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Today's edition is brought to you by Collective Peptides. TODAY'S FEATURE There’s a park in the city where an unlikely cast of characters gathers to work out, smoke weed, argue, and occasionally share homegrown tomatoes. The writer of this essay is one of the regulars. And on one otherwise ordinary afternoon, he strikes up a conversation with a guy named Brian. What follows is a heartbreaking reminder that everyone you meet has a story you know nothing about. SPONSOR | RECOMMENDED BY ELEVATOR Here’s a dirty little secret about GLP-1s. The ingredients can cost as little as $5 to produce. Yet people are paying hundreds of dollars a month. That’s a pretty expensive middleman. Collective is changing that. Founded by the guy who helped make organic groceries affordable through Thrive Market, Collective uses its members’ collective buying power to negotiate lower prices with trusted U.S. pharmacies. The result? Doctor-personalized GLP-1 care at a radically lower price, starting at just $59/month. And prices don’t increase with your dose. Try the membership free for 21 days, paying only for medication during the trial. Prefer Elevator without ads? Upgrade to Elevator+ MORE GOOD READS Was at a concert this weekend. After the show, a bunch of young people were standing around waiting for Ubers. And smoking. Actual cigarettes. Good old-fashioned cigarettes. It is bad we loved to see it? > There’s a time and place for sitting down to pee. There, we said it. Maybe it’s the middle of the night. Maybe you’re tired. Maybe you just want a moment to yourself. Relax the pelvic floor, gentlemen > Somewhere near Joshua Tree, in a caravan outfitted with faux-marble walls, an artist is broadcasting New Age music into the desert night. No license. No corporate sponsors. Just obscure music and a collection of literature about extraterrestrial communication. Good vibrations, questionable reception > (The Art Newspaper🔺)
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