Weeknote 48, 2023

§1 An evolving understanding of evil

As a kid, Twilight Zone episodes scared me, but Perry Mason episodes didn't. As a 50-something, it's the other way around.

§2 A writing prompt

If you'd been the kind of person to save the leather jacket, then you'd never have worn it in the first place.

§3 “The next…”

Seeing an advertisement featuring Grace VanderWaal was a reminder that “the next Taylor Swift” or “the next Bob Dylan” or “the next Beatles” might not exist because the original is sui generis.

§4 Just don't do it at all

Being a jerk in the name of a good cause is still being a jerk and rarely helps the cause.