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Intolerance
I was “no-platformed” in my hometown this week, because months ago and in a completely unrelated context I said “if a person has a penis he’s a man.” I stand by that statement; my views on the subject...
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Fecebook/Venmo reading private messages to divert financial transactions
UPDATE: 1. Paypal owns Venmo. 2. E was on his phone, I was at my desktop. I removed fecebook and messenger (ant twitter!) from my phone over a year ago, for increasingly obvious reasons. It’s difficult...
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Another way the Internet is like the Printing Press
10 years ago, the Free Web was revolutionary, democratizing, and empowering. Many of us correctly compared it to the advent of the printing press, another revolutionary technology that was inextricably...
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Social Media Discussion Questions
As I’m still (mostly) on hiatus from Twitter and Fecebook, I fantasize about having a real-life discussion group to talk about social media. Since I don’t have one, I’ll do what I always do: ask...
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The Internet Is Broken
The Internet is broken,The Freedom Train has stalled.The Netizens are woken,The gardens all are walled.If anyone’s outspoken,They soon will be recalled.The Internet is brokenand I’m sitting here,...
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In Defense of Books
A year or two ago my friend Brewster Kahle told me he had been asking people, “when is the last time you read a book? Cover to cover?” Predictably, the answers were discouraging. In the age of the...
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The Human Threat
I’m one of those self-unemployed introverts who is adjusting quite well to our pandemic lockdown. I feel especially peaceful because forced quarantine has temporarily quieted many of the garden-variety...
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Progress/Innovation
I just drew this for myself but it could be a Hundred Dollar Drawing. The post Progress/Innovation appeared first on Nina Paley.
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“Cycling and Gender Intersect in Meaningful Ways.”
Any bets on whether my local bike club will survive beyond this season? Emails lightly edited for brevity, all names anonymized except my own. Sat, Mar 19, 2022 MEMBER A: I was able to renew my...
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Our Nukey Future
Lately I am informed that nuclear energy is safe, clean, and the only sensible solution to our climate and energy woes. Opposition is ignorant and parochial, because “the technology is better now.”...
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IndieGoGo cancels Agents of H.A.G.
IndieGoGo just canceled Agents of H.A.G, my first comic book in 30 years, AFTER the campaign successfully ended with 150% of goal. I already ordered books from the printer. Now all the money, all the...
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“We at Northeastern University stand for inclusion and diversity.”
Today I was supposed to speak to an animation class via video. College I’d never heard of, teacher I’d never heard of, small thing, figured they knew who I was. Made plans, blocked space in my...
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Crohn’s Haiku
Diagnosis: Crohn’s. The Autoimmune Empire has colon-ized me. The post Crohn’s Haiku appeared first on Nina Paley.
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Bat Mitzvah
A poem about connecting with my Ashkenazi heritage. Today I am a woman. Today I am a Jew. Today I have an ailment my ancestors all knew. For many generations, my Fathers’ guts have hurt. My Mother...
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The War of Resistance
“Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” In George Orwell’s 1984, the past is altered, but war is constant; the names of the combatants are changed retroactively, but combat is continuous....
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What Is Happening To My Creativity?
When I was younger, art skills were meaningful and important. Filmmaking was too expensive for any but the elite; there was more demand than supply of “media.” Animation was drawn by hand, every...
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My T-Shirt Got Auto-Deplatformed
I launched an older T-shit design on TeeSpring over the weekend: Minutes after I shared it on social media, it disappeared, with no option for me to re-launch. So today (Monday) I emailed TeeSpring,...
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Musical Memory
I have an excellent musical memory. I forget everything else, but music stays. Music plays in my head 24/7, and has my whole life. I can remember entire symphonies my sister would spin on our record...
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Back on ‘Zac
Why I am returning to my regular dose of Prozac after 2 years of tapering off. Self Portrait, February 2025 A few days ago, at a candy store in another town, I asked if I could buy some empty chocolate...
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Why can’t I Be Sick Like A Normal Person?
In March 2023 I got COVID which kept me in bed for 6 weeks. The following month it kept me in bed every other day. After that I got back to normal, except my body temperature remained a...
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