A lot of these are just couples walking together. I’m sure that’s been a thing prior to the album as well.

I actually robot-fed my kitten from day one, so they basically don’t associate me with food at all, just with cuddles and reprimands.

Thank God for double blind peer reviews, warts and all.

Reminds me of this work by Latour. It goes into the tremendous amount of oftentimes political labor that goes into the establishment of new scientific knowledge as paradigmatic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pasteurization_of_France

Conversely, social scientists tend to compete on how to underdress the most.

Always makes me think of this song.

Fuck off. This small-minded bullshit is one contributing factor to the rise of despicable systems like the Russian government and many parts of its Putin-supporting society. But a blanket reaction against everything Russian dismisses a complexity and common humanity that is crucial from moving beyond petty angry tribalism.