Lars Trieloff @lars@toot.berlin

"The Internet of Beefs" by Venkatesh Rao https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2020/01/16/the-internet-of-beefs/

Despite the irreverent tone, this is a pretty good breakdown of how social media fights work.

"How do you get around on your planet?

"Most people move two chairs and a sofa every time they move themselves. If they need to travel even a short distance, the furniture must come too."

"Isn't that strenuous?"

"No. The furniture comes in its own moveable metal box. You simply climb into the box, sit on one of the chairs and use controls to move the box."

"Why don't you use a simpler way of getting around?"

"Well..."

"My apologies. I can see it's compulsory. Your ruler must be a tyrant."

"No, it's not compulsory! But if you go somewhere without being inside your big box of furniture, other people with boxes are allowed to kill you and it won't be treated as a real crime."

"Sounds compulsory to me."

"Nah, it's just a choice I freely make because it's so convenient."

Oberbaumbrücke #9november

just because you're bad at making money doesn't mean you're part of the proletariat

Remember: Silly is a state of Mind, Stupid is a way of Life.
-- Dave Butler

Nothing can make me as happy today as this post by Erik Bernhardsson, in which he simulates buffet lines to figure out the best queueing method. It involves simulation by way of random food emoji (and a bunch of graphs). https://erikbern.com/2019/10/16/buffet-lines-are-terrible.html

Others never even used an hourglass to begin with.