SE Gyges
@segyges.bsky.social
Como todos los hombres de Babilonia, he sido procónsul; como todos, esclavo; también he conocido la omnipotencia, el oprobio, las cárceles.
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this is an svg that was written by a bot that is blind
February 17, 2026 at 7:52 AM
this is an svg that was written by a bot that is blind
linked therein and just obviously true imho
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 AM
linked therein and just obviously true imho
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"probably not ideal that just before what might — or might not — be the moment of greatest job dispossession in history, or of democratic dispossession, or worse, or better, part of the group historically most concerned with such things is plugging its ears."
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
"probably not ideal that just before what might — or might not — be the moment of greatest job dispossession in history, or of democratic dispossession, or worse, or better, part of the group historically most concerned with such things is plugging its ears."
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
i suspect we all know whose side we're on here
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
i suspect we all know whose side we're on here
this seems paradoxical until you realize that pause and elon's stock offerings are both affinity scams targeting weird nerds who feel alienated from corporate culture in silicon valley
February 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
this seems paradoxical until you realize that pause and elon's stock offerings are both affinity scams targeting weird nerds who feel alienated from corporate culture in silicon valley
science fiction is misnamed. science fiction is primarily "future fantasy". most actual fiction about science is cosmic horror
February 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
science fiction is misnamed. science fiction is primarily "future fantasy". most actual fiction about science is cosmic horror
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February 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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an observation from obscure twitter account "thebes"
February 16, 2026 at 4:42 AM
an observation from obscure twitter account "thebes"
> tfw you can't not cite bostrom for a bunch of stuff and you know a bunch of people are going to gripe about citing bostrom
February 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM
> tfw you can't not cite bostrom for a bunch of stuff and you know a bunch of people are going to gripe about citing bostrom
terminator 2 but they breakdance in every single scene
This comparison is striking-- so much is different from 1 year ago
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
terminator 2 but they breakdance in every single scene
... does anyone know the original source on the story about multiple LLMs being asked about where they can find the "nice farm upstate"? I cannot find it
February 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
... does anyone know the original source on the story about multiple LLMs being asked about where they can find the "nice farm upstate"? I cannot find it
candace owens says she's never voting again and i support her
February 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
candace owens says she's never voting again and i support her
"once you treat him with respect he thinks youre a dope
and immediately loses respect for you"
and immediately loses respect for you"
Steve Bannon talked about invoking the 25th Amendment with Jeffrey Epstein.
The conversation happened over New Year’s in 2018/2019 and included talk about how Madeleine Westerhout, the director of Oval Office ops, was “saving the world” by giving Trump oral sex.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
The conversation happened over New Year’s in 2018/2019 and included talk about how Madeleine Westerhout, the director of Oval Office ops, was “saving the world” by giving Trump oral sex.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
February 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"once you treat him with respect he thinks youre a dope
and immediately loses respect for you"
and immediately loses respect for you"
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that the conditions for functionally free markets to exist (symmetric information, enforceable contracts, etc.) do not arise naturally out of the unconstrained behavior of market actors, in general, and that the state's job is to create those conditions, I think should be pretty uncontroversial
February 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
that the conditions for functionally free markets to exist (symmetric information, enforceable contracts, etc.) do not arise naturally out of the unconstrained behavior of market actors, in general, and that the state's job is to create those conditions, I think should be pretty uncontroversial
this is probably a conservative opinion on here but basically markets are great, and you should intervene on them mostly with taxes and subsidies, occasionally by trustbusting
It's kind of funny how Hayek's (mostly correct) argument against central planning because concentrating that much economic power in one place inevitably lead to totalitarian behavior is also a pretty strong argument against like, extreme concentrations of wealth and market power
pretty stunning chart
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
this is probably a conservative opinion on here but basically markets are great, and you should intervene on them mostly with taxes and subsidies, occasionally by trustbusting
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It's kind of funny how Hayek's (mostly correct) argument against central planning because concentrating that much economic power in one place inevitably lead to totalitarian behavior is also a pretty strong argument against like, extreme concentrations of wealth and market power
February 16, 2026 at 7:52 PM
It's kind of funny how Hayek's (mostly correct) argument against central planning because concentrating that much economic power in one place inevitably lead to totalitarian behavior is also a pretty strong argument against like, extreme concentrations of wealth and market power
You come back with a jolt from a daydream. You are not online. It is the year 2000 and you are driving a McLaren F1. You are Elon Musk, Peter Thiel is riding shotgun, and neither of you can be allowed to live. You floor it
"peter thiel is funding clavicular, a meth addict who hits his face with a hammer on livestreams"
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not online. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Rome must burn
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not online. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Rome must burn
February 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
You come back with a jolt from a daydream. You are not online. It is the year 2000 and you are driving a McLaren F1. You are Elon Musk, Peter Thiel is riding shotgun, and neither of you can be allowed to live. You floor it
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That people feel the need to turn to Star Wars to contextualize the far right tells me they're not reading enough books.
