Andrew Strugnell

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@youareugli One hundred per-holy-goddamn-cent!

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This is a fucking phenomenal album. Just… ugh! Wow.

[BOARDS OF CANADA @boardsofcanada]

INFERNO, OUT NOW.
https://t.co/r6yNo3gkJN

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@boardsofcanada This is a fucking phenomenal album. Thank you thank you thank you for bringing this into the world. It has met me at just the right time and place, and continues to have a profound positive effect in my overall psyche. Wow, wow, wow– thank you.

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@critical_gaze Love this. Thank you.

[Aleksandr Volodarsky @volodarik]

Sunday read.

This is hilarious. Engineers are competing who creates the worst UI on Reddit.

I think the winners are:

1/ Enter your phone number

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@SimonSays_AI We're back! 👾
Hey, thank you so much.

[Upworthy @Upworthy]

He said “1…2..3… catch me!” 🤣

[Cole Cameron @colecameron]

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's valedictory speech yesterday was moving and, in my view, one for the history books. She covered a lot in 30 minutes. I had an overwhelming sense of returning to the start where her true authentic self resides, which has been under strain, particularly in the last part of her premiership.

I am fascinated by former leaders and fortunate to have been included on several Zoom calls with a whole bunch of them in the last few years. In post-political life, former leaders can focus their energy on things they care about and their point of view and depths of understanding on these things are unmatched. This is in obvious contrast to when a leader is in office where their energy is focused on the interests of the country and the issues of the day.

What's striking, though, especially on this platform, is the number of heads Ardern continues to live in rent-free. The obsession and hate are concerning. Ardern talked in her speech yesterday about the global rise in awfulness, primarily online. She described a longer-term trend which has latched on to things like the pandemic [and her] as a vehicle to manifest itself further. She expressed concern about how most of this awfulness is nonsense, grounded on all manner of things which are not true. She shared an example of attempting to engage and talk someone around but realising the rabbit hole was perhaps too deep.

The division, hate, new extremes and pathways to radicalisation are alive and well in New Zealand and, from my observation post, operating at scale. None of this is unique to Aotearoa, but perhaps it has taken a while to reach the corners of Downunder. The terror attack in Christchurch and the response to the pandemic would have been very different had these forces established a stronger foothold earlier.

While the new climate of division turns a lot of people 𝘰𝘯, it's hard to understand the people it turns 𝘰𝘧𝘧. People who feel unable to participate in reasonable civic discourse feel they have to retreat. This promotes a desire to protect the status quo and a longing for the olden days. This simple conservatism can be problematic, too.

I wrote about cults over the weekend and the need to "check our cult status." I said it's not unlike being mindful of your privilege. Are you aware of how you came to certain beliefs, conclusions, and stances? Does changing or loosening those beliefs have a cost? Are you friends with people with different views? How long is your list of not negotiables?

I spoke with a British colleague earlier about Ardern. They commented about how Margaret Thatcher is still alive and kicking in the minds of many British folks more than three decades after she left office. Is it because she is associated with substantial [and perhaps painful] change, or is it because she is a woman? You don't have to look hard at Hillary Clinton, Julia Gillard, or @HelenClarkNZ, for example, to see they all remain perhaps a bit too 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 to a not insignificant number of people.

You can watch Ardern’s full valedictory speech on YouTube here → https://t.co/otS27xwv41 🇳🇿 💕

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@ItsKieranTime @SundayTVNZ Wow! That’s incredible Kieran. Well done mate!

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@jonathancarson_ Wonderful!
I’m headed that way in February. I’d love to hear your takeaways when you return. :)

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And we're back.
Thanks @Frame_io! 💫

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@Valaett I got as far as the credit card details page, with thirty seconds to spare. I lost the ticket! #burningman #omgsale Refreshing furiously again. 😂

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@pugstahh Such a tease! Same here.

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@asitzmann_ @burningman Saaamme

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@AmandaPoryes

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@ShauheenEtminan @pmwagner @burningman Yeah mate, same here. Got to the purchase page twice and then got ‘blocked’!

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@huskernsooner71 YES!

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Holding my breath, OMG. #Burningman #omgsale

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Are you kidding me?! #burningman #omgsale

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@ryanscottlum Nice work! 🎉