Robert Sosin
@robertsosin.bsky.social
Conversation Designer / Father / Secret shapeshifting raccoon embroiled in a long con
Batty Daddies are natty baddies, word to Cincinnati
December 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Batty Daddies are natty baddies, word to Cincinnati
New distracted boyfriend meme just dropped (77 years ago)
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
New distracted boyfriend meme just dropped (77 years ago)
It depends on the age of the child. 4-8 you can get away with $1-$5. 9-10 is gonna run you $10-$20 for your Gen Alpha sophisticates
October 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It depends on the age of the child. 4-8 you can get away with $1-$5. 9-10 is gonna run you $10-$20 for your Gen Alpha sophisticates
I remember hearing something once about the right wing adopting the Pepe frog because of its connection to Kek, the frog-headed Egyptian chaos god. The chaos of the Trump administrations make much more sense to me in that context. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kek_(my...
Kek (mythology) - Wikipedia
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October 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I remember hearing something once about the right wing adopting the Pepe frog because of its connection to Kek, the frog-headed Egyptian chaos god. The chaos of the Trump administrations make much more sense to me in that context. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kek_(my...
Just to get it out there: Knicks in 7. I believe in Brunson.
May 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Just to get it out there: Knicks in 7. I believe in Brunson.
You said AI would become a “world-destroying sociopath”, I’m saying children are the ones who have traditionally become sociopaths. Some have made the world a worse place. But nobody’s destroyed the world/humanity yet, despite thousands of years predicting a new tech would do that/allow that
April 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
You said AI would become a “world-destroying sociopath”, I’m saying children are the ones who have traditionally become sociopaths. Some have made the world a worse place. But nobody’s destroyed the world/humanity yet, despite thousands of years predicting a new tech would do that/allow that
You’re saying new tech will take over the world and destroy it. I’m saying our children will take over the world (and could destroy it, too). Neither of these statements are new, but mine has always been true while yours has yet to come true, despite being said about countless innovations.
April 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
You’re saying new tech will take over the world and destroy it. I’m saying our children will take over the world (and could destroy it, too). Neither of these statements are new, but mine has always been true while yours has yet to come true, despite being said about countless innovations.
And “this will be the end of the world” has been a prediction made by countless people before you, all of which have been wrong up until now. Maybe someday it will be right, but it hasn’t been yet.
April 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
And “this will be the end of the world” has been a prediction made by countless people before you, all of which have been wrong up until now. Maybe someday it will be right, but it hasn’t been yet.
Your “literally” beef is with Merriam Webster, not me. But all technology adoption follows a predictable pattern en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner...
Gartner hype cycle - Wikipedia
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April 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Your “literally” beef is with Merriam Webster, not me. But all technology adoption follows a predictable pattern en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner...
Is your point here against AI or against Capitalism? Because I agree with Capitalism being at the root of a lot of where AI is going wrong now, but that’s hardly the fault of the technology
April 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Is your point here against AI or against Capitalism? Because I agree with Capitalism being at the root of a lot of where AI is going wrong now, but that’s hardly the fault of the technology
What applies to both children and just-invented tech is expectations. If we expect the worst, we’ll probably get it. If we work on making it into something ethical and productive, we could get that, but it’s never guaranteed
April 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What applies to both children and just-invented tech is expectations. If we expect the worst, we’ll probably get it. If we work on making it into something ethical and productive, we could get that, but it’s never guaranteed
As a parent you can have an idea across “broad predictable averages” what your kid will turn out like. You could even have other kids sharing the same genes and nurturing environment. But ask parents how many of their kids turned out like they thought they would.
April 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As a parent you can have an idea across “broad predictable averages” what your kid will turn out like. You could even have other kids sharing the same genes and nurturing environment. But ask parents how many of their kids turned out like they thought they would.
The idea of a technology that can make decisions for humans is indeed new, and scary. AI is a big deal. But it’s still really early in its development, and at a point where most new technologies run into resistance before becoming reliable parts of everyday life en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner...
