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public static void main(String[] args) {

 

System.out.println(“Tired of unrelenting

slogans claiming to promote

social justice?”);

 

// please help me

 

System.out.println(“Social media has gotten

out of hand with its overeager promotion

of people who can’t look after themselves.”);

 

// if you’re reading this, I don’t have a job anymore

 

System.out.println(“We know

you have your own problems to worry about.

It’s time for you

to focus on YOURSELF.”);

 

// a job. MY job where I coded a software extension

to block social justice and mutual aid

postings on social media, and now

I’ve been laid off and

I can’t pay my rent and

I’ve rendered my own pleas invisible

 

System.out.println(“Luckily, we have a handy tool

to filter out that nonsense.”);

 

// now you’re looking at this source code.

I hope you won’t turn your back

on me.

 

System.out.println(“Don’t wait! Download

BlockIt today!”);

 

// or maybe you’ll be like I was

and think this will never happen

to you.

 

System.out.println(“Terms and conditions

apply.”);

 

}



Nico Martinez Nocito (they/them) writes speculative fiction and poetry with a queer bent. They are a Nebula finalist and three-time Rhysling nominee whose work has been published by Heartlines Spec, Apex, and Worlds of Possibility. Learn more about Nico and their writing on Bluesky and Instagram @nicowritesbooks, or on their website, nicomartineznocito.com.
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