In South Africa, arts are funded as heritage, redress and healing (post-Apartheid effect). Not as an export-driven industry. Artists are grant recipients, not revenue generators. The arts are seen as social goods, not primarily as economic drivers.
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Every December they roll him out like a vibe priest for the regime.
A calm voice.
A gentle caption.
A selection of harmless books with brave titles and neutered content.
This isn’t a list.
It’s a sedation protocol.
No matter what the empire does, there’s always a playlist.
A novel.
A movie.
A mood.
He’s not reading with you.
He’s softening your threshold.
So the collapse feels literary.
You’re not watching the system reflect.
You’re watching it reinstall itself through the illusion of refined thought.
Because if the man who drone-struck weddings still loves indie novels,
maybe the machine wasn’t so bad.
And if every year he still returns to recommend your next favorite comfort book,
maybe memory doesn’t hurt that much.
Maybe tyranny tastes better when the author has a Pulitzer.
And maybe that ache in your chest
isn’t nostalgia.
Maybe it’s what the algorithm calls
peace.
The @elonmusk episode:
0:00 — Introduction
1:13 — How DOGE Began
2:22 — Has DOGE Been Successful?
3:51 — Would Elon Do DOGE Again?
5:40 — Importing Illegal Immigrants
7:00 — Thoughts on Ilhan Omar
7:56 — AI and Robots Replacing Jobs
9:59 — Elon’s Biggest Irrational Fear
10:17 — Average Hours of Sleep per Night
10:52 — A Day in Elon’s Life
11:55 — Funniest Person Elon Knows
12:37 — Believing in God
12:56 — Last Time Elon Was in the General Public
13:25 — Charlie Kirk Assassination Attempt
13:44 — One Moment Elon Wishes He Could Relive
14:05 — Projects in the Pipeline
15:24 — Evolutionary Hall of Fame
16:27 — Humans Becoming Multi-Planetary
19:00 — Why Fashion Needs to Evolve
21:02 — A Believable Conspiracy Theory
22:58 — Biggest Misconception About Elon
24:26 — The Idea Behind Starbase
26:07 — Visiting Disney More Than 10 Times
26:59 — Elon’s Favorite Age to Parent
27:07 — Is Humanity Inherently Good?
28:53 — One Invention That Has Made Humanity Worse
29:56 — Simulation Theory
31:57 — Is Social Media Making People More Performative?
32:51 — X’s Country-of-Origin Feature
33:48 — Rapid-Fire “Would You Rather”
43:35 — TV Show Elon Is Currently Watching
44:41 — Elon’s Top Motivational Song
44:58 — Read the Instructions or Wing It?
45:09 — Starting From Scratch With $1,000
47:30 — A Random Job Elon Would Enjoy
47:55 — Daily Diet and Favorite Food
50:54 — One Emoji to Describe Elon
51:09 — Dream Dinner Party Guests