247 things will get better naturally

Most of the state is now "purple."

In the early days of the pandemic, when it was all panic and unknowns, it was easier to step back from the situation and get a perspective. 

I'd never lived under lockdown before, it was quite clear that somehow, despite the best of intentions, we had all moved into a new, authoritarian, type of governance.

But weirdly, it was this kinda nerdy, scientific authoritarianism, while at the same time, the wanna-be authoritarian in the WH was bungling his way through an attempt at capital A authoritarianism.

Then, I played around with the idea that the whole situation was being amplified by AI to get humans to stop polluting.

And make no mistake, the algorithms are making a lot more of the decisions than we grok.

File under: it's electric

Out with the old, in with the new.

800 charge cycles. That's just over two years of everyday use. Then you need a new/refurbished battery.

The end of this article said, "but GM makes a lot of announcements."

The whole Dia De Los Muertes skull aesthetic has been popular in Central America for a while.

They didn't know what they were until someone blew through one.

Gotta wonder if they tried smoking with it? Although cannabis didn't arrive in the Americas until Africans were forced into slavery in Brazil, there are plenty of other herbs which are interesting when burned.

(I'm guessing there are no burn marks, hence this other conclusion, but what good would it be to have a blog called "Wake And Blake" without the occasional pot reference?)

"It's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown
How the economical cycle tends to revolve
In a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
A slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more
Bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
Huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery
You see the recovery always comes 'round again
There's nothing to worry for things will look after themselves
It's alright recovery always comes 'round again
There's nothing to worry if things can only get better
There's only millions that lose their jobs and homes and sometimes accents


There's only millions that die in their bloody wars, it's alright
It's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
It's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
It's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown
How the economical cycle tends to revolve
In a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
A slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more
Bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
Huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

Don't worry be happy things will get better naturally
Don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy
Dumb, dumb, dumb, de dumb dumb, de duh de duh de dumb dumb dum... ah ah
Dumb, dumb, dumb, de dumb dumb, de duh de duh de dumb dumb dum... ah ah"


File under: look for it



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