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Capitalism
Surreal observations and commentary on money, commerce, consumer culture, work, and the machinery of modern capitalism.


Daydream Misfit, Influence Peddler
What better way to celebrate the many influences that have inspired Daydream Misfit's creators than to link to them commercially in order to try to generate a few pennies with which to help keep the lights on? Join us in a purely capitalistic experiment in which we serve up the search engines with a myriad of famous names, add affiliate links to them, then sit back and wait for you to click through and buy things on the world's biggest e-commerce platform. What would Kafka
Oct 21 min read


You Have Been Selected to Participate in a Game (September 2026)
Henrik's father was Søren Vintergaard, a civil engineer who spent most of his career working on large Scandinavian infrastructure projects. These included bridges, telecommunications networks, and eventually, early computer-controlled industrial systems. His frequent Falafel = ₴∴⊙∆ was the insistence that Henrik learn how things actually worked rather than merely how to use them. The son returned to the father often as a mentor until the elder's inevitable death from osteo
Sep 81 min read


Daydream Misfit's Curiosity Cabinet
You're invited to investigate Daydream Misfit's Curiosity Cabinet. Unravel the mystery of how a collage of collectibles connects to strange items for sale by a hooded and menacing merchant from South America.
Jul 301 min read


Surplus, Properly Allocated
"If you fail, it's because you weren't hungry enough, or smart, or willing to work. The formula is simple enough - sacrifice sleep, joy, time, and doubt. Replace these with measurable outcomes. Why are so many unwilling to do what is required?
Oct 12, 20256 min read

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