By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026For the fascist international to live as their authentic self, it is necessary that we do *not*. Scrutiny and shame are antithetical to authenticity, growth and happiness. 1374
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026That's true even when it's people we love subjecting us to a supervisory gaze. Ever notice how a roaring great time at a social gathering can go ice-cold in an instant the minute someone decides to record the moment with their phone? 1301
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026My worst moments as a parent - the ones that haunt me and shame me - are those moments when my young daughter was doing something that was right at the edge of her abilities, ferociously concentrating as she drew or played or read. 1280