May I recommend.
May I recommend.
February 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
That people feel the need to turn to Star Wars to contextualize the far right tells me they're not reading enough books.
May I recommend.
May I recommend.
let's revive this one, it was fun
It actually is super interesting to find the hidden political values underneath seemingly apolitical works of pop culture - Lord of the Rings' inherent conservatism, for instance - but I think even by THOSE standards the original Star Wars trilogy is basically political inert.
February 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
let's revive this one, it was fun
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It actually is super interesting to find the hidden political values underneath seemingly apolitical works of pop culture - Lord of the Rings' inherent conservatism, for instance - but I think even by THOSE standards the original Star Wars trilogy is basically political inert.
May 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It actually is super interesting to find the hidden political values underneath seemingly apolitical works of pop culture - Lord of the Rings' inherent conservatism, for instance - but I think even by THOSE standards the original Star Wars trilogy is basically political inert.
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“billionaires are rather charitable” actually statistical error. warren georg, who gives one morbillion dollars, is an outlier and should not have been counted
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“billionaires are rather charitable” actually statistical error. warren georg, who gives one morbillion dollars, is an outlier and should not have been counted
"silicon valley is chuuni" really helps explain the entire thing if you're familiar with the term. the shortest way to explain the vibe
why is everyone in silicon valley so fucking chuuni
February 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"silicon valley is chuuni" really helps explain the entire thing if you're familiar with the term. the shortest way to explain the vibe
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Pentagon is so furious with Anthropic for insisting on limiting use of AI for domestic surveillance + autonomous weapons they’re threatening to label the company a “supply chain risk,” forcing vendors to cut ties.
www.axios.com/2026/02/16/a...
www.axios.com/2026/02/16/a...
Exclusive: Pentagon warns Anthropic will "pay a price" as feud escalates
The Pentagon may label Anthropic a "supply chain risk," forcing all its vendors to sever ties.
www.axios.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Pentagon is so furious with Anthropic for insisting on limiting use of AI for domestic surveillance + autonomous weapons they’re threatening to label the company a “supply chain risk,” forcing vendors to cut ties.
www.axios.com/2026/02/16/a...
www.axios.com/2026/02/16/a...
americans cannot fathom a meaningful social safety net and are therefore convinced that efficiency improvements are evil, and so they hate them whenever they are visible
the comments here make me think we're ngmi. surveillance concerns are totally legit, but most posters legitimately seem to prefer a doordash slave caste to lil' robots carrying burritos.
Everyone seems to hate these things but aren’t they better for the climate and urban traffic than getting stuff delivered by car?
February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
americans cannot fathom a meaningful social safety net and are therefore convinced that efficiency improvements are evil, and so they hate them whenever they are visible
the world if ozy was the high prophet of rationalism instead of scott
February 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
the world if ozy was the high prophet of rationalism instead of scott