I'mma be real with you. If I could use one word to describe the year of our Lord 2024, I shall borrow a word bright into public consciousness by the great philosopher Cory Doctorow:
Enshittification.
From the unchecked growth of AI technology and the associated environmental costs that no one is talking about, to the threats now posed to American democracy, there's been a lot that I've been afraid and angry about in the past twelve months, and it all doesn't seem to be going away any time soon.
I don't really have any answers to it all, but I do have a piece of advice to give. Try to focus on the "micro", not the "macro" -- that is, the "micro" being what affects your life and livelihood directly.
By that metric, at least, my 2024 was not terrible. At worst, I may have felt in a rut here and there, but I've kept on doing what I love: drawing, gaming, and travelling. And by gum, I will go even harder into all that for 2025.
Of the many things I have planned for you lot, there's
