@JoyceCarolOates Yeah, true, I've been mostly on Blue(redacted).
Who even knows if shifting from platform to platform even accomplishes much tbh.
Had to stop back here just to comment on the book tho.
That ending....won't say more.
Do not want to "spoil" it.
But I will recommend it.
@JoyceCarolOates And that ending?
As skillful and satisfying as any I can imagine.
KO in the 10th.
The structure of the book locks completely into place in retrospect.
The best endings are able to make perfect sense (can't be random) without being obvious or trite.
Bravo.
@JoyceCarolOates
Further into the the book, the thing that is so striking is the pure genre velocity, suspense, and economy, combined with razor sharp prose precision, and a deeply disturbing psychological plausibility of characterization.
Total command of the form.
@JoyceCarolOates It's very difficult to get published, let alone publicized, so part of my is sympathetic to literary rogues who lie and cheat to get their foot in the door.
It's not "ok" but artists have been known for not always being "ok".
Maybe the book is worthwhile even if it's not "true".
@JoyceCarolOates It is interesting to contemplate:
In book form, in a certain mindset, the factual reality of what is being described in the book is not the main point, necessarily.
But being told that "this is a true story" DOES impact how it is absorbed.
Lying + getting caught is frowned upon.
@JoyceCarolOates I have often wondered at the concept of "war crimes".
To an outsider, war itself seems like a crime much of the time.
Was dropping the atom bomb a war crime?
It certainly was harsh.
This quote, from Apocalypse Now.
@dwallacewells Victory will/would be an successful administration and a city that is functioning well over multiple years.
And if he wins the general?
I hope he does indeed have success.
Because I will be living in it.
But the waters ahead are deep, dark, and choppy.
That is for sure.
Well, yet again my preferred candidate has lost and I will roll with it.
I'm used to this by now.
I hope Lander continues to do good work.
I like his approach.
@ok_post_guy@reputationfan13 This is related to the free bus concept.
If implemented (assuming Hochul reverses her "no taxes" stance) it would redistribute riders.
The poorest would be on the bus, the better off would be on the subway/car/etc.
Maybe not ideal separation of populations.
@ok_post_guy And yes, this wage issue is real.
It's the paradox of the maga assault on undocumented workers.
Republicans love having low wage workers, but also demonize them.
What can NYC afford to pay city grocery workers?
Off the books undocumented level wages won't be an option.
@ok_post_guy@msut777 unsure the "public grocery store" concept has internalized the low margins of this industry.
Not margins for food producers, the store itself.
Will they be able to afford high quality merchandise, esp fresh produce?
Seems closer to fantasy than reality but I guess we'll see.
These extraordinarily brave Gazans are protesting both against Hamas and the Netanyahu/Smotrich/Ben-Gvir war plan. Incidentally, this puts them in agreement with the large majority of Israelis, who also oppose both, and want an end to the war in exchange for the hostages.
@JoyceCarolOates "subways are certain death for riders!"
Meanwhile:
Public transit is about 1/10th as dangerous as driving.
One tenth.
Can't overemphasize that stat.
@JoyceCarolOates If there is 1 thing that I have noticed for the last decade it is an obsession with attacking cities online.
It is a central part of the culture war, + I suppose it's been there for much longer than just the trump era.
"Cities are evil!"
meanwhile:
3.6 million subway rides a day.