edward
@edwardalexandrr.bsky.social
health communications professional, writer, and amateur photographer
writing at: https://thisismenow.substack.com/
writing at: https://thisismenow.substack.com/
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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I think you can trace the downfall of modern society back to Aaliyah’s death.
December 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I think you can trace the downfall of modern society back to Aaliyah’s death.
Daniel Caesar makes coffeeshop music
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Daniel Caesar makes coffeeshop music
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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You used to have to do a layer or two of analysis to arrive at "Generative AI is fascist, don't use it."
jesus christ
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You used to have to do a layer or two of analysis to arrive at "Generative AI is fascist, don't use it."
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after 3 years, i was laid off by rolling stone. im appreciative of my time there, but i know this is opening a better path🙌🏿
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December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
after 3 years, i was laid off by rolling stone. im appreciative of my time there, but i know this is opening a better path🙌🏿
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
+ a gofundme for anyone who'd like to help: www.gofundme.com/f/offering-s...
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
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has Lane Kiffin just been sitting in a room thinking all day
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
has Lane Kiffin just been sitting in a room thinking all day
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1) genuine life changing moment of my early 20s was realizing I actually didn't have to do this at all. tell the youths
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
1) genuine life changing moment of my early 20s was realizing I actually didn't have to do this at all. tell the youths
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
Had to go check the credits to see if Zadie Smith is doing music now and I’m still confused by wtf going on youtu.be/Vl_fNXnZwbM?...
Blood Orange ft Zadie Smith & Mustafa: Vivid Light (6 Music Live Session)
YouTube video by BBC Music
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Had to go check the credits to see if Zadie Smith is doing music now and I’m still confused by wtf going on youtu.be/Vl_fNXnZwbM?...
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I've been saying for months that the institutions bending to the loser tyrant's will have been complicit rather than cowardly. People keep saying 'why not both?' and I need to say that this misreads the situation which is that many of these institutions ARE CORRUPT, lol.
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I've been saying for months that the institutions bending to the loser tyrant's will have been complicit rather than cowardly. People keep saying 'why not both?' and I need to say that this misreads the situation which is that many of these institutions ARE CORRUPT, lol.
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Someone should write a Moynihan report on our elite class, explaining that their problems are not socioeconomic but the product of a pathological ghetto culture.
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Someone should write a Moynihan report on our elite class, explaining that their problems are not socioeconomic but the product of a pathological ghetto culture.
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Anyway, imagine if we threw money at the education system the way we’re doing so with AI? Imagine how many positive side effects would accrue as a result of a boom in state schools?
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Anyway, imagine if we threw money at the education system the way we’re doing so with AI? Imagine how many positive side effects would accrue as a result of a boom in state schools?
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I think that superhero movies have done a number of human beings conditioning some people to believe that extraordinary actions are what matter. And if one can't be a superhero, then simple, ordinary efforts aren't worth doing.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I think that superhero movies have done a number of human beings conditioning some people to believe that extraordinary actions are what matter. And if one can't be a superhero, then simple, ordinary efforts aren't worth doing.
Thinking back on it that 9th inning was absolutely insane, Dave Roberts still a wild boi
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Thinking back on it that 9th inning was absolutely insane, Dave Roberts still a wild boi
hollowing out of the social safety net + recession + ease of sports betting = big big problems
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
hollowing out of the social safety net + recession + ease of sports betting = big big problems
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I am so weak lmfaoooooooo. This should be the reaction every single time 😂
October 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I am so weak lmfaoooooooo. This should be the reaction every single time 😂
Leon Thomas and Daniel Caesar albums dropping same night; there is a high school boy out there about to choose an identity for the next 2-5 years tonight
October 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Leon Thomas and Daniel Caesar albums dropping same night; there is a high school boy out there about to choose an identity for the next 2-5 years tonight
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What is the Times doing calling this extrajudicial murder spree “cartel strikes”? On what evidence do they ape the killers’ propaganda?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What is the Times doing calling this extrajudicial murder spree “cartel strikes”? On what evidence do they ape the killers’ propaganda?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Nxgga named a song “Homiesexual” and it’s good. That is one unfortunately skillful mf
Say whatchu want bout Daniel Caesar, but that mf knows he can write a song!!
Daniel Caesar - Have A Baby (With Me) (Official Audio)
YouTube video by DanielCaesarVEVO
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October 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Nxgga named a song “Homiesexual” and it’s good. That is one unfortunately skillful mf
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That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
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In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
wrote my capstone paper in grad school the day before and got a score so high I didn't have to edit it even though there was a process that almost ensured everyone would have to rewrite. when I told my favorite professor this years later it was the closest I've ever seen her to dissapointed in me
I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
wrote my capstone paper in grad school the day before and got a score so high I didn't have to edit it even though there was a process that almost ensured everyone would have to rewrite. when I told my favorite professor this years later it was the closest I've ever seen her to dissapointed in me