I bought one if those sheepskin rugs at ikea so I can bury my face in it, pretending it's David Lynch's luxurious hairscape.

any anti-homeless or looting propaganda u see over the next few days is an attempt by the ppl systemically responsible for these fires to absolve themselves of blame, change nothing, and get more money for their police state. it’s bs and won’t stop this from happening again

I need to build one of these for me and another one for my cat.

I wrote the cover story of the February issue of The Atlantic. It builds on a lot of reporting I did throughout 2024, and I'm really proud of it. It’s called: THE ANTI-SOCIAL CENTURY The thesis: Rising solitude is the most important social fact in American life today. The historic amounts of time that Americans spend alone and in their homes is reshaping the consumer economy—from dining to entertainment to delivery—warping our politics, alienating us from the realities of our neighbors and villages, and changing our very personalities. Here are the basic facts: 1. In the last few years, in-person socialization has declined, for every demographic group, to its lowest point on record 2. The typical American is now alone more than in any period where we have decent data, going back to at least 1965 3. Americans now spend an extra 99 minutes in their homes compared to 2003—a trend that crept up slowly before the pandemic, before exploding and remaining at a seriously elevated level. As Princeton’s Patrick Sharkey wrote in a 2024 paper, the homebound trend isn't just about remote work. Homebound life has “risen for every subset of the population and for virtually all activities” from eating to praying. 4. America's social depression is far-reaching. The share of adults having dinner or drinks with friends on any given night has declined by more than 30% in the past 20 years. The share of boys and girls who say they meet up with friends almost daily outside school hours has declined by nearly 50%. I don’t think these trends are simple. In many cases, they’re not even simply bad. (Ordering delivery: totally fine! Eating more meals alone, year after year after year: not so great!) But to see these trends—and their effects on American society—more clearly, I thought this phenomenon needed an anchoring, a naming, a media artifact for people to talk about, even if only to point out that I’m wrong. So, I wrote this.

Today is the anniversary of my da's death! RIP my dead da. A couple of years ago, I wrote a wee story about the time his ghost haunted me. If you have a spare 10 minutes, and are at all interested, give it a wee read: michaelmphysics.medium.com/c…

I still have pee in my body from last year

My favorite thing to do in front of a security camera is dance at it then pose and go: “send me that file!!” and scream my email address

“Hey There Luigi” 😌✍🏻❤️🇮🇹#Taylor’sVersion #CEO #LuigiMangione

It’s been half a decade since Covid… everything in this video occurred AFTER Covid-19..

This article doesn't mention that being popular is the only way you'll be able to continually GoFund your life-saving medical treatments. x.com/nytimes/status/8703764…

When kids whine about, “Why do I have to learn math?” show them this tweet.

personal one, but -- this is intended as a 101 for those who aren't aware of the manosphere. i've been so frustrated with this space being called The Problem by lazy pundits when it's so clearly an amplifier of systemic hatred. tw for sexual assault, this is for 2012 me 👍

It’s cool that we just had a presidential election where healthcare basically never came up

Navient and for-profit colleges screwed over students with $1.7 billion worth of predatory loans. And even though Navient agreed to cancel the loans, people are still struggling to navigate the arduous cancellation process.

IN SPRINGFIELD THEY ARE EATING THE DOGS

Now you wanna run around talkin' 'bout guns like I ain't got none. What’d you think, I sold 'em all?