> “I’m pretty sure that the Web browser is one of the “dens of iniquity” that I keep hearing about on Fox News; I would verify this using a Web search, but a Web search would require me to use a browser, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT BICOASTAL LIBERAL ELITES WANT ME TO DO.”
Oh ha, I thought that sounded like James Mickens, but I didn't remember that one and was confused because I read the quoted text more seriously than intended.
The slug using the running wheel feels deeply meaningful to me. Why does he do it? Not for any reason that makes sense to me. And yet he runs . . .
> “I’m pretty sure that the Web browser is one of the “dens of iniquity” that I keep hearing about on Fox News; I would verify this using a Web search, but a Web search would require me to use a browser, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT BICOASTAL LIBERAL ELITES WANT ME TO DO.”
Oh ha, I thought that sounded like James Mickens, but I didn't remember that one and was confused because I read the quoted text more seriously than intended.
Anyway he's written a whole bunch of these if you're not aware! You can find links to all of them here: https://mickens.seas.harvard.edu/wisdom-james-mickens
IMO, the best one is "The Slow Winter": https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mickens/files/theslowwinter.pdf
I've been obsessed with "This World of Ours" for forever.