Alice, 11/4/24

A thing I think about a lot is that the guy who the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory inspired to shoot up Comet Ping-Pong in the aftermath of the 2016 election had gotten home internet only a few weeks before. Imagine going from zero to 2016-election-campaign-level internet madness instantly! You've heard vaguely that the "Web" is the best way to learn about news and current events, finally get hooked up, and the first thing you discover is that there's a cabal of pedophiles operating out of a pizza place in D.C. Anyway, it's eight years later and the internet has gotten a lot worse, so, I'm just going to say it: I'm worried about Alice.

Dick Tracy, 11/4/24