NkoKirkto‽

People like anime exactly because it’s a more anarchic alternative to an entertainment landscape that is otherwise extremely risk averse and sterile By decoupling anime from the idiosyncrasies of weird Japanese guys, they’re going to chase two rabbits and catch neither

the key to good rail infrastructure is unironically georgism. Japanese rail operates similarly: the firms don't just build trains, they develop the land around stations. the added land value from the infrastructure is how they finance themselves.

People calling LA ugly and saying that life sucks if you are broke here as if this isn’t free and right behind the city

The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time. The ACA also prevented insurance companies from denying people with pre-existing conditions coverage, allowed young people under the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ plan, expanded Medicaid, and so much more. But the ACA was always meant to be a first step. We still have to do more to expand access and make health care more affordable for everyone.

I do not wish to just be left alone, not anymore at least. I want my side to win and your side to lose.

"You're sentenced to work 9 to 5 with 2 weeks vacation a year for the rest of your life"

Time flies, doesn't it?

this is an actual defense ayn rand villans would make. "You do [bad stuff]" "Well everyone does [bad stuff] so it really is fine and normal"

Late stage capitalism is when you employ cats to do massages.

A spa in Japan where you can opt for a cat massage as an extra