Author of four books, most recently the #shortstories NOT THE APOCALYPSE I WAS HOPING FOR (2022). Avid reader. Occasional essayist. Photo snapper. Lover of trees, dogs, rust and pollinators. Sign up for my newsletter at www.LeslieGreentree.ca
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Great to see so many of our affiliates honoured here: Tim Bowling, reuben quinn, Beth Graham, Therese Greenwood, @jenbdelisle.bsky.social, Patti Edgar, Barb Howard &
@lesliegreentree.bsky.social.
#grasshopper eyes
This is a truly wonderful read by @michaeldowns.bsky.social about art, children, war. And unpeeling, and more.
“Adults always think they can protect children by stopping them from going to dangerous places, but every teenager knows that’s pointless, because the most dangerous place on earth is inside us. Fragile hearts break in palaces and dark alleys alike. “
It’s two sentences, I know.
#SundaySentence
In this week’s Forward Weekly feature, designer and data journalist Brnesh Berhe looked at the available numbers for an infographic that compares the wild promises of separatists with what economists and history actually tell us.
Read more & subscribe: ForwardWeekly.ca #ableg #abpoli #canpoli (1/8)
Today’s #SundaySentence is from the entertaining restaurant farce The Reservation, by Rebecca Kauffman.
Like all good bartenders, Darius had mastered the two most important aspects of his job: pretending he was listening when he was not listening, and pretending he was not listening when he was.
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2. Then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers.
3. Next, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves.
4. Finally, they have become a giant pile of shit.
#SundaySentence 2/2
This week’s #SundaySentence cluster comes from Cory Doctorow’s book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
Here’s the natural history of enshittification:
1. First, platforms are good to their users.
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