Greg Sharf

Just a Stone Age brain trying to survive the Information Age. Here for a quick dopamine fix but be honest, so are you 🙃 ~Sic Itur Ad Astra~

[Sean Speer @Sean_Speer]

As a younger person, I was drawn to the grand narratives of Canadian nation-building and the aspirations to greatness articulated by figures like Darcy McGee and Wilfrid Laurier.

As I’ve gotten older, my thinking has changed a bit. The genius of Canada isn’t wrapped up in rhetorical flourishes or abstract thinking. It’s also not defined by the unrepresentative (and often heavily subsidized) elite conceptions of Canadian culture and identity.

The essence of Canada is the promise of social mobility, the extension of modern conveniences and experiences down the distribution (think air conditioning and family vacations), and a mass culture marked by the preferences and tastes of the median Canadian.

At its best, Canada is a normie country. At its worst, normies forget that they’re the majority.

In these cases, they underestimate their cultural and political power and permit unrepresentative yet well-organized minorities to hijack the public agenda. Think, for instance, of the silly debate about the name of Dundas Square.

Increasingly, I think Canada Day should be less about commemorating great men on the one hand or elevating top-down forms of Canadian culture on the other hand and more about recognizing the quiet achievements of ordinary Canadians.

Canada’s true greatness is found in the unique inheritance of a normie country.

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@cselley You obviously have a much cleaner mind than most, Chris. “Cobwebs” was not what my mind immediately went to. There are at least two other things that start with “c” that it looks like these jerseys are covered in…

[Sam McKee @SamAMcKee]

Here’s our Marner convo. Charged up topic. Happy it’s over.

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@RocketPMohawk This is what you get for not releasing regular videos

[Tetїana 🇺🇦 @TPSpindel]

🧵They returned him home broken. Not by age or illness, but by russian torture.

Valeriy Zelenskyy survived 39 months in russian captivity.
He was strong enough to make it home.
But not strong enough to survive what they did to him. ⬇️

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@NoContextBrits The fact that there are still bottle caps that can’t be twisted off is proof that human beings will always be stupid or always be evil

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@TommoMcCluskey It’s such a toss-up for clanger for me: Leclerc, Russell, Stroll, Verstappen, Sainz, Ocon, Bearman. So many drivers had a bad day in the wet

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@P_Kallioniemi It would take less time to list the reasons to *not* despise Miles Cheong. I wish him many miserable returns and nothing but the worst 🤮

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@TommoMcCluskey HE’S ONLY GONE AND DONE IT 💚🖤💚🖤

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@RyanMcbeth @bunkerbranding I guess a joke about massive penetration would be a bit too on the nose, eh?

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@TommoMcCluskey It really feels like Ferrari are contenders for Clanger Team every race at this point

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@jtbourne Take a look at some of Robertson Davies’ work if you’re looking for a uniquely Canadian literary style, usually set in Eastern Canada. The Cunning Man is a personal favourite, but it might make more sense if you start with Fifth Business. Happy reading!

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@sdpnsports What are some of the sports you’ll be watching in the hockey off-season?

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@reporterchris You can’t get a hangover if you never stop being drunk.

As long as they don’t thrash the Cup, it’s good to see them having fun

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@NotFifthGear Grosjean and Kvyat are on their redemption arcs and I’m so here for it

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@GeoffRuss3 I assume anyone who says this has never had a full English breakfast, a Yorkshire pudding, or any chocolate digestives. Not to mention all the amazing food from the many different communities and cultures that call Britain home

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@SUEHULK Looks like Buddha is really living up to his name

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@Cmdr_Hadfield How much higher do you think you could manage on the ISS with the congestion you’ve mentioned in the past?

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@RyanMcbeth Im really tempted to post some links about Operation Praying Mantis on the original Tweet. Best not to feed the trolls, so I’ll just leave them here:

Wiki: https://t.co/rCjbv0Pxey

Operations Room: https://t.co/JASpS1pg2l

@Fat_Electrician: https://t.co/OzCTNxf9hh

[Greg Sharf @GregSharf]

@wartranslated It sort of sounds like “We know we don’t have enough to take it. But if we get lucky, why wouldn’t we?” That doesn’t sound encouraging for the Russians