Mr. Dan Kelly

Oh to be a perfect progressive who never runs for anything and only supports unicorn candidates who can't seem to achieve real power or traction or get legislation passed, and who still holds onto this BS and writes about it as we head into the election that might save or destroy this country.

At this point, if you're pushing this BS, it's clear you're either (1) an unserious person, (2) making money from it, (3) you're a provocateur working for the GOP, or (4) all the above.

One argument about AI I have trouble abiding is... "But what if it cures cancer?" As if, informed ONLY by what humans currently know, through pure number crunching that evaporates lakes, it'll come up with...what? A mouthwash spray that rejiggers your cancer-ridden pancreas?

No, YOU'RE crying.

Let me be clear: I am not an optimist, nor do I think you can go through life with a shit-eating grin, pretending you're a bodhisattva because you're a heedless sap. But Fred Rogers didn't believe in that. He evinced a quietly powerful kind of humanity the world's bastards want to tamp down.

No, YOU'RE crying.

Mr. Rogers is definitely my litmus test for whether someone is a dick or not. You can dislike his seemingly saccharine qualities (you're wrong, but whatever), but if you dig in and try to claim he was a child molester or something equally unsubstantiated and heinous, you can fuck right off.

Love that this article is about his "most controversial work" (In the Shadow of No Towers, which I suspect only comics fan remember), but everyone is focusing on this part. It's weird he did this AND to mention Mouly helping out. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

A very important device capable of generating a perfect description of every non-psychopathic kid on the planet

The key word is "kids." As in young people. If they're not hurting anyone, I give them candy.

Occasionally I get an influencer family who are full-blast influencing in front of their cameras. I let them have their fun ("Yes, you can lay in the coffin, but it's not very comfortable.") but stay off-screen.

The key word is "kids." As in young people. If they're not hurting anyone, I give them candy.

I COULD do without the occasional drunk adults accompanying their kids while they trick or treat.

Pretty much. I will say that, for some, irony was a shield thrown up by the emotionally vulnerable and sensitive, and those who were tired of feeling like the bullies would descend on them the moment they show weakness. That's kind of the general human condition, however.

Following that, any nihilist who answers that with, "Nah, it doesn't matter" and means it (versus the emotionally vulnerable people I mentioned) isn't worth your time. They offer nothing. They're the folks who'll fuck you over or ignore you when the chips are down.

Pretty much. I will say that, for some, irony was a shield thrown up by the emotionally vulnerable and sensitive, and those who were tired of feeling like the bullies would descend on them the moment they show weakness. That's kind of the general human condition, however.