Shock Doctrine

Found an old post from 2004 or so, just a list of absurd weekend missions. Pure shock-humor - every line trying to offend, nothing clever about it, just loud. Reading it now it’s completely dated.

But that era was real. Early internet, before everyone’s parents got online, before you had to worry about monetizing things or explaining what you meant. You could post stupid nonsense and nobody expected you to defend it or make it mean something. The jokes are garbage, sure, but there was honesty in how pointless it all was.

You can’t do that anymore. Everything’s designed to be shareable, safe enough for sponsors, strategically offensive. Real shock depended on not explaining yourself - just posting and moving on. That’s gone.