well this went from wow how very black mirror to oh my god what is bonding even?? so quickly

As far as longreads that are equal parts heartwarming & heart-breaking go, I’m going to be thinking about this New Yorker magazine piece about Japan’s Rent-A-Family industry for a long time, not in the least for the fascinating ideas it surfaces about emotional labor and human bonding. Very Black Mirror and Westworld related stuff, if you’re into that, …