Some Site Goings-On
Hey gang. I took a couple of days off at the beginning of the week to visit some colleges with my daughter. She found a potential contender, one that was just fine, and a school that isn’t going to work for her — we both independently zoned out listening to the presentation about 10 minutes in. 😂 It was a last-minute trip and I’m so glad we got to go do this together. Standout food of the trip was from All’Antico Vinaio — best sandwich I’ve had in months. Anyway, I’m back now and focused on the site because what else is there to do when it’s -5° outside?
Some of you have noticed that the comments have been turned off for the last few weeks. There was a rise in casual negativity that felt too close to how social media feels, i.e. a place where even well-meaning folks are not incentivized to think “this isn’t for me” and move on without comment. I understand that the pull of treating this social space just like other social spaces is strong, but we’re trying to do something different here, as outlined in the community guidelines. So, I took comments offline to regroup. They will be back soon; I miss them. Thanks for your patience.
I have been busy the last couple of months and have lots of things in the pipeline, including a new t-shirt (and store), new site features, and a bunch of behind-the-scenes things that (hopefully) you won’t even notice. I’ve been kinda stuck on finishing them up and rolling them out because of *waves hands around wildly at all the things happening in the world* — it feels like a tough time to be anything but laser-focused on fascism, even though that’s what they want.
The bastards, they’ve ground me down some, I can’t lie. Striking any sort of balance between normalcy and alarm, personally, has been challenging. Hardly a unique situation — everyone I talk to these days is in the same boat to some degree (and some are in more challenging & dangerous boats) — and sometimes that solidarity is a comfort but sometimes it ain’t and I just feel stuck and aimless and wrong for not caring or for caring too much. But I’ll figure it out — we all will. I hope. ✌️
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