Ancestors

Written by phillmv on 2025-01-19 at 15:37

There’s been a lot of talk about “Wokeness” lately & it’s given me some feelings.

Will people who used to support or tolerate me turn against me, out of a desire to conform or show obeisance to the prevailing winds?

I Met Paul Graham Once: http://okayfail.com/2025/i-met-pg-once.html

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Written by phillmv on 2025-01-19 at 15:38

I’ve been having a really rough 2025 and this essay is my best attempt so far at explaining why I’ve been so miserable.

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Toot

Written by phillmv on 2025-01-20 at 23:32

i’ve received a lot of positive feedback from this blog post but

it’s bit worrisome just how many people have said that i’m “brave” for writing it 🥲

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Descendants

Written by phillmv on 2025-01-21 at 01:46

i’ve been watching the HN thread (400+ comments 🫠) all day and i’m fascinated with the FARTs who keep posting.

they come off as so creepy and unhinged!!

i’m like, honey, are you OK? sounds like you’re uh maybe going through a lot right now eh

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Written by funkaoshi on 2025-01-20 at 23:54

@phillmv I think there is a particular class of people that can opt "not to be brave". There is no point hiding how you feel—or who you are—it will come to a head at some point. I had coworkers that would be mention in passing they were gay during interviews, because they didn't want to accidentally end up somewhere that is a problem. (I'm brown so there is no hiding that from people who care about that.) I try and be authentic about all the things I care about, because I don't want a job badly enough where I need to tolerate intolerant people.

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