Writer on music/culture. Co-found Ed. Step On/Disarm Mag. Books: Apple 🍏 of My Eye 👁 (2019), Life Was a Riot 🔥(late 2024). Hook 🪝 💍 Ring (in progress).
They removed CD/DVD drives from devices.
They made physical media harder to buy and use.
They removed expandable storage from phones.
They pushed us into streaming subscriptions.
They made always-online normal.
They made unlimited internet necessary.
Then slowly raised the price of everything.
Ownership quietly became renting.
The Unbelievably High Price Of Cars: With 8 Year Car Loans!
Average Car Prices in Canada Exceeded $50K for the first time
That's means low-cost cars are disappearing from the market
In the mortgage business we are seeing more & more Vehicle Payments $1K a month or HIGHER
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The ending of Trainspotting (1996) is a jolt of dark optimism. Renton chooses life, steals his second chance, and walks into the future with a grin that says escape isn’t clean but it’s possible. A perfect finale for a film that refuses to sit still.