Blaire O'Neal
@blairephd.bsky.social
Dr. B, PhD | Cultural Critic | Writer & Musician
Why is LinkedIn so awful? I can barely stand to be there for more than 10 minutes.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Why is LinkedIn so awful? I can barely stand to be there for more than 10 minutes.
George Orwell: "Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”
Here's hoping I can scrape together some PTO.
Here's hoping I can scrape together some PTO.
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
George Orwell: "Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”
Here's hoping I can scrape together some PTO.
Here's hoping I can scrape together some PTO.
Election night was great for democrats and fans of the words “rebuke” and “repudiation”
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Election night was great for democrats and fans of the words “rebuke” and “repudiation”
penned my thoughts on AI curation, Grok's new role, and so-called 'X refugees'. dr-b.ghost.io/im-not-writi...
i'm not writing this for you | the age of AI curation.
I’m new to Bluesky, but apparently, in some of its circles, I am what they would call an X-refugee. The moniker feels slightly pejorative given we’re talking about a social media platform (not a war-t...
dr-b.ghost.io
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
penned my thoughts on AI curation, Grok's new role, and so-called 'X refugees'. dr-b.ghost.io/im-not-writi...
we've gone from: creating for audiences --> to creating for algorithms --> and now, to creating for AI.
this progression feels both inevitable and deeply weird.
🧵 here are my thoughts
this progression feels both inevitable and deeply weird.
🧵 here are my thoughts
October 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
we've gone from: creating for audiences --> to creating for algorithms --> and now, to creating for AI.
this progression feels both inevitable and deeply weird.
🧵 here are my thoughts
this progression feels both inevitable and deeply weird.
🧵 here are my thoughts
petition to replace doom-scrolling with "taking a scroll"
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
petition to replace doom-scrolling with "taking a scroll"
leaving Substack before ever creating a post is barely a revolutionary act.
it feels like half-heartedly saying 'fuck off' to an empty room you never moved into.
nonetheless, hello, @ghost.org
hello, open source. hello, owning my work.
more thoughts here: dr-b.ghost.io/moving-day/
it feels like half-heartedly saying 'fuck off' to an empty room you never moved into.
nonetheless, hello, @ghost.org
hello, open source. hello, owning my work.
more thoughts here: dr-b.ghost.io/moving-day/
moving day.
I’m beginning this endeavor with a brief, warm introduction to no one, in hopes of, someday, someone.
Ghost only showed up on my radar yesterday, precipitated by an impassioned—and clearly convincin...
dr-b.ghost.io
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
leaving Substack before ever creating a post is barely a revolutionary act.
it feels like half-heartedly saying 'fuck off' to an empty room you never moved into.
nonetheless, hello, @ghost.org
hello, open source. hello, owning my work.
more thoughts here: dr-b.ghost.io/moving-day/
it feels like half-heartedly saying 'fuck off' to an empty room you never moved into.
nonetheless, hello, @ghost.org
hello, open source. hello, owning my work.
more thoughts here: dr-b.ghost.io/moving-day/