit, with everything forgiven, his cakeday post showered in gold. He was in the Ars Technica comments, making puns about Mars rovers. He was walking down the white-tiled corridor, with the feeling of walking in sunlight, and a Nintendo Switch in his hand. The long hoped-for needle was entering his arm.
He gazed up at the enormous face. Sixteen years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden by the featureless oval. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the rational breast! Two Soylent-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved XKCD.
Saturday, April 3, 2021
2652 Self-deprecation can't last forever; at some point you have to actually be good at your job
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2652 Self-deprecation can't last forever; at some point you have to actually be good at your job
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2651 It's hard to be as smart as Randall, because you become aware of so many conflicting threats and demands you have to keep in bala...
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1863 The irony of pretending to care so much about this is greatly diminished by the overwhelming likelihood that Randall does in fact car...