Dan Carlin is a prime example of why it's foolish to analyze history only through the lens of 'human experience.' If you think a good historian is an empath you will come to believe that you are witnessing a world historical moment every time the present makes you feel icky /1 That is Dan Carlin's shtick: unlike the stuffy historians, he gets deep into the real experiences of the grunts of history, the dirt and grime and gore. He puts himself into their shoes. He's no lofty academic, you see - this is real history, and real history is HARDCORE. /2

All the discourse about Kendrick, the Super Bowl, and The End of Black Coolness got me thinking about the institution that made rap cool for white kids but sold its soul in the process. The Betrayal of Indie Rock and the Death of Pitchfork🧵: Just over a year ago, it was announced Pitchfork was effectively shuttering, and was getting swallowed up by the sissy-hypnoprop outlet GQ. This came years after the aggressively elitist and satirical independent music blog Pitchfork was acquired by Conde Nast. 2/?