idk if this needs to be said but the term ‘Gaslighting’ is the denominalisation of the 1944 film ‘Gaslight’, and doesn’t relate to the 19th century profession. one plot point in the film, the protagonist notices the gaslights in her house flickering, which her husband assures her is all in her mind.

awful. sounds eerily similar to the Station nightclub fire, both catalysts being pyrotechnic displays

kick her out

not to mention the Signal protocol is open source so they could literally build something in days and ensure the same encryption

the intro seems a naive view of the American dream. I’d argue veterans of WWII came home and achieved the American dream but the billionaires were well underway stealing the American dream during any war the author—being 44 years old—was deployed to. In fact, they were probably deployed for the billionaires who wanted more oil money.

they probably hold billions in frozen Russian assets

the UK being the only growth market speaks volumes

i had never heard Robert pronounced “ro-bert” until just now in my head thanks to this obscure meme