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mermcoelho's avatar

I was a sort of Taylor fan before all of this- she does write a catchy tune. Now, I straight up love her. I’m sure I’m not the only one. Attacking women that other women admire is not a winning strategy. (Commenting here because I’m not a paying subscriber at public notice).

It’s an interesting observation that RW media has swallowed the GOP-and it explains a lot.

On another topic, have you read the Murderbot Diaries? The crowdsourcing of morality made me think of this. I’m a fan of Murderbot.

Noah Berlatsky's avatar

Yeah; I'm not a huge fan of her music, but am now a fan of her pop culture presence!

Karen Gold's avatar

Thank you for sharing your poetry. It always challenges me to think deeper.

Noah Berlatsky's avatar

thanks! that's kind of you to say.

mermcoelho's avatar

Your piece on Murderbot reminds me that there are people all over the planet, including here, for whom dystopia is reality. And I don’t know what to do about that. Figure out how to dismantle the governor module? There’s a big gap between what feels doable and practical, and what would actually be effective.

Noah Berlatsky's avatar

We need a real life murderbot it feels like.

mermcoelho's avatar

Just saw your article about Murderbot. Going to read it.