PinnedAlfred MacDonaldI am begging you to not use twitter as a discussion medium.Sep 26, 2022Sep 26, 2022
PinnedAlfred MacDonaldintro / FAQ / readme.txtmy longform writing is on https://alfredmacdonald.substack.comFeb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
Alfred MacDonaldaella’s obtuseness toward academic writing, part IIthis writing is so bad that it is inspirational, i.e. my day has actually been improved by reading it:Feb 10, 2023Feb 10, 2023
Alfred MacDonalddirectory of content and contact infofb (I am most likely to respond to this): http://facebook.com/1441668545/Feb 10, 2023Feb 10, 2023
Alfred MacDonaldneologisms/distinguished terms/noticed phenomena/whateverNOTE: this is an EGEG, so it will always be updated and never “done”. speaking of which:Feb 10, 2023Feb 10, 2023
Alfred MacDonald“something in the water” syndromesomething-in-the-waterism is the belief that what you’re lacking is a secret sauce from not moving to the right city and not being part of…Dec 18, 2022Dec 18, 2022
Alfred MacDonalddon’t read “Status as a Service” on the “Remains of the Day” website. it is bad.note: I cannot avoid the author saying that this post itself is a “status game”, or that any criticism of this reasoning is a status game…Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
Alfred MacDonaldtemporary faddish things don’t matterplato had a lot of silly ideas, but the gist of focusing on universals or somewhat permanent ideas is the correct one. (advertisers, dumb…Nov 30, 2022Nov 30, 2022
Alfred MacDonalda reaction to the 2002–2006 rhythm game scene, and how it treated felony revenge pornI often struggle to get others to believe that there was a period where the bemani-centric rhythm game scene circulated revenge porn of me…Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022