David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026"1969 was the year of the summer of hate. For me, it wasn't about going to see Jefferson Airplane at the Central Park band shell and taking LSD. It was about sitting on a park bench drinking wine and snorting deuce bags of heroin." --Dee Dee Ramone (why I think it matters, in comments) 120
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026New start-up idea. Who wants to get in on it? "WeTent" -- Sharable work/living spaces for young creatives 030
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Potentially controversial statement: R.E.M.s best album is NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI 340
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Can we *also* use Bluesky to talk (even to argue) about FUN stuff? Here's one effort: a potentially controversial statement about R.E.M. In the comments, I'll 1) state my credentials; 2) make the statement; and 3) offer support. Who wants to play? @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, perhaps? 120
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026"If a company builds a machine that, when fed descriptions of assorted ethical dilemmas, emits sentences either of the form 'Compromise your values' or 'Don’t compromise your values,' it is not building a tool that assists . . . decision making; it is encouraging people to stop making decisions." 020
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Let's talk about "money in the real world"! The kind that is actually issued and circulated. Click below for a range of introductions. . . . 510
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Adra and Abraham at the Governors Ball. No doubt they had *tons* to talk about with the other winners. 010
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 13/02/2025"The 'paper of record' is told something and prints it." Seriously, the @nytimes.com is just bad at journalism. 0100
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 01/02/2025In DC this afternoon and want to hear great young song writers and musicians, including our kid? See you there . . . . 030
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Sorry that it's now time to recommend this *remarkable* study of Nazi male psychology. Klaus Theweleit, MALE FANTASIES (1987) 030
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Can NOT say enough about this, but I won't say much and recommend seeing it with little knowledge of the story and the style. Capacious, beautiful work. Its currently taking over my brain. 010
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 07/01/2025L.A. has always done heavy lifting as metaphor. (I grew up in the San Fernando valley, FYI). 030
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Happy new year from the beloved Space Fish. This one’s for @aglelm.bsky.social and crew. 110
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 29/12/2024SO much good new music. It's been a bountiful year, including new IDLES. 010
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Money is credit and a creature of law. Here are two of the good recent introductions. . . www.wiley.com/en-us/Money-... www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/the... 030
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 25/12/2024For generations, economists and historians have relied upon a story about money's origins and functions that is demonstrably false. And when presented evidence of this, most continue to ignore or dismiss the challenge. Why? Some introductions: modernmoneynetwork.org gimms.org.uk Justmoney.org 040
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Very big news for fans. She rarely plays in the US and *never* around here. 000
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Choose 5 of the books that have left their imprint on you. Covers only, in a single thread. 110
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 13/12/2024My latest on money's past and present, in a fantastic new Elgar volume (check out the TOC). Abstract of my contribution at this link. www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... 131
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 08/12/2024You've seen this, yes? Info, streaming, etc. at: findingmoneyfilm.com 012
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Introduced this to our youngest last night (it was enthusiastically received). Each time I watch, reminded that virtually every frame is breathtaking. One observation: much of the story is captured in Beatty's opening--mumbling--monologue. Just a few seconds long. 141
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 30/11/2024When you hear people insist that Bitcoin will eventually "replace" the U.S. Dollar, ask them how the value of Bitcoin is calculated and *why*, exactly, it has a given value at any point in time. 4143
David M. P. Freund @mpeterf.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Don't be fooled! You live in an "Historic District." You work and spend free time in one. Everybody does. 131