Lauren Woolsey
@cgsunit.bsky.social
Earthling, she/her, educator, reader, tabletop gamer, and more. Avatar by Corinne Roberts.
If you want my views and zines on AI, check out padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
"Social" media: I use Anisota.net for posting and I block as needed to protect my peace.
If you want my views and zines on AI, check out padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
"Social" media: I use Anisota.net for posting and I block as needed to protect my peace.
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It's been a year since I joined Bluesky, so I feel like it's time for a shelfie update.
This is the current state of the shelf in my office, my curated collection. The top left square is my owned TBR, and I am about to select my next book.
This is the current state of the shelf in my office, my curated collection. The top left square is my owned TBR, and I am about to select my next book.
Folks who don't care about the process and only care about the product are likely to be pro-AI.
The old adage, "it's about the journey, not the destination" rolls around in my head as I get told how AI will save me time on XYZ task. Doesn't have to be good if it's done, right? (Wrong.)
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The old adage, "it's about the journey, not the destination" rolls around in my head as I get told how AI will save me time on XYZ task. Doesn't have to be good if it's done, right? (Wrong.)
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February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Folks who don't care about the process and only care about the product are likely to be pro-AI.
The old adage, "it's about the journey, not the destination" rolls around in my head as I get told how AI will save me time on XYZ task. Doesn't have to be good if it's done, right? (Wrong.)
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The old adage, "it's about the journey, not the destination" rolls around in my head as I get told how AI will save me time on XYZ task. Doesn't have to be good if it's done, right? (Wrong.)
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"Debating people who look past “chatbot psychosis”, the dismantling of the education system, …generated CSAM images, the overt attacks on the media industries, or the ultra-right’s glee about “AI”, … is never going to work."
www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2026/n...
www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2026/n...
'AI' is a dick move, redux
Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland
www.baldurbjarnason.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"Debating people who look past “chatbot psychosis”, the dismantling of the education system, …generated CSAM images, the overt attacks on the media industries, or the ultra-right’s glee about “AI”, … is never going to work."
www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2026/n...
www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2026/n...
Really great thread to read through!
I'm thankful that my feeds and in-person communities don't seem to have a lot of this sort of accusation currently. Solidarity and a variety of actions are necessary.
I'm thankful that my feeds and in-person communities don't seem to have a lot of this sort of accusation currently. Solidarity and a variety of actions are necessary.
Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Really great thread to read through!
I'm thankful that my feeds and in-person communities don't seem to have a lot of this sort of accusation currently. Solidarity and a variety of actions are necessary.
I'm thankful that my feeds and in-person communities don't seem to have a lot of this sort of accusation currently. Solidarity and a variety of actions are necessary.
Such an impactful halftime show by Bad Bunny, loved it.
My favorite commercial was the one about being a neighbor, we need more of that. https://www.rocketcompanies.com/press-release/america-needs-neighbors-like-you-rocket-and-redfin-release-super-bowl-ad-highlighting-the-power-of-being-neighborly/
My favorite commercial was the one about being a neighbor, we need more of that. https://www.rocketcompanies.com/press-release/america-needs-neighbors-like-you-rocket-and-redfin-release-super-bowl-ad-highlighting-the-power-of-being-neighborly/
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Such an impactful halftime show by Bad Bunny, loved it.
My favorite commercial was the one about being a neighbor, we need more of that. https://www.rocketcompanies.com/press-release/america-needs-neighbors-like-you-rocket-and-redfin-release-super-bowl-ad-highlighting-the-power-of-being-neighborly/
My favorite commercial was the one about being a neighbor, we need more of that. https://www.rocketcompanies.com/press-release/america-needs-neighbors-like-you-rocket-and-redfin-release-super-bowl-ad-highlighting-the-power-of-being-neighborly/
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
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I also have the opinion that generative AI is a plagerism bot and that using one is theft.
But even without the copyright violations (and the fact that these LLMs make up shit constantly)—you’re robbing yourself of an important part of the writing process if you use LLMs.
But even without the copyright violations (and the fact that these LLMs make up shit constantly)—you’re robbing yourself of an important part of the writing process if you use LLMs.
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I also have the opinion that generative AI is a plagerism bot and that using one is theft.
But even without the copyright violations (and the fact that these LLMs make up shit constantly)—you’re robbing yourself of an important part of the writing process if you use LLMs.
But even without the copyright violations (and the fact that these LLMs make up shit constantly)—you’re robbing yourself of an important part of the writing process if you use LLMs.
