Ted's Tidbits
Look, even Big Tex is wearing a mask. If he can do it, so can you!
The fundamental rule of discourse on the net is that you should treat each person as you would treat an actual human being, face to face.
It makes me so happy to see this. I wish more news outlets had this perspective. If you are interested, subscribe to Popular Information
Is it possible in Apple Music to remove songs from the recommendation history. My kids have been listening to Phineas and Ferb soundtracks for several weeks, and my recommendations have been taken over.
Do you feel safe going to the movies?
In a society in which ideological and informational divides continue to define broader ruptures in our culture and politics, the pandemic has now created a situation in which differences in opinion and perspective lead people to experience very different, tangible worlds. We’ve always chosen to participate in different activities, associate with different groups, and join different organizations, but this goes beyond the fact that. This goes to the movie theater, that most common and quintessential of shared American social experiences. You may live in a world where movie theaters still exist. I do not. I find that strange and fascinating.
This is a great way to sum up the world, and very eloquently puts into words what I’ve been feeling. I see people going to restaurants, going to movies, etc., and I just don’t understand how. It’s as if they aren’t living in the same world I’m in.
Currently reading: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen 📚