Gartner hype cycle - Wikipedia
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April 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The idea of a technology that can make decisions for humans is indeed new, and scary. AI is a big deal. But it’s still really early in its development, and at a point where most new technologies run into resistance before becoming reliable parts of everyday life en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner...
That’s fair. But it’s also an argument against children. They could grow up and fail and become horrible people who make the world a worse place. The idea is you could raise them to be better people and make the world a better place. This is why I think Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is about AI
April 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
That’s fair. But it’s also an argument against children. They could grow up and fail and become horrible people who make the world a worse place. The idea is you could raise them to be better people and make the world a better place. This is why I think Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is about AI
“Work” is doing yeoman’s work in that sentence. You think everyone saying AI could have benefits is trying to pull off a scam? People see things differently, especially when they have experience seeing positive applications of the technology.
April 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
“Work” is doing yeoman’s work in that sentence. You think everyone saying AI could have benefits is trying to pull off a scam? People see things differently, especially when they have experience seeing positive applications of the technology.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner... Consider you may be in the trough of disillusionment. It’s a valid position but it does happen every time a new technology is introduced.
Gartner hype cycle - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
April 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner... Consider you may be in the trough of disillusionment. It’s a valid position but it does happen every time a new technology is introduced.
Literally every new technology is derided for a while as being bad and not as good as what’s already there. “A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds” Twain. AI boosters might be looking at future potential while AI critics focus on current failures.
Trying to think of any previous technology that needed this many people out there telling everyone that they're wrong about how it stinks and it is very good and helpfully actually
April 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Literally every new technology is derided for a while as being bad and not as good as what’s already there. “A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds” Twain. AI boosters might be looking at future potential while AI critics focus on current failures.
Bushmiller deploying the seldom-used triple dash
April 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Bushmiller deploying the seldom-used triple dash
Inside you are two wolves
April 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Inside you are two wolves
Meat Helmet is murder
April 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Meat Helmet is murder
Happy 80th Birthday to a true New York legend, Walt "Clyde" Frazier! Certified, Bonafide, Deified: that's Walt "Clyde".
And it's not just for the Hall of Fame run as a player, his role as the constabulary of vocabulary on Knick broadcasts inspires me EVERY GAME! The absolute GOAT #Knicks
And it's not just for the Hall of Fame run as a player, his role as the constabulary of vocabulary on Knick broadcasts inspires me EVERY GAME! The absolute GOAT #Knicks
March 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy 80th Birthday to a true New York legend, Walt "Clyde" Frazier! Certified, Bonafide, Deified: that's Walt "Clyde".
And it's not just for the Hall of Fame run as a player, his role as the constabulary of vocabulary on Knick broadcasts inspires me EVERY GAME! The absolute GOAT #Knicks
And it's not just for the Hall of Fame run as a player, his role as the constabulary of vocabulary on Knick broadcasts inspires me EVERY GAME! The absolute GOAT #Knicks
Landry Shamet Laundromat Sheets. Tenacious cling meets silky smooth feel. #CallMeLandry
March 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Landry Shamet Laundromat Sheets. Tenacious cling meets silky smooth feel. #CallMeLandry
The sexual politics of this one (when you consider how hot Elmer is for Bugs in drag) is intense. And the punchline does a masterful job of rebutting the “I identify as an attack helicopter“ line right wingers would use decades later… if you really identify as that, go fly a few missions
March 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The sexual politics of this one (when you consider how hot Elmer is for Bugs in drag) is intense. And the punchline does a masterful job of rebutting the “I identify as an attack helicopter“ line right wingers would use decades later… if you really identify as that, go fly a few missions
I went to a party once at the house at the woman who wrote this! She had a bunch of framed pictures of family on a drawer and I noticed amongst them was a chimp. When I asked about it I got quite the story
February 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I went to a party once at the house at the woman who wrote this! She had a bunch of framed pictures of family on a drawer and I noticed amongst them was a chimp. When I asked about it I got quite the story
