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    21 hours ago

    DRM Ribs. The Salmonella will not die until you pay for Traeger’s $19 a month subscription

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      7 hours ago

      Skill issue. I eat my food raw. The explosive shits are just me speedrunning my bathroom breaks. Efficiency baby!

    • ssɐqɯnᗡ@quokk.au
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      11 hours ago

      Someone’s gonna crack that shit and release it as a spice and when you open it a cool as fuck midi techno track plays while you crack your ribs.

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        I’m an immigrant (not a refugee to be clear) and this excerpt absolutely nails the camaraderie aspect of it and the way that living in immigrant neighborhoods/buildings feels. Turns out, Doctorow’s father was born in a refugee camp.

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        11 hours ago

        Wow, that’s super-topical in more ways than I had expected. The more I read, the more scarily insightful it gets.

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        • The main character being a refugee, with almost all that entails (can’t blame Doctorow for not anticipating it getting this bad)
        • The dystopian collusion between the appliance-rentiers and the landlord, as well as the climax hinging on lack of tenant protections
        • The way capitalism attempts to subsume all critique.

        This is a story that’s important, that everybody needs to read.