Mitchell Gunn

PhD candidate at the University of Toronto studying Video Games and Literary Theory. An array of marginalia, commentary, and ephemera. (He/him)

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

Ok hear me out: if billionaires really don’t want higher taxes, then every year, every billionaire is entered in a Shirley Jackson-style lottery. Each $billion net worth = another entry with your name on it. “Winner’s” assets are also immediately nationalized

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

Fun fact: when writing tests/exams in high school, I would sometimes (quietly) hum “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Mulan to help keep myself determined and focused

[Braden 🏺 @BradenIsBased]

I CAN'T BREATHE THIS IS THE FUNNIEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

Revising a chapter draft and accidentally skipped a line so that the new text described the PhD candidate character from a novel as "an array of marginalia, commentary, and ephemera," so now I have to put that in my twitter bio

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

Considering adopting the policy of asking to pet every dog I meet or even just pass on the street, on the hunch that this might be the single most efficient way to improve my quality of life

[Reggie Fils-Aimé @Reggie]

This is a soul crushing chart. Guns are now the leading cause of children and adolescent death.

[The Onion @TheOnion]

'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://t.co/8NNNNzc1xQ

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

Just remembering the time a newly hired professor who did their PhD in the US came to my cohort’s professional development seminar, and when they learned about mandatory fellowship/SSHRC applications and how grad funding works in Canada in general, they were horrified

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

@jakemorrow

[Dr Zoë Hyde @DrZoeHyde]

Is the pandemic really over? What’s likely to happen over the next 12-18 months? The UK’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) outline four possible scenarios ranging from optimistic to pessimistic.

Here’s what they describe…🧵
https://t.co/CIvl1P6NEY

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

@jakemorrow Is this how the new version of Sk8er Boi starts

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

THREAD: I keep being asked when we can go "back to normal" or "like it was before". My personal thoughts:

We've added a new disease to our population, more infectious and more severe than flu.

The world pre 2020 no longer exists - we may want it to, but it just doesn't. 1/13

[Dr. Lisa Iannattone @lisa_iannattone]

LIVING WITH COVID, a 🧵

Since covid isn’t going away (thanks to a series of poor choices over the last 2 years), it’s time to brainstorm what a real exit strategy might look like because “living with covid means accepting more deaths” doesn’t work for me. We can do better.

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

It is the year of our lord 2022 and I am procrastinating on my work by playing yugioh

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

P*TERSON RESIGNED LET’S GOOOOOOOO

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

The full-body high I get from successfully navigating even the most basic of social interactions is, quite frankly, embarrassing

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

Proud to say that it’s only Jan. 2nd and I have already lost and regained my hope for the year (and/or the future in general), like, three times by now

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

Retweet this if you cancelled your holiday get together plans and know you are doing the right thing.

[Mitchell Gunn @MitchellSGunn]

Jeez YouTube, you really should rotate that magnifying glass a bit or this risks coming off as a big dogwhistle

[Vodeo Workers United @vodeoworkers]

Hi!

We are workers at Vodeo Games, and today we’re thrilled to announce that we have come together to form Vodeo Workers United - the first certified union of videogame workers in North America! Organized with @CODE_CWA. 🎉