Tuesday

Department of Narrative Control


there is a certain organic quality to this existence
tending to blossom and die back according to “natural” changes in our collective
(including the world wide)
what is “out there” at any particular moment is who we are at any particular moment
(which largely depends on who is paying to power the hosting servers)

which is worse?

selling ads
OR
buying ads

real news
OR
fake news

perseverance is philosophical
longevity may not be binary
we are constructs of constructs
derivatively unremarkable and
void of authenticity

narrative control is a billion dollar business

Thursday

UPGM





 Untitled Pieces of the God Machine by Dave Blair, 2023

Wednesday

Past is a Present for the Future at 10

 

The JTL Unslid Mix

 

Feckless in a World

Feckless in a World

Participating in “public-ing” anymore is
just too odd/awkward/weird
sometimes almost painful
But I do have conditions for success

There is a discernible level of
artificial “participation” of
which I am poorly suited

Performances on either side of the stage
as transparent as paned glass
the only critique focussing 
on technical or procedural deficiencies 

Being in on the bits is
as comforting as
being clueless victims of all the scams

And it happed seamlessly
with speed and precision
unimaginable just a decade back
The system is so rigged

BUT

ALSO

“Public-ing” the performance in its
most organic and authentic forms
is high art at satisfying peaks
This I understand

The best-curated characters
are always loved and desired
An antidote (anecdote)

If the powers are from the purest of places
never used for evil
the run could last a while
as long as the interest remains

All likely amusement is deserved
especially when shared
among all stakeholders

Comes the time when novelties wear
and everything returns to this new world
calm and clean as laboratory robots
Stakeholders are the stakeholders