Somewhere between Jevons Paradox and Sturgeons Law (90% of everything is crap) there is maybe something like:
Technology that makes X more efficient increases demand for X, but crap scales linearly with the production of X, stimulating demand for jobs in the category of [cleaning up X’s mess]
Somewhere between Jevons Paradox and Sturgeons Law (90% of everything is crap) there is maybe something like:
Technology that makes X more efficient increases demand for X, but crap scales linearly with the production of X, stimulating demand for jobs in the category of [cleaning up X’s mess]
The semicolon was the pretentious punctuation mark of the 2010s; the em dash has been the pretentious punctuation mark of the 2020s — I wonder what it will be for the 2030s!
“Both the embroidery on the jackets and the hem-stitching with mother-of-pearl inlay on the trains had been grossly overdone.”
Murasaki Shikibu’s eye for vulgarity at Japan’s 11th century imperial court is never less than a delight…
“Writers learn to avoid expressing thoughts...that might be controversial with the group and hurt their numbers. In the most successful cases, the cultivation of followers becomes an end in itself and takes the place of actual writing.”
https://t.co/jSswFeSDbs
"Oxford-educated. Obsessed with serial killers, “Serial,” and cereal. I’m a big list-maker. Yes, I’ve read the “Comma Sutra,” but I only bend one way, so please don’t ask."
https://t.co/txBJjwTyKB
Myself and @glassesattached are announcing that #everyframeapainting has officially ended. Here's the script to the final unmade video
https://t.co/phg7hq3ikc