may 21 zip

I want to write more about the Threads drama I posted a little bit about yesterday, but I'm not going to. It's still interesting, and the various offshoot conversations and discussions about feminism, privacy, bitterness, loneliness, grifting, hustling, and, yes, loving are really interesting to me —— and always will be. Like many millions of people, I have had parasocial relationships with and to strangers on the internet —— especially when I was struggling with alcohol. I have fallen in love with shadows. I have heard echoes of the thoughts of ghosts. And it is precisely because of the fact that I've been fucked off, fooled, robbed, and ridiculed that I think we should all handle each other with a bit more care. And now for some obvious choons: 🎵🎵 The Traveling Wilburys, "Handle With Care" Apple Music, Spotify They were a supergroup and it is a classic and that's all I think I need to say... 🎵🎵 Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, "Handle With Care" Apple Music, Spotify ...except that…