Josh Barrett
@jb3rro.bsky.social
I'm seriously not worth following
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Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers
Software and customer service are most at risk right now and could be the canary in the coal mine.
www.axios.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
"Children are dying... That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words."
~Steven Erikson, Malazan Book of the Fallen
~Steven Erikson, Malazan Book of the Fallen
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"Children are dying... That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words."
~Steven Erikson, Malazan Book of the Fallen
~Steven Erikson, Malazan Book of the Fallen
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Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
August 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
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Fascism has festered in our nation since its inception.
In slavery, in Jim Crow, in capitalism—it’s morphed to survive, to build, to dominate.
But all that time, freedom has grown too; America has progressed and the world has connected.
We are more ready for this than ever before.
Good will win.
In slavery, in Jim Crow, in capitalism—it’s morphed to survive, to build, to dominate.
But all that time, freedom has grown too; America has progressed and the world has connected.
We are more ready for this than ever before.
Good will win.
August 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Fascism has festered in our nation since its inception.
In slavery, in Jim Crow, in capitalism—it’s morphed to survive, to build, to dominate.
But all that time, freedom has grown too; America has progressed and the world has connected.
We are more ready for this than ever before.
Good will win.
In slavery, in Jim Crow, in capitalism—it’s morphed to survive, to build, to dominate.
But all that time, freedom has grown too; America has progressed and the world has connected.
We are more ready for this than ever before.
Good will win.
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white smoke rises. a pope has been chosen this vote
May 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
white smoke rises. a pope has been chosen this vote
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When I was a kid my imaginary friend didn't destroy the environment in order to chat with me
May 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When I was a kid my imaginary friend didn't destroy the environment in order to chat with me
"What works reliably is to know the raw silk, hold the uncut wood." ~Laozi
Sometimes the most radical move
Is just to be yourself
Give it a try
Be the person you've always wanted to be
Is just to be yourself
Give it a try
Be the person you've always wanted to be
May 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"What works reliably is to know the raw silk, hold the uncut wood." ~Laozi
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Sometimes the most radical move
Is just to be yourself
Give it a try
Be the person you've always wanted to be
Is just to be yourself
Give it a try
Be the person you've always wanted to be
May 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sometimes the most radical move
Is just to be yourself
Give it a try
Be the person you've always wanted to be
Is just to be yourself
Give it a try
Be the person you've always wanted to be
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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When a dog lays down and wags their tail a few times as they get comfortable is just the purest thing.
April 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When a dog lays down and wags their tail a few times as they get comfortable is just the purest thing.
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Exactly.
Disney Heiress Epically Slams 'Sociopath' Billionaires Who Hoard Their Wealth
She's exactly right.
www.comicsands.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Exactly.
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Simple neuroscience-based hack for anxiety:
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Simple neuroscience-based hack for anxiety:
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
The disordered family
Is full of dutiful children and parents.
The disordered society
Is full of loyal patriots.
~Laozi
Is full of dutiful children and parents.
The disordered society
Is full of loyal patriots.
~Laozi
April 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The disordered family
Is full of dutiful children and parents.
The disordered society
Is full of loyal patriots.
~Laozi
Is full of dutiful children and parents.
The disordered society
Is full of loyal patriots.
~Laozi
The strongest thing you can be in the face of a cruel society is kind.
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
February 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The strongest thing you can be in the face of a cruel society is kind.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Just be kind to people. The best way to get grace is to give it.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just be kind to people. The best way to get grace is to give it.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
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search.app/gLKPBELL2weQ...
Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, ...
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January 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
search.app/gLKPBELL2weQ...
search.app/gLKPBELL2weQ...
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No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
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While this might be accurate, an important thing to remember is that smart people can focus on solving problems because everyone else is doing the basics to keep society running and allowing for specialization into more complex tasks. We're only strong together.
this is basically all human civilisation
January 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
While this might be accurate, an important thing to remember is that smart people can focus on solving problems because everyone else is doing the basics to keep society running and allowing for specialization into more complex tasks. We're only strong together.