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Cake day: July 5th, 2023

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  • the internet before advertising, before it became a utility, before it became ubiquitous and essential… When it was just that weird thing that nerds toyed around with…

    Gods those were the days.

    No search engines, Had to find websites on the internet yellow pages, via a web ring, or because someone gave you a slip of paper with an address, that was always written out to include the http://… and visitor counters and guest books… people always filled out the guest book, and it wasnt spam, viruses, or bullshit. actual, legitimate comments from the majority of visitors.

    all at the blazing speed of 28.8k

    and now I am unbearably depressed and sad.









  • because theyve been laying groundwork and slowly infiltrating every corner of our society for over 50 years.

    The slow burn was for purpose, to keep people from noticing, and so that anyone that did notice and point it out would look like a crackpot.

    and, imho, I think they didnt expect the opportunity trump presented globally, in his first term, but they chose to come out of the shadows and try to exploit it regardless, which is why they’ve had the stumbling blocks they have had that has given opportunity to fight it.