Food does have ingredients, yes.

Wise.

It’s probably better to read the philosophers Uncle Ted was pulling from (and ultimately failed to understand).

Ellul especially.

Somewhere around the majority of people employed in academia are absolutely useless.

I say this as an academic.

I’m an ex evangelical.

To put it in a sentence, they love Trump because the false image they have of him fits the heretical version of Christianity they follow.

The chatbots tell you what you want to hear.

Don’t forget that.

Hard work feels great when it benefits you, your community, folks you care about, or even just real people.

It feels fucking awful to work hard when the only people who will benefit are some rich assholes who exploit you.

Teaching people to be compassionate out of a promise of reward was always a terrible idea. No society has ever really rewarded kindness.

We should be teaching young people that compassion is an act of rebellion against uncaring systems and always has been.

We are deeply honored to have received your application (which we did not bother to read).

We’re sorry we didn’t hire you, but also never contact us again.

Signed,

Someone in HR who has nothing to do with this process.

For those who don’t know, the guy on the left is a professional wrestler called MJF.

His whole persona is dedicated to being a tool, and he’s pretty good at it. Highlights include telling the world that he’s “better than Moses.”

What I’m saying is that he’s doing a bit in this image. It’s kayfabe.