Footnotes 2023 — Audio Commentary
I’ve recorded an audio commentary on my Footnotes—2023 montage, as requested. I’m hoping it clears up the questions for those who were asking. Thanks.
Update — May 14, 2025
Seven people asked me to talk about this.
Statistically, that's insignificant. Emotionally, it's confusing. But here we are. The numbers suggests roughly 83 people watched it. Or one person watched it 85 times. Neither option is comforting.
Now, I'm assuming half were bots. That’s not paranoia. That’s just understanding the internet in 2025. The “dead internet theory.” Half the web is ghosts, code talking to code.
That drops us to 40.
Of those, maybe 20 were human, but not present. Eyes glazed over. One hand on the dick, the other swiping endlessly, with multiple tabs of the Hub open—looking for the perfectly curated moment where the snooty cat and the courageous dog finally meet on reel three. Passive, ambient viewers. Emotionally bankrupt. Spiritually offline. I’m not judging you. Just... concerned.
That leaves 20.
Cut that in half again for people who aren’t AI, or just ambient noise while someone grabs their morning matcha from Planet Starbucks.
We are at 10. And that’s 3 more than asked for this in the first place.
So... thank you! Not for watching. That’s passive.
Thank you for choosing to stay.
That matters to me.