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If you’ve been haunted like I’ve been by what that grinning bow-tied grifter did to WVU—and you wanna try to make sense of the AI-EdTech-Higher Ed nexus—please read and share widely✊🙏
GVSU approves $139M bond to cover new technology hub plans
GVSU authorized issuing bonds not to exceed $139 million, a decision applauded by university leaders and decried by some faculty members.
www.mlive.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
If you’ve been haunted like I’ve been by what that grinning bow-tied grifter did to WVU—and you wanna try to make sense of the AI-EdTech-Higher Ed nexus—please read and share widely✊🙏
Over six months later and I'm still pleased with this book thread. It braids an excellent overview of Silicon Valley evil with some external sources I had also been thinking about or reading concurrently.
If you missed it, it's all still way too relevant! I recommend the book. #booksky
If you missed it, it's all still way too relevant! I recommend the book. #booksky
I am starting "More Everything Forever" by @adambecker.bsky.social this evening, and what a solid start with these epigraphs.
I'll add my thoughts in this thread as I read. 🧵
I'll add my thoughts in this thread as I read. 🧵
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Over six months later and I'm still pleased with this book thread. It braids an excellent overview of Silicon Valley evil with some external sources I had also been thinking about or reading concurrently.
If you missed it, it's all still way too relevant! I recommend the book. #booksky
If you missed it, it's all still way too relevant! I recommend the book. #booksky
I just finished a book yesterday and was considering my next one when I saw this post. Teach Truth has been sitting on my TBR for long enough from when I bought it last year. Definitely ready to start this one and learn from Jesse!
ZEP campaign director & @rethinkingschools.bsky.social editor @jessehagopian.bsky.social describes a “great rebellion” of educators, parents & students -- practicing “fugitive pedagogy” in defiance of “outrageous laws trying to ban the truth.” @democracynow.org
www.democracynow.org/2025/2/6/jes...
www.democracynow.org/2025/2/6/jes...
Jesse Hagopian on the “New McCarthyism”: As More Educators Self-Censor, Others Vow to Teach the Truth
As Black History Month begins, longtime educator Jesse Hagopian joins us for Part 2 of an interview about the Trump administration and right-wing attacks on education, and his new book, Teach Truth: T...
www.democracynow.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I just finished a book yesterday and was considering my next one when I saw this post. Teach Truth has been sitting on my TBR for long enough from when I bought it last year. Definitely ready to start this one and learn from Jesse!
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
What's the weirdest thing you've searched online recently?
I just searched: 400273 km in smoots
I just searched: 400273 km in smoots
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
What's the weirdest thing you've searched online recently?
I just searched: 400273 km in smoots
I just searched: 400273 km in smoots
Explored a small part of Grand Rapids World of Winter this evening!
"If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
"If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
February 7, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Explored a small part of Grand Rapids World of Winter this evening!
"If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
"If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
The quoted post below about Star Trek is from my long book thread on More Everything Forever by @adambecker.bsky.social from last year.
A recent article by @chanda.blacksky.app extends the point: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26... (and I'm excited for her new book later this year!)
A recent article by @chanda.blacksky.app extends the point: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26... (and I'm excited for her new book later this year!)
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The quoted post below about Star Trek is from my long book thread on More Everything Forever by @adambecker.bsky.social from last year.
A recent article by @chanda.blacksky.app extends the point: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26... (and I'm excited for her new book later this year!)
A recent article by @chanda.blacksky.app extends the point: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26... (and I'm excited for her new book later this year!)
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The Struggles Of Elon Musk 😔
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The Struggles Of Elon Musk 😔
Interesting survey with the creator nested down in the quote posts. I scored at 20% (low in all categories) since the questions are all binary responses
Strongest agree was for: "Space colonization is an escapist fantasy." For context, I have a PhD in astrophysics and I teach basic astronomy.
Strongest agree was for: "Space colonization is an escapist fantasy." For context, I have a PhD in astrophysics and I teach basic astronomy.
alright i did the TESCREAL quiz — i completed the 70-question version to get the most accurate result
https://yuwakisaweb.pages.dev/attitude_survey/?theme=tescreal
https://yuwakisaweb.pages.dev/attitude_survey/?theme=tescreal
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Interesting survey with the creator nested down in the quote posts. I scored at 20% (low in all categories) since the questions are all binary responses
Strongest agree was for: "Space colonization is an escapist fantasy." For context, I have a PhD in astrophysics and I teach basic astronomy.
Strongest agree was for: "Space colonization is an escapist fantasy." For context, I have a PhD in astrophysics and I teach basic astronomy.
"It only 'is what it is' because we have collectively, in aggregate, decided that it is. A technology that no one uses can't hurt us; only a technology that we do use."
