C.E. Aaron
@ceaaronthemusician.bsky.social
About my studio: I teach online real-time piano, voice, and songwriting lessons that make room for everybody. Learn more at https://ceaaron.music!
About me: COVID cautious, disabled, neurospicy. Proud parent to a polite void named Pudding.
About me: COVID cautious, disabled, neurospicy. Proud parent to a polite void named Pudding.
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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And doctors are still paid as the result of daily LABOR.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
doctor who makes 200K annual is VERY comfortable. That’s not wealth hoarding though lol
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And doctors are still paid as the result of daily LABOR.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
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doctor who makes 200K annual is VERY comfortable. That’s not wealth hoarding though lol
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
doctor who makes 200K annual is VERY comfortable. That’s not wealth hoarding though lol
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
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look, it's such a deeply problematic song, but being the proud owner of a chonky cat, it is *such* fun to sing the chorus of "fat bottomed girls" to her
also, i need to study what makes that melody so perfect
(studying what makes my cat so perfect is beyond my expertise)
also, i need to study what makes that melody so perfect
(studying what makes my cat so perfect is beyond my expertise)
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
look, it's such a deeply problematic song, but being the proud owner of a chonky cat, it is *such* fun to sing the chorus of "fat bottomed girls" to her
also, i need to study what makes that melody so perfect
(studying what makes my cat so perfect is beyond my expertise)
also, i need to study what makes that melody so perfect
(studying what makes my cat so perfect is beyond my expertise)
New blog post just dropped! A brief reflection on small acts of care: ceaaron.music/blog/you-sav...
“You Saved Me with Eggs and Beans” — C.E. Aaron Music Lessons
When I am hurting, I do not need someone to come along and magically remove every woe. I just want some dang black beans, cooked with love.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New blog post just dropped! A brief reflection on small acts of care: ceaaron.music/blog/you-sav...
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Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
With a pit in my stomach, but the unrelenting need to let people with stories like mine know they're not alone, I hit publish on the most vulnerable thing I've ever written in public: ceaaron.music/blog/music-freedom-and-the-teaspoon-brigade
Music, Freedom, and the Teaspoon Brigade — C.E. Aaron Music Lessons
Something called to me about the singer-songwriter life, but it wasn't the profession itself. It was the freedom I felt within music, the permission to be myself without apology.
ceaaron.music
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
With a pit in my stomach, but the unrelenting need to let people with stories like mine know they're not alone, I hit publish on the most vulnerable thing I've ever written in public: ceaaron.music/blog/music-freedom-and-the-teaspoon-brigade
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I need this kind of help like I need a raccoon in my bra
Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I need this kind of help like I need a raccoon in my bra
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Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
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now that i’ve been a teacher for a good few years i’d like to tell anyone who’s in any kind of class rn: they don’t give a shit if you get it wrong, whatever it is. truly. they aren’t lying when they say they only want you to give it a try
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
now that i’ve been a teacher for a good few years i’d like to tell anyone who’s in any kind of class rn: they don’t give a shit if you get it wrong, whatever it is. truly. they aren’t lying when they say they only want you to give it a try
it’s so clear to me that regardless of the sociopolitical environs - the current collapse of the old world, or the imminent birthing of the new one - i would be teaching music. if all my material needs were otherwise met, i’d still give my silly little piano and voice lessons.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
it’s so clear to me that regardless of the sociopolitical environs - the current collapse of the old world, or the imminent birthing of the new one - i would be teaching music. if all my material needs were otherwise met, i’d still give my silly little piano and voice lessons.
i love my job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love getting to teach!!!!!!!! i can’t believe this is my life!!!!!!!!!!!!
that’s it that’s the post
that’s it that’s the post
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
i love my job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love getting to teach!!!!!!!! i can’t believe this is my life!!!!!!!!!!!!
that’s it that’s the post
that’s it that’s the post
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I’m sitting on my bed, chill in the air coming in through cracked window, my cat snuggled up by my knees. The beauty of this simple moment has me tearing up. I don’t know if people under the spell of oppression-logic understand that people like me fight for a better world out of love for this world.
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’m sitting on my bed, chill in the air coming in through cracked window, my cat snuggled up by my knees. The beauty of this simple moment has me tearing up. I don’t know if people under the spell of oppression-logic understand that people like me fight for a better world out of love for this world.
genuinely, unironically, the answer is yes
Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
genuinely, unironically, the answer is yes
IT’S FILL-MY-STUDIO FALL!
