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I just realized that this perfect quote from the end of The Great Gatsby describes BFFs Elon Musk and He Who Shall Not Be Named, perfectly.

They were careless people [...] —they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…

#uspol
#gatsby
#literature

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@zachleat I really hate to say this, because I'm acquainted with some of the people involved, but GatsbyJS was/is a tire fire to actually work with.

I wrote a blog post on my experience, and it wasn't pretty. I tried like heck to be as open minded and fair as I could.

feoh.org/posts/mis-adventures-

Blind Not DumbMis-Adventures In GatsbyJSOver the last few years I've been feeling like living exclusively in my Python programming happy place is something I can't afford to do. Setting The Scene It's almost impossible to ignore the rise

Even in the afterlife, Charlie Watts remains a paragon of taste and refinement: First editions of Fitzgerald and Joyce, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker playing "Walkin' Shoes," and a replica of the Bayeaux Tapestry.

#charliewatts #rollingstones #gatsby #jazz #gerrymulligan #chetbaker #drums

bbc.com/news/entertainment-art

BBC NewsCharlie Watts' book collection to be auctionedThe Rolling Stones drummer had a broad collection of first editions, including The Great Gatsby.