Same pub, but later.The kind of evening where the light’s gone yellow and the wind’s picked up just enough to move rubbish along the footpath like it’s got somewhere important to be. A chip packet skitters past the window, followed by a receipt, then half a betting slip that refuses to lie flat. Inside, it… Continue reading Bored games
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The BBQ
Needs some more vernacular.... Mick: (staring at the rusted bloody barbecue)Everything ever created is unique, they say. Look at this thing. Unique my arse. It’s just bent metal, melted knobs and regret. Rhea:Nah mate, that particular pattern of bent metal and regret has never happened before and never will again. Tom:That’s beautiful, that is. Shakespeare,… Continue reading The BBQ
Ethically suspects
Reith lecture this morning on the commute Albert kicked the snowdrift outside the old server farmand muttered that the machines had finally learnedto gossip worse than people.Marin just shrugged — she’d known that for years. The platforms weren’t evil, she said,just overeager dogs chasing whatever smellwas strongest: fear, envy, loneliness,that sickly-sweet scent of validation going… Continue reading Ethically suspects
A start again
A humid Friday night in a Brisbane pub. Ceiling fans useless. Footy on the TV with no sound. Adam’s already two pints in when Anna walks in with a grin and a couple more. She drops them onto the table so hard the foam nearly jumps out. Anna: Jesus, mate, you look like someone just… Continue reading A start again
Axiom — The Chair that wasn’t here
The truth came by this morning.It sat down, politely, on a chairof it's own design. We asked if it was correct.It said, “Not especially.”Then it lit a cigarette made of questionsand exhaled a diagram. Someone applauded.Someone else took notes By noon, the chair had folded into a paper birdand flown into a bookshelf.The truth? Still… Continue reading Axiom — The Chair that wasn’t here
Homage to Marin
The Arsenal They built cannonto defend the orchard.The apples fell in fall They built fleetsto guard the coastline.While the sea rose They built drones to watch the sky The sun,unimpressed,kept warming. They built a carbon budgetfrom human lives and a few medalsfor surviving They built a futurewith only enemies.Then wonderedwhy the kids were rioting
Elysian?
In the not-so-distant future, Earth had become a battleground of conflicting interests and information wars. Corporations had amassed unprecedented power, dominating political systems and media landscapes to the point where truth became a rare commodity. The corporatocracy (CPTY), as it was known, controlled much of the world's resources, stoking conflicts and perpetuating irrational markets to… Continue reading Elysian?
Whispering
Implications for Corporatocracy and Media Dominant Narratives: Corporate Messaging: In a captured state, where commerce guides, the media often shapes the thoughts that fit within the corporate interest's broad design. Public Perception: Dominant words mold the public's view, drowning out the silent or dissenting calls. Challenges for Democracy: Representation and Pluralism: For a healthy state… Continue reading Whispering
Carbon credits
I told him "buy some land in Eastern Ukraine". "You can reforest the shit out of it in 10 years’ time, already cleared and nicely fertilised" He reckoned there was some risk about ownership.., "if it ends up in the EU it won't be eligible under the Mechansim anyhow". "Nah, better off planting Eucalypts in… Continue reading Carbon credits
Change
Be it Climate, death or otherwise No One Likes Only Some Accept Makes For A Powerful Politic
Ceteris Paribus 