Teaching is going well so far, and I'm eager for more students! I would like to fill ten weekly half-hour slots by the end of 2025.
I currently have availability Monday 3:30 to 7:30 pm, Wednesday 3 to 6:30 pm, and Friday 3 to 5 pm, all in Central Time. (1/5)
Teaching is going well so far, and I'm eager for more students! I would like to fill ten weekly half-hour slots by the end of 2025.
I currently have availability Monday 3:30 to 7:30 pm, Wednesday 3 to 6:30 pm, and Friday 3 to 5 pm, all in Central Time. (1/5)
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
IT’S FILL-MY-STUDIO FALL!
Teaching is going well so far, and I'm eager for more students! I would like to fill ten weekly half-hour slots by the end of 2025.
I currently have availability Monday 3:30 to 7:30 pm, Wednesday 3 to 6:30 pm, and Friday 3 to 5 pm, all in Central Time. (1/5)
Teaching is going well so far, and I'm eager for more students! I would like to fill ten weekly half-hour slots by the end of 2025.
I currently have availability Monday 3:30 to 7:30 pm, Wednesday 3 to 6:30 pm, and Friday 3 to 5 pm, all in Central Time. (1/5)
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how is pudding, you ask, after this scare, in which she wailed her little heart out and literally trembled in her carrier (which i clutched close to my body, while petting and reassuring her)?
yeah she’s already sprawled out and snoozing lmao
lord, i see what you’ve done for her; i want it for me
yeah she’s already sprawled out and snoozing lmao
lord, i see what you’ve done for her; i want it for me
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
how is pudding, you ask, after this scare, in which she wailed her little heart out and literally trembled in her carrier (which i clutched close to my body, while petting and reassuring her)?
yeah she’s already sprawled out and snoozing lmao
lord, i see what you’ve done for her; i want it for me
yeah she’s already sprawled out and snoozing lmao
lord, i see what you’ve done for her; i want it for me
my apartment building just got a literal false alarm for fire
firetruck showed up and everything
0/10; did not enjoy experience of shoving pudding into her carrier only to come back inside 5-10 min later
VERY glad everyone’s fine. wish my nervous system would catch up to this fact
firetruck showed up and everything
0/10; did not enjoy experience of shoving pudding into her carrier only to come back inside 5-10 min later
VERY glad everyone’s fine. wish my nervous system would catch up to this fact
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
my apartment building just got a literal false alarm for fire
firetruck showed up and everything
0/10; did not enjoy experience of shoving pudding into her carrier only to come back inside 5-10 min later
VERY glad everyone’s fine. wish my nervous system would catch up to this fact
firetruck showed up and everything
0/10; did not enjoy experience of shoving pudding into her carrier only to come back inside 5-10 min later
VERY glad everyone’s fine. wish my nervous system would catch up to this fact
Am I kvetching on my website about AI again? Yes. Do I have any regrets? Nope.
Read my latest gripe at ceaaron.music/blog/ai-cann... :)
Read my latest gripe at ceaaron.music/blog/ai-cann... :)
AI Cannot Take My Job — C.E. Aaron Music Lessons
The idea that my role in students' lives could be replaced by AI reflects a fundamentally flawed concept of what "learning" even is.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Am I kvetching on my website about AI again? Yes. Do I have any regrets? Nope.
Read my latest gripe at ceaaron.music/blog/ai-cann... :)
Read my latest gripe at ceaaron.music/blog/ai-cann... :)
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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I went around to over three hundred people, hat in hand, saying, “Hi, hello, do you still want to be my friend?” Is there a universe where this is not soul-wrenchingly embarrassing?
New blog post up now, at ceaaron.music/blog/i-contacted-all-my-facebook-friends!
New blog post up now, at ceaaron.music/blog/i-contacted-all-my-facebook-friends!
October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I went around to over three hundred people, hat in hand, saying, “Hi, hello, do you still want to be my friend?” Is there a universe where this is not soul-wrenchingly embarrassing?
New blog post up now, at ceaaron.music/blog/i-contacted-all-my-facebook-friends!
New blog post up now, at ceaaron.music/blog/i-contacted-all-my-facebook-friends!