Nemanja Protic
@nemanjabb.bsky.social
Likes words + pictures. Still here (in academia, thinking about contemporary lit, visual culture, & politics of aesthetics).
Coined the phrase "It's Adam & Eve, not Adam & Jeeves" as a [bad] argument against labour exploitation.
Salting the vibes.
Coined the phrase "It's Adam & Eve, not Adam & Jeeves" as a [bad] argument against labour exploitation.
Salting the vibes.
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Nemanja Protic
@nemanjabb.bsky.social
· Jan 2
Mary Beton, Mr. Bennett, and Ms. Brown: A Tragicomedy (The Prologue)
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge— The soldier, labouring through a winter’s march, Still sees to-morrow dressed in robe…
redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com
Hey, do you know I sometimes write little fictions? Here's one:
You know who hasn’t lost their touch in their work for Netflix? — Noah Baumbach.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
You know who hasn’t lost their touch in their work for Netflix? — Noah Baumbach.
Another great thread about the collapse of stories we tell ourselves.
Why the “immunity debt” narrative ultimately collapsed:
Over the past few months, the conversation has moved toward the conclusion the evidence has been pointing to for years.
Since 2022, immunity debt offered an easy explanation for the unusual patterns of illness we kept seeing.
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Over the past few months, the conversation has moved toward the conclusion the evidence has been pointing to for years.
Since 2022, immunity debt offered an easy explanation for the unusual patterns of illness we kept seeing.
1/7
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Another great thread about the collapse of stories we tell ourselves.
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Anyway, here’s a picture of the sky taken from our backyard. My three year old and I are looking at it, lying in the snow on the ground after he, unprompted, told me that he loved me. #whyimask 😷
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Anyway, here’s a picture of the sky taken from our backyard. My three year old and I are looking at it, lying in the snow on the ground after he, unprompted, told me that he loved me. #whyimask 😷
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Read the above thread in relation to this:
Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports
Myco...
www.bmj.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Read the above thread in relation to this:
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This excellent thread continues to ring true to me.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
The Central Error of the Pandemic…
Is that of running pandemic management by laissez-faire socioeconomic principles.
If you grasp this, all the other errors fall into place as the inevitable consequence of following that line of thought. 🧵 1/x
Is that of running pandemic management by laissez-faire socioeconomic principles.
If you grasp this, all the other errors fall into place as the inevitable consequence of following that line of thought. 🧵 1/x
December 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This excellent thread continues to ring true to me.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
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It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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Meanwhile some of the most interesting organic radical action on the ground is coming from rural communities protesting data centers. Somehow that doesn’t excite a lot of people who preach about radial action.
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Meanwhile some of the most interesting organic radical action on the ground is coming from rural communities protesting data centers. Somehow that doesn’t excite a lot of people who preach about radial action.
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FWIW, this misperception comes frequently from the left, suggesting collectives like New Luddism, Against AI, etc. are naïvely endorsing arbitrary anger at the expense of organized labor. I think, to the contrary, they are essential to labor organizing, though not end in themselves.
Something I’ve encountered a lot lately is misperception of Luddites as technophobic reactionaries motivated by ignorance & resentment, rather than what they were, part of a well-informed labor movement seeking to seize control of means of production.
THE MAKING OF A PARIAH: The Case of the Luddites on JSTOR
David Linton, THE MAKING OF A PARIAH: The Case of the Luddites, ETC: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Winter 1991-92), pp. 404-413
www.jstor.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
FWIW, this misperception comes frequently from the left, suggesting collectives like New Luddism, Against AI, etc. are naïvely endorsing arbitrary anger at the expense of organized labor. I think, to the contrary, they are essential to labor organizing, though not end in themselves.
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mister rogers agrees and says it is all of our duty to go beast mode right now
October 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
mister rogers agrees and says it is all of our duty to go beast mode right now
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GET MY CARDIGAN, i’M GOING IN
mister rogers agrees and says it is all of our duty to go beast mode right now
December 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
GET MY CARDIGAN, i’M GOING IN
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Gift article on the College’s rapid capitulation to an unreasonable demand
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9846de1...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9846de1...
Improving access to psychologists shouldn’t mean dangerously lowering our standards
Ontario’s regulatory body is slashing the requirements to become a licensed psychologist, which is a threat to the most vulnerable seeking mental health care
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Gift article on the College’s rapid capitulation to an unreasonable demand
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9846de1...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9846de1...
This excellent thread continues to ring true to me.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
The Central Error of the Pandemic…
Is that of running pandemic management by laissez-faire socioeconomic principles.
If you grasp this, all the other errors fall into place as the inevitable consequence of following that line of thought. 🧵 1/x
Is that of running pandemic management by laissez-faire socioeconomic principles.
If you grasp this, all the other errors fall into place as the inevitable consequence of following that line of thought. 🧵 1/x
December 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This excellent thread continues to ring true to me.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
The consequence has been continued immune dysregulation for everyone, including those who saw themselves as the top of the socioeconomic pyramid.
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Amen!
those who don’t break down their boxes for the cardboard dumpster are without honor
December 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Amen!
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My favourite grasshopper fact: Grasshoppers first appeared on the planet 250 million years ago.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My favourite grasshopper fact: Grasshoppers first appeared on the planet 250 million years ago.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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literal cheese propaganda
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
literal cheese propaganda
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Canada Post "loses" a billion dollars a year. The Canadian Armed Forces lose $26.5-billion a year.
Or, each has a cost to taxpayers.
Or, each has a cost to taxpayers.
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Canada Post "loses" a billion dollars a year. The Canadian Armed Forces lose $26.5-billion a year.
Or, each has a cost to taxpayers.
Or, each has a cost to taxpayers.
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Still raising funds. Please support as you are able. I’ve donated to each of these this week and for some I am a monthly supporter. Please join me.
Today I will try to raise some funds for places and initiatives I support and that need continual support. It was my birthday on Tuesday but I was traveling all day.
I’ll add to the list throughout the day.
I’ll add to the list throughout the day.
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Still raising funds. Please support as you are able. I’ve donated to each of these this week and for some I am a monthly supporter. Please join me.
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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This bird’s greed delights me
December 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This bird’s greed delights me