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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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let's goooooooo
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
let's goooooooo
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ultimately i think the central thesis of trumpism might be true nihilism, just the absolute disdain for the idea that anything matters at all beyond winning an argument in the eyes of your supporters. there is no such thing as competence. there is only loyalty and occasionally bad press. that’s it
August 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ultimately i think the central thesis of trumpism might be true nihilism, just the absolute disdain for the idea that anything matters at all beyond winning an argument in the eyes of your supporters. there is no such thing as competence. there is only loyalty and occasionally bad press. that’s it
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there's "charitable interpretation" and there's "being a mark" and the inability or refusal to distinguish between the two is practically a credential in some circles
The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
August 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
there's "charitable interpretation" and there's "being a mark" and the inability or refusal to distinguish between the two is practically a credential in some circles
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"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
July 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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it's kind of fascinating how none of the ideas on how to fix the crisis of masculinity (or male loneliness or whatever) are ever "men work on connecting with each other and being kinder to others"
April 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
it's kind of fascinating how none of the ideas on how to fix the crisis of masculinity (or male loneliness or whatever) are ever "men work on connecting with each other and being kinder to others"
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The rhetorical victory is this: the proposal that we can and will outlast them.
Breaking: Cory Booker has officially delivered the longest Senate floor speech in US history, surpassing Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.
April 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The rhetorical victory is this: the proposal that we can and will outlast them.
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I am never allowed to rest.
March 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I am never allowed to rest.
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Over the last month we’ve seen the death of the post-WW2 era of American allegiance with Europe and most Americans don’t even know it happened
March 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Over the last month we’ve seen the death of the post-WW2 era of American allegiance with Europe and most Americans don’t even know it happened
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Their president is all class; our president is all ass.
Slava Ukraini!
Glory to the heroes!
Slava Ukraini!
Glory to the heroes!
March 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Their president is all class; our president is all ass.
Slava Ukraini!
Glory to the heroes!
Slava Ukraini!
Glory to the heroes!
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the ongoing new lavender scare has been hard for me to grapple with. if you are transgender do not get caught doing anything illegal and do not say anything anywhere that the state would want to prosecute you over. genuinely, be careful and prepare however you can
February 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
the ongoing new lavender scare has been hard for me to grapple with. if you are transgender do not get caught doing anything illegal and do not say anything anywhere that the state would want to prosecute you over. genuinely, be careful and prepare however you can
My country is broken, and what we have to do next is prove we are better than our government. No matter how dire it seems.
January 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My country is broken, and what we have to do next is prove we are better than our government. No matter how dire it seems.
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my line on identity politics *in general* is that not everybody is built for / up for / positioned for all of the various political work that should be done, including who people are willing to work with (or "coddle"), and one of the best aspects of identity politics is that this is fine actually
November 29, 2024 at 5:34 PM
my line on identity politics *in general* is that not everybody is built for / up for / positioned for all of the various political work that should be done, including who people are willing to work with (or "coddle"), and one of the best aspects of identity politics is that this is fine actually
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Almost dunk qrted but pulled back. New platform new era new me.
November 12, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Almost dunk qrted but pulled back. New platform new era new me.
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At some point we most societally reckon with the fact that men are raised to be uncomfortable with emotions, with their sexuality, with their vulnerability, and how to process challenges, and that there is a massive movement built to give them convenient reasons not to do so.
November 7, 2024 at 8:40 PM
At some point we most societally reckon with the fact that men are raised to be uncomfortable with emotions, with their sexuality, with their vulnerability, and how to process challenges, and that there is a massive movement built to give them convenient reasons not to do so.
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let's fucking go (to the gym)
Wanna reach the guys start at the gyms and big history subjects.
November 7, 2024 at 3:20 PM
let's fucking go (to the gym)
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This is basically what my political journey has been over the years
November 6, 2024 at 8:10 PM
This is basically what my political journey has been over the years
What unique grief I feel when, facing imminent environmental collapse, we see us as a species decide to install turbo facism and make many of our lives worse instead of confront any possibility of change or discomfort for the elite few. It's drowning, and yet we must keep fighting despite dire odds
November 6, 2024 at 9:39 PM
What unique grief I feel when, facing imminent environmental collapse, we see us as a species decide to install turbo facism and make many of our lives worse instead of confront any possibility of change or discomfort for the elite few. It's drowning, and yet we must keep fighting despite dire odds