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Don’t do it.
Whatever is happening today will be there tomorrow or five days from now. You don’t need minute-by-minute updates on the world’s saddest and most stressful events.
The paywall is there to keep you safe.
Mar 6, 2025
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article about something you need to get to the bottom of? researching something? new gossip? your favorite band/artist just did an interview with nyt? you think you’re in the clear then, guess what? it’s paywalled..
nothing online is secure – bypass it.
Jan 23, 2024
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sometimes you click that link and then you’re saved from having to read it by that sweet sweet paywall pop up. we don’t have to read every hot take! There’s too many
Apr 11, 2024
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my favorite website for getting around paywalls because I’m just trying to read a cool article someone online recommended, not give Jeff Bezos or Rupert Murdoch or some other billionaire more $$$
ETA: another good option is printfriendly.com
Sep 18, 2024
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I’m not a parent and do not plan to be. Kids can wear me out fast with their high energy and noise level; it leaves me very over-stimulated. But it’s pretty extreme when people say they ”hate kids” and I often feel it’s a reflection of their childhood and beliefs around how kids “should be.” That they were expected to be quiet, obedient, and out of the way by their parents when they were little.
It’s fucking hard to be a kid. You’re dealing with a rapidly-changing body and underdeveloped brain, managed by flawed adults who are enforcing boundaries that you do not understand. It’s confusing and hard to manage your feelings and honestly just a lot.
People are impatient with kids when they‘re brand new to the world and figuring it all out, and this is a time kids need a friend the most. Children can also be teachers to adults with how they are less habituated to the world. They teach us how to be free and open-hearted and silly and imaginative.
A good practice is to be kinder and gentler with kids. If that feels difficult, start with gentleness toward your inner child. Maybe that’s the child in your life that needs your attention and kindness most.
Apr 16, 2025
May 6, 2025
I meant to post this yesterday. Absolutely beautiful morning for walk.
This morning is also beautiful but in a spring rain kind of way.
Mar 23, 2025