Well I dreamed there was an island
That rose up from the sea.
And everybody on the island was somebody on TV.
And there was a beautiful view but nobody could see.
Cause everybody on the island was saying:
Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me!
Language is a Virus —Laurie Anderson
The “resistance” poasters are back, and with it skyrocketing levels of second hand embarrassment. The same people who were posting vacations to Rome through a whole livestreamed genocide, and urging you to vote Harris have now rebranded as full-time Bernie/AOC soundbite amplifiers who feel the need to “save democracy.” Once more, the forest is missed for the (dying) trees.
Instead we are surrounded by increasingly noisy smokescreens. Cue: AI Gaza video, ASMR I.C.E deportations, a tech billionaire monopolizing headlines with “roman” salutes and rogue baby …
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