Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing.
Not dying.
Just logging off.
Getting a job no one cares about.
Growing tomatoes.
Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.
Not as a failure.
But as a kind of freedom.
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I spent much of this past weekend bedridden and near-delirious, no doubt aggravated by lack of sleep. It was probably just a 24-hour (or so) flu sweeping through. But it did get me to rethink my commitment to posting to Substack twice each week because I was helpless to write anything worth reading for over a day. When the paywall goes up, I will probably use a few weasel words to soften my promise to post 4 paid-only posts and 4 free posts each month.
In the meantime, it’s almost Christmas and I have nothing in the queue even though I owe you another post soon. I do have some thoughts on how the holiday season seems to affect the core gaming hobby differently from the rest of the retail economy that I will share, but otherwise I might as well shut it down until after Christmas Day. I will have Christmas-y things to do and by the same token, you will have better things to do than read this blog.
However, this does not mean that I lack ideas for new posts — quite the opposite is true. I’m still playing Mohawk Games’ Old World, so I will write a review in spite of what posted a while ago about how they’re constantly updating it. I also have a short post in mind about how AI-generated art and text has affected the business of games, especially on Kickstarter. In addition to all that, I see that Rise of the White Sun is on sale in the Steam store right now; it’s an indie roleplaying/strategy game about Modern China’s Warlord Era, which makes it interesting in and of itself. Buy and review.
On top of all of that, I have a plan for getting into book reviews by way of laying a foundation for the paywall: I have been re-reading Adrian Goldsworthy’s biographies of six famous figures from the Classical Era — Philip II and Alexander III of Macedonia; Julius Caesar; Mark Antony and Cleopatra; and Augustus — and I plan to write a review of each one. After that, I may revisit Margaret MacMillan’s authoritative book on the Versailles Treaty; my initial reactions to it just popped back into my mind while driving around town the other day, but I never wrote them down. It’s probably time to commit them to record.
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Even if disabled people could afford the cost, space and energy it takes to prep…
It’s nearly impossible to stock up on meds.
They’re tightly controlled and dispensed in small quantities. Insurance generally won’t cover larger amounts.
“Just stock up on meds” is not a solution.
Disability is not a moral failing. Everyone who lives long enough will become disabled eventually.
You can’t “try harder” your way out of it.
People can’t accept disability is a part of life, so they blame us for being sick as a way to convince themselves it’ll never happen to them.
It will.
Fight for disability rights and your future self will thank you. When we tackle ableism, we all win.
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The Guardian said MAGA practices “soft eugenics”
We shouldn’t use language that minimizes the harm being caused. That downplays the mass death & disability to come.
Whether you’re killing people directly or removing supports so they die faster, you’re still eliminating them.
The end result is the same, and it’s anything but “soft”.