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There is no moral failing in not meticulously tracking one's spending or one's caloric intake but the emotional threads lurking in these cognitive gaps are easily exploitable by vested interests seeking your attention
February 16, 2026 at 6:08 AM
There is no moral failing in not meticulously tracking one's spending or one's caloric intake but the emotional threads lurking in these cognitive gaps are easily exploitable by vested interests seeking your attention
AI is a perfect test case of Graeber's bullshit jobs thesis. Go ahead, run a bullshit machine through the economy and see what's left.
February 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
AI is a perfect test case of Graeber's bullshit jobs thesis. Go ahead, run a bullshit machine through the economy and see what's left.
Political violence cannot be employed strategically because political strategy is a fiction. Violence is a historical inevitability not a present one.
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Political violence cannot be employed strategically because political strategy is a fiction. Violence is a historical inevitability not a present one.
I seem to have let the politics brainworms back in. On the other site I can just ignore the torrent of bullshit but I guess this is what I'm here for.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I seem to have let the politics brainworms back in. On the other site I can just ignore the torrent of bullshit but I guess this is what I'm here for.
The central problem in this discussion is the concept of prosperity
can someone please explain to me what “prosperity” means if not widespread and growing access to good and services
is it, like, a spiritual fulfillment thing for you guys
is it, like, a spiritual fulfillment thing for you guys
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The central problem in this discussion is the concept of prosperity
This tendency is not a product of social media but it is made apparent by it
It’s this nightmarish epistemological mechanism where truth and falsehood are adjudicated almost entirely on the basis of whether or not a claim is pleasing to the audience. It’s awful for understanding the world but our entire politics is now built on it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This tendency is not a product of social media but it is made apparent by it