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when i periodically check in on what twitter has become, the thing i notice (aside from the ubiquitous slurs & hatred), is how much discussion there concerns people as groups rather than individuals. a fundamentally fascist framework for understanding the world, and not consigned only to the RWers.

Anil Dash@anildash.com · 21h ago

You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

there was a 1936 proposal to build a concrete ramp structure up to the midpoint of the eiffel tower so you could drive up it. and i, for one, think it’s a shame that there was never a trend of making world monuments more car-accessible.

The Eiffel Tower with an illustrated concrete arc structure built across its middle. Each side has corkscrew ramps and you can see little cars driving on it.

stopped at a travel plaza over the border from NY this afternoon where people were so excited to buy gas that was “only” $4.36/gal, that the station was literally out of gas