Really I think the big takeaway here is that the only actual culture America has is various corporate logos and their associated brand identities. That old dude, who I didn't know even had a name until this week, is apparently a bunch of people's central father figure.

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i am pretty deeply ashamed of this stingy, violent, deluded country when I think of us through any other prism than our art, and I don't know if that's a signal that the art is a distraction or a signal to look to it for something useful.

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if there is a kind of patriotism worth having -- and I'm not sure there is! -- mine is something like "I live in a place that had room for Vonnegut, Toni Morrison, The Cat in the Hat, They Might Be Giants, Ross Gay, Walt Whitman, Mr. Show, Stevie Wonder, Ted Chiang, Tina Turner, Peanuts, & MF Doom"

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If Eltingville was about anything, it was about not making your hobby your personality. By all means enjoy things, let them be meaningful, let them get you through rough seas. But don't build pedestals. No IP loves you back, no creator is anything more than a person, they don't deserve your worship

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For years, adults on Sesame Street didn't believe Big Bird when he spoke out. The decision was made to end this thread as it sent a message of not being able to trust those with influence. Don't let someone's clout keep you from speaking up. Big Bird can overcome, so can you. 💛

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