I don't think it's as diabolical as it sounds. It's just the way it works. Simple really. And, most seem to fall for it hook, line and sinker.

Simple yes, but also insidious. #art #cosoart

Sometimes it feels like you're constantly awake and aware. There's no actual movement of time. There are simply perpetual changes that feel like a progression, but it's more like an abstract blob of life-force energy perpetually changing. #art #cosoart

I'm not ready for what's coming, but that doesn't matter. It's coming whether I'm ready or not.

All I can do is keep calm and stand stoic with a clear mind to assess a strategic counter move.

Will the best plan be to flee? Or, to stand up and fight?

Leaning hard on preparing to fight.

Bankin' off of the northeast winds
Sailin' on summer breeze
And skippin' over the ocean like a stone

The thing about the “takeover” of Twitter that has me most concerned is that it has been how many recent social uprisings got their momentum to push back with public support. Think Occupy Wallstreet, Arab Spring, Mahsa Amimi protests in Iran, Hong Kong protests before pandemic, etc.

Someone taking over twitter and basically kneecapping it so that it’s no long a threat to those in power, is something they’d very much champion.

Do we know who was involved in helping Elon secure the funding?

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/27/23421344/covid-19-flu-rsv-symptoms-vaccines-2022

I can’t tell if I actually miss the “news” posts on the bird site… Or, if I’m just addicted to the news hype dopamine rush. One thing is for certain though, this place feels more like a comfortable refuge from the hellscape

I’ve got the whole world in my hand.

I’ve got the little tiny baby in my hand.

I’ve got the whole world in my hand.

#Halloween2022

You can feel the pressure building. It's going to peak soon and will either race down one side or the other. It could go either way. Yet, going either way could potentially be catastrophic.

Perhaps there's yet a third way that no one has yet considered.

I hope the flow favors the majority instead of the lunatic fringe.

Anyone with eyes could plainly see everything right out in the open. All the signs were there. There were insidious signs of impending chaos with a distinct possibility of wide-spread grief.
Yet, it didn't seem like anyone could see them at all.
The signs were like apparitions that only a very few could actually see. These few were becoming increasingly paralyzed with absolute fear.

#EarlyVoting has started! Get your #vote in NOW while no waiting 😎 #VoteBlueForDemocracy #VoteBlueToProtectYourRights #Roevember #Roevember8th

Is there a trick to get the CS app to work on iPad? Works fine on iPhone. Says device not supported yet. Or, is iPad use a Pro feature only?

“up” 2022 skip hunt #abstract #digitalart #sky

Observation: I was looking around here at CS for about 45mins. Completely pleasant experience. Then, I went back over to twitter to scroll a bit for news and within 5mins I felt my pulse increase, my chest tighten, knot in my stomach, and a growing sense of both sadness and rage. No joke. It couldn't have been more than 5mins of twitter doom scrolling. Popped right back over here! :)

Kinda liking this place so far! But, how is it that it's any more immune from trolls, 4chan, domestic terrorists, insurrectionists, etc.? So far everything looks pretty civil, but what's preventing it from being corrupted by the same sort of thing ruining twitter right now?