Jonathan 🦬 jsench.bsky.social
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@jsench
Prof of Book History @UWMadison. Director @UW_CHPDC. Author: Intimacy of Paper @UMassPress. Summer @calRBS. Coeditor of @BibSocAmer PBSA. BillsMafia🦬
Against the backlit glow of the screen, paper is emerging in all its strangeness as a compelling object of study. @roguepages explores what we do with paper—and what it has done to us: buff.ly/3j9aIlr
What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue?
Wealthy parents are going to start sending their kids to "low tech" private schools while working class kids are going to be handed tablets filled with ed tech and AI. Writing by hand and turning in paper assignments will become the new upper-class cultural symbol.
"AAAAAAAAAH GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WITH A STABLE INCOME I'M LITERALLY IN HELL SAVE ME KURT COBAIN'S GHOST AAAAAAAH!" Why was Gen X like this?
The Monterey Bay Aquarium charges $295 for a family membership or $125 for a single adult. With an EBT card, entry is free — and up to four guests get in free every visit. There is a ZERO incentive for these people to ever get off Food Stamps.
Had a guy, who called himself a psychic, call me three times today. He told me that the #Bills will win the Super Bowl in 2027, and the #Sabres will win the Stanley Cup in 2026. Take that for what it’s worth.
🚨 NEW: Zohran Mamdani to invest $122M in NYC public schools, hiring 1,000 additional teachers.