Link to whole essay in thread. I'll keep pushing back on AI because I refuse to participate in making AI inevitable. It sucks.
Link to whole essay in thread. I'll keep pushing back on AI because I refuse to participate in making AI inevitable. It sucks.
"If you have already shrugged and said "it is what it is," fuck you. " www.garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish...
Selfish AI | GarfieldTech
www.garfieldtech.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
"It only 'is what it is' because we have collectively, in aggregate, decided that it is. A technology that no one uses can't hurt us; only a technology that we do use."
Link to whole essay in thread. I'll keep pushing back on AI because I refuse to participate in making AI inevitable. It sucks.
Link to whole essay in thread. I'll keep pushing back on AI because I refuse to participate in making AI inevitable. It sucks.
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Guess who is once again displaying their ability to hyperfocus on being a hater?
It's me, I spent all evening writing my own compilation of all the reasons I think AI sucks so I can post it under genAI-made FB posts.
Work-in-progress, suggestions welcome!
www.skwinnicki.com/single-post/...
It's me, I spent all evening writing my own compilation of all the reasons I think AI sucks so I can post it under genAI-made FB posts.
Work-in-progress, suggestions welcome!
www.skwinnicki.com/single-post/...
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Guess who is once again displaying their ability to hyperfocus on being a hater?
It's me, I spent all evening writing my own compilation of all the reasons I think AI sucks so I can post it under genAI-made FB posts.
Work-in-progress, suggestions welcome!
www.skwinnicki.com/single-post/...
It's me, I spent all evening writing my own compilation of all the reasons I think AI sucks so I can post it under genAI-made FB posts.
Work-in-progress, suggestions welcome!
www.skwinnicki.com/single-post/...
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This is about The Washington Post but it is also about the slow death of movie theaters, of book stores—the rapid integration of AI into schools—the Kennedy Center—the way so many people in power are afraid of art (and wow even sports) for the power it has to give people common language and cause.
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is about The Washington Post but it is also about the slow death of movie theaters, of book stores—the rapid integration of AI into schools—the Kennedy Center—the way so many people in power are afraid of art (and wow even sports) for the power it has to give people common language and cause.
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The CDC has stopped doing its job.
"Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet," & a "'shadow CDC’ is scrambling to fill gaps in public health data."
Details:
🔹️Last week, an audit in the Annals of Internal Medicine "revealed that...
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/stat...
"Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet," & a "'shadow CDC’ is scrambling to fill gaps in public health data."
Details:
🔹️Last week, an audit in the Annals of Internal Medicine "revealed that...
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/stat...
A ‘shadow CDC’ is scrambling to fill gaps in public health data
Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet. Here’s what states and medical societies are doing to preserve U.S. public health
www.scientificamerican.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
The CDC has stopped doing its job.
"Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet," & a "'shadow CDC’ is scrambling to fill gaps in public health data."
Details:
🔹️Last week, an audit in the Annals of Internal Medicine "revealed that...
🧵
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stat...
"Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet," & a "'shadow CDC’ is scrambling to fill gaps in public health data."
Details:
🔹️Last week, an audit in the Annals of Internal Medicine "revealed that...
🧵
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stat...
Great thread here with some solid linked references!
Listening to @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social & @prisonculture.bsky.social talking about MLK Jr’s organizing in the north:
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Great thread here with some solid linked references!
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If you have a billion dollars or more, you are evil. You don't start out as evil, so it's not like only evil people ever get a billion dollars; it's just that being a billionaire forced you to make a choice, be evil or change how you do things and stop being a billionaire. Billionaires choose evil.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
If you have a billion dollars or more, you are evil. You don't start out as evil, so it's not like only evil people ever get a billion dollars; it's just that being a billionaire forced you to make a choice, be evil or change how you do things and stop being a billionaire. Billionaires choose evil.
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So I started writing this paper almost exactly a year ago, based on the talks I'd given across 2024, including my keynote for the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. This is the pre-print and, all things considered, the full edited version should be available in April.
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On Bullshit Engines’ Politics_Preprint
This is a pre-print of the following chapter: Williams, Damien P., “On Bullshit Engines’ Politics”, published in Arrangements of Power: Tracing Langdon Winner’s Legacy Within and Beyond the P…
afutureworththinkingabout.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
So I started writing this paper almost exactly a year ago, based on the talks I'd given across 2024, including my keynote for the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. This is the pre-print and, all things considered, the full edited version should be available in April.
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I love this quote.
February 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I love this quote.
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"The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently"- David Graeber
It's pretty amazing to me the amount of shit that apparently you can Just Do as an NYC mayor. It makes basically every other American politician look like an incompetent loser.
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
February 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently"- David Graeber