Caleb
@calebschmreen.bsky.social
Culture lover, dog owner, optimistic cynic
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i was in the top 0.02% of his listeners this year
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
i was in the top 0.02% of his listeners this year
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gimme yule
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
November 16, 2023 at 12:56 AM
gimme yule
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
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With Black Friday approaching, there will inevitably be well-intentioned talk that these deals are only possible because workers are denied a livable wage.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
With Black Friday approaching, there will inevitably be well-intentioned talk that these deals are only possible because workers are denied a livable wage.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
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i just reviewed 50+ applications for an arts award and most of them were written by chatgpt. And then the other reviewers said they put them into Gemini to rank them. At a certain point, if everyone is giving their thinking entirely over to AI, why are we even bothering with any of this anymore?
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
i just reviewed 50+ applications for an arts award and most of them were written by chatgpt. And then the other reviewers said they put them into Gemini to rank them. At a certain point, if everyone is giving their thinking entirely over to AI, why are we even bothering with any of this anymore?
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When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
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I've created a calculator that gives you the right answer 80% of the time and I believe it will change the world
January 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I've created a calculator that gives you the right answer 80% of the time and I believe it will change the world
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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the invisible hand of the market? oh, you mean the hamburger helper glove
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the invisible hand of the market? oh, you mean the hamburger helper glove
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Powerful move of kindness you can do at work almost every day is when someone junior or outside your department goes “I have a dumb question” and then asks a totally reasonable question, hit em with a “not at all a stupid question” or “actually great question” and then answering it.
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Powerful move of kindness you can do at work almost every day is when someone junior or outside your department goes “I have a dumb question” and then asks a totally reasonable question, hit em with a “not at all a stupid question” or “actually great question” and then answering it.
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
October 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
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Seems like every community I'm a part of is in deep leadership crisis mode, and I can't help but feel that the broader political environment is putting earth core-degree pressure on every organizational fault line right now
October 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Seems like every community I'm a part of is in deep leadership crisis mode, and I can't help but feel that the broader political environment is putting earth core-degree pressure on every organizational fault line right now
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I don't think they do expect to sustain their institutions. Every decision is about right now. And everyone in charge cares about themselves, right now. 'Tomorrow never comes and even if it does, it isn't my problem.'
Shit, Biden himself did it. Path of least resistance.
Shit, Biden himself did it. Path of least resistance.
I don't know how university leaders expect to sustain their institutions *even as class-reproduction machines* if they sell out to a dictator and crush their own core workers. Like, you have to put oil in the engine. You have to put gasoline in the car.
October 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I don't think they do expect to sustain their institutions. Every decision is about right now. And everyone in charge cares about themselves, right now. 'Tomorrow never comes and even if it does, it isn't my problem.'
Shit, Biden himself did it. Path of least resistance.
Shit, Biden himself did it. Path of least resistance.
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It's worth noting that the Republicans control all three branches of government and the Dems literally couldn't pass a CR on their own. So anyone who writes anything about Dems being responsible is not only lying, they're doing it in service to this administration.
October 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's worth noting that the Republicans control all three branches of government and the Dems literally couldn't pass a CR on their own. So anyone who writes anything about Dems being responsible is not only lying, they're doing it in service to this administration.
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perfect timing to have encountered this rebecca solnit quote this morning
September 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
perfect timing to have encountered this rebecca solnit quote this morning
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tim taylor: we all know that gender is a performance, al
al: i don't think so, tim. that's a common misreading of butlerian theory, which refers to the linguistic "performative act," e.g. naming a ship. however, the symbolic interactionist school does understand everyday life as dramaturgy
al: i don't think so, tim. that's a common misreading of butlerian theory, which refers to the linguistic "performative act," e.g. naming a ship. however, the symbolic interactionist school does understand everyday life as dramaturgy
September 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
tim taylor: we all know that gender is a performance, al
al: i don't think so, tim. that's a common misreading of butlerian theory, which refers to the linguistic "performative act," e.g. naming a ship. however, the symbolic interactionist school does understand everyday life as dramaturgy
al: i don't think so, tim. that's a common misreading of butlerian theory, which refers to the linguistic "performative act," e.g. naming a ship. however, the symbolic interactionist school does understand everyday life as dramaturgy
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If you don’t know history then it doesn’t matter how smart or how thoughtful you are—you will never understand why things are really happening in the present, and you will never be able to see through the most egregious lies permeating your society. You won’t know who you are or what you’re doing.
March 10, 2024 at 11:31 AM
If you don’t know history then it doesn’t matter how smart or how thoughtful you are—you will never understand why things are really happening in the present, and you will never be able to see through the most egregious lies permeating your society. You won’t know who you are or what you’re doing.
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I think one of the better, more subtle tributes to Robert Redford's life is the string of utterly iconic female co-stars who've come forward to eulogize him; each of them take-no-shit types like Fonda and Streisand, and every one of them without a single bad thing to say. A model for male behavior
September 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I think one of the better, more subtle tributes to Robert Redford's life is the string of utterly iconic female co-stars who've come forward to eulogize him; each of them take-no-shit types like Fonda and Streisand, and every one of them without a single bad thing to say. A model for male behavior
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Greed is such a destructive force that it caused an invention that allows for instant access to all knowledge to somehow make everyone stupider
September 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Greed is such a destructive force that it caused an invention that allows for instant access to all knowledge to somehow make everyone stupider
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The circle of life:
<get new LinkedIn friend request>
<log on to accept>
<take a look around>
<log off>
<get new LinkedIn friend request>
<log on to accept>
<take a look around>
<log off>
September 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The circle of life:
<get new LinkedIn friend request>
<log on to accept>
<take a look around>
<log off>
<get new LinkedIn friend request>
<log on to accept>
<take a look around>
<log off>
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every day i see hundreds of comments of people spinning elaborate scenarios to explain how trump can control everything and all opposition is futile. a) i think a lot of you need to log off and stop following professional doomsayers. b) i think a lot of you are cowards
August 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
every day i see hundreds of comments of people spinning elaborate scenarios to explain how trump can control everything and all opposition is futile. a) i think a lot of you need to log off and stop following professional doomsayers. b) i think a lot of you are cowards
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trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa
August 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa
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What if I told you that the depression was caused by a cabal of wealthy businessmen who want to rule the world?
August 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What if I told you that the depression was caused by a cabal of wealthy businessmen who want to rule the world?