For about the last decade, The Algorithm ™ has had control of our social media. Each app took our personal information, turned it all into demographics and showed us posts, ads and potential follows based on what other people like us would like. Did you post on Twitter about an episode
I have spent the last few weeks thinking about this movie. My goal was to write something poignant about it, but the movie itself is so poignant that if poignancy is the point, then you can just watch the movie.
I have come to realize that there is a genre of movie that I absolutely love. It’s not just Noir Detective or Dark Comedy, (although I do really love those genres) but it’s “poor/working class woman survives the bullshit.”
I have a tendency to doubt myself.
This week has been interesting. Unending horrors aside, the Superbowl was this past Sunday and while I didn't watch it, I DID watch the halftime show and I thought it was amazing.
I've been in sort of a fugue state lately. I don't think I need to say why. However, one of the things that I've wanted to do here is make sure I'm sharing resources that I find to help deal with... well
One of the things I'm trying to do with my time is to make sure to share information I think is important. I figure the least I can do is make sure my doomscrolling is of some use.
One of the methods I came across was the VOMIT journaling method, which is basically a journaling process that helps you get your emotions out, organize the things you need to do and work on adjusting your mindset in productive ways.
With the literal blitz of information coming out thanks to the Executive Orders of the current US President, it’s easy to get lost in all of it. It’s especially easy to get lost if you have any sort of vision loss, or use a screen reader while using a computer.