Rest Of Party Thanks Fucking God 2 Guys Who Like Etymology Found Each Other.
This article is about me and I do not like it.
Just wait till we get going on etymology and epistemology at the same time. Y’all ain’t never seen a party like that.
Day: February 27, 2025, 6:25 PM
Coinage
Jobless claims spike, in worrisome sign for the US labor market.
The economy is about to step in DOGEshit.
Diff
Readers, What are the tells that a male character has been written by a woman?
Men when together don’t talk all that much. When a woman writes male characters hanging with other men, they talk way, way more than men do in person.
Which makes sense! Men talk a lot more around women. So that’s what the ladies experience and so that’s what they write. But it’s not actually how men are when they are together without women around.
For instance, in the past I’ve hung around male friends for hours and we’ve exchanged all of ten words. And both liked it that way.
Degro
Degrowthers are some evil fucks. They are fine with billions dead and don’t mind saying so. They see it as just punishment for past sins.
Humans are so prone to religiousness in various forms, even if they themselves cannot recognize it and handle it like an adult.
Genie-al
The next phase of putting the information genie back in the bottle is increasing (US) state-level tech regulation that de facto bans services like Mastodon and anything else similar to it.
This will be done under the cover of protecting “privacy” and “for the children” but will really be for the purpose of making sure nothing that’s not large-scale and easily-controllable can exist.
It’s already starting. And many so-called liberals will be right on board with this.
Putin Got Ya
The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine.
Anyone who believes this terrible article is a Putin propaganda victim. I’m sorry for you but it’s true. Russians are masters at propaganda as they spent so very long perfecting it.
And it works. These “peace talks” were to buy Russia time so they could regroup and invade again after Ukrainian defenses were down.
Russian intelligence (FSB) even said that themselves. Believe Putin why? Gawdamn y’all stupid.
Unstandard
Other than the fact that a lot of men’s work does not get counted in “labor” (including actual labor at work), women and men have vastly different standards. Neither is right or wrong, but women often compare themselves and their home to impossible ideals and lash out/blame others when those absurdly-high standards are not met.
For instance, if a man has a child that is throwing a fit and refusing to take a bath, most will say, “Guess you’re going to bed dirty” and leave it at that. Women, though, are far more likely to spend two hours battling the child to take a bath.
Which is more likely to lead to better mental health for all? To feeling less tired and resentful?
Whether it’s biological or socialization or a bit of both, women often feel compelled to attempt to achieve the perfectionist impossible while men are ok with, “Eh, good enough for now. No one is dying and we have food.”
It’s no surprise, then, that kids raised by single fathers more often turn out ok but those raised by single mothers face much worse prospects on average1. Excessive neuroticism does not lead to good outcomes — and women are far more neurotic than men. I know, I know, women feel they “have to” be that way. But feeling something doesn’t make it true.
Form
A friend of mine whom I had not seen in a while called me “Mr. Muscles” when she saw me again recently.
I had to regretfully inform her that my proper form of address is “Lord Muscles.” 
Play Liszt
People react oddly to how I consume music. One reason is because I have no set playlists. Every single playlist I make is unique and ephemeral. I never save them. I also don’t use Spotify, which seems de rigeur now in people’s minds. I also don’t listen to albums (generally hate them) and rarely listen to much that is beyond 10 years old.
A friend wanted me to share my playlists with her and was incredulous when I said I didn’t have any. But I do not.
This works for me but as with many areas of life, I recognize that I am puzzlingly unusual.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Has Completely Departed From Reality.
U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu.
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience.
RFK Jr’s confirmation begins America’s Dark Ages.
Europe’s impossible choice: Which industries should survive the green transition?
What the new German government means for Ukraine.
Last night Republicans voted to gut Medicaid and SNAP to give more tax breaks to the wealthy. This will be disastrous for the country and for many people. Evil.
The US is now the enemy of the west.
Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal – if it will only seize this moment. Doubtful, but shit — somebody should try.
Jeff Bezos is muzzling the Washington Post’s opinion section. That’s a death knell. Was already muzzled. Now just being murdered outright.