By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/04/2026People "keep the lights on and the business functioning at everything from restaurants to post offices but now nobody’s interested in hiring them": xcancel.com/TheViveros/s... 33/xcancel.com 180
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/04/2026These are the "lifer[s] who can teach new people how everything works, who knows what’s up in the system, who knows what the obscure solutions are, and who can help calm down the asshole regulars because they know them more personally." In other words, the keepers of the process knowledge. 34/ 192
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/04/2026When this screenshotted exchange was posted to Tumblr, it prompted Blinkpatch, a "genderfluid," "ancient" "drifter" who pines for "solar-punk flavored revolution" to reply with a brilliant anecdote about their stint working as a dishwasher: weaselle.tumblr.com/post/7908955... 35/weaselle.tumblr.com 180
