Commander Sterling

commandersterling.bsky.social

21 October 2026 15:02

If Alleged Intelligence did one useful thing, it exposed the corporate abuse handbook. Companies are speedrunning what they spent years sneakily doing with tech, media, the Internet, etc. They rushed through the mask-on phase and eagerly jumped to “take it or suffer.” It’s so fucking blatant.

Commander Sterling

commandersterling.bsky.social

21 October 2026 15:02

Capitalism is about forcefully nurturing our dependence on something and then withholding it so that we’ll give up more and more to have a fraction of it back. Capitalism will tell you that you want it and need it this way. If you’ve been in an abusive relationship, you know the exact playbook.

Haus of Decline

hausofdecline.bsky.social

21 October 2026 14:39

This is the same way that zombies are the monsters in zombie movies, but usually a human is the villain because they have the agency to make moral decisions surrounding the problem.

Haus of Decline

hausofdecline.bsky.social

21 October 2026 14:39

Nikki is not the villain in the movie, but she is the monster. They found a great way to launder the fact that the scares come exclusively from the concept of "Extreme BPD girlfriend" by firmly establishing that it is Bear's fault.

Haus of Decline

hausofdecline.bsky.social

21 October 2026 14:38

The popular monsters of the era reflect the cultural zeitgeist. In the 2000s, it was zombies. In the 2010s, it was vampires. And now, it's women!