David Farrier

landlord trauma @chonks.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:57 UTC

Lots of us have grown up experiencing directly and surrounded by evidence of the various ways punitive approaches (big and small) always seem to make things just that bit worse. Read this.

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:21 UTC

a long read for your weekend about the futility of punishment - please RT: www.webworm.co/p/punishment

(like all of webworm's public interest journalism, this piece is free to read and contains zero advertisements. this is made possible thanks to paying subscribers. thanks for those who support it)

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:21 UTC

a long read for your weekend about the futility of punishment - please RT: www.webworm.co/p/punishment

(like all of webworm's public interest journalism, this piece is free to read and contains zero advertisements. this is made possible thanks to paying subscribers. thanks for those who support it)

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 17:51 UTC

see you there!

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 15:43 UTC

today on flightless bird me and monica buy a fucktonne / fuckton of frozen food and have the most luxurious dinner party of all time: open.spotify.com/episode/0cWb...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 21:29 UTC

i am doing a webworm popup + a screening of TICKLED followed by a Q&A in auckland, new zealand on july 13 - you can pick up tickets here: www.webworm.co/p/nzpopup

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 18:21 UTC

we shot our sundance documentary TICKLED 10 years ago now, so a decade later i talk to all the key crew, getting their thoughts on how we made this very strange 2016 film. thanks to all those who subscribe to webworm, and feel free to RT this: www.webworm.co/p/dissecting...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 22:05 UTC

doing a webworm popup + tickled screening in NZ in july - all details via webworm tomorrow (good time to sign up if you haven't already etc etc): www.webworm.co

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 16:18 UTC

little guys

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 06:22 UTC

this film is 100% earnest and i'm into it

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 21:49 UTC

a reminder that $20 billion kiwi toy company zuru went to court and successfully got the names & details of former employees who dared to write "anonymous" reviews on glassdoor: www.webworm.co/p/glassdoor

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 21:49 UTC

a reminder that $20 billion kiwi toy company zuru went to court and successfully got the names & details of former employees who dared to write "anonymous" reviews on glassdoor: www.webworm.co/p/glassdoor

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 22:35 UTC

i got a request from a newsroom journalist to go on their podcast. then things got weird: www.webworm.co/p/disingenuous

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 22:34 UTC

new york times bending over in some really creative ways: the "ex-school"

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 05, 2024 at 06:26 UTC

what the FUCK is rhode island not an island

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 17:34 UTC

in today's flightless bird episode i discover that americans call "snakes and ladders" "chutes and ladders" and that's only the fucking start of the chaos: open.spotify.com/episode/06lK...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 17:50 UTC

the case of corey harris - the man mocked for calling into a court case while "suspended from driving" (he wasn't) - shows how once fake news has spread, there's no reversing the fallout: www.webworm.co/p/cannotundo...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 17:50 UTC

the case of corey harris - the man mocked for calling into a court case while "suspended from driving" (he wasn't) - shows how once fake news has spread, there's no reversing the fallout: www.webworm.co/p/cannotundo...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 17:34 UTC

in today's flightless bird episode i discover that americans call "snakes and ladders" "chutes and ladders" and that's only the fucking start of the chaos: open.spotify.com/episode/06lK...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 00:36 UTC

you don't need any eyes to be happy

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 19:19 UTC

i wanted to tell you about the time my friend’s flatmate killed the neighbour: www.webworm.co/p/garypodcast

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 16:54 UTC

today on webworm, an essay from a man who's been running a facebook page about reptilian-shapeshifters for 15 years. he found the best and worst in people: www.webworm.co/p/reptilianf...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 21:27 UTC

can't wait till america makes this man president (again)

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 18:47 UTC

a good week

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