C.
@kriszka.bsky.social
Professional scientist. Amateur knitter, baker, photographer, cat-petter. Secret idiot.
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The Luddites had a great phrase for what they opposed: "Machinery hurtful to commonality." It's an excellent reminder that being a Luddite doesn't mean you hate technology, but that you hate the way capitalists create and use technology to destroy community and human flourishing.
Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
I hate crypto, I hate online gambling, I hate AI, I hate pay-later, I hate subscription models, I hate the gig economy, I hate ring cameras, I hate drones, I hate self checkout.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
May 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Luddites had a great phrase for what they opposed: "Machinery hurtful to commonality." It's an excellent reminder that being a Luddite doesn't mean you hate technology, but that you hate the way capitalists create and use technology to destroy community and human flourishing.
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It’s global apartheid, a pyramid scheme, and landlord economics all rolled into one
and it makes people lazier, less educated, and less talented, which is exactly the type of population these oligarchs need to seize and maintain control
But at least we get cool profile pictures out of it, right?
and it makes people lazier, less educated, and less talented, which is exactly the type of population these oligarchs need to seize and maintain control
But at least we get cool profile pictures out of it, right?
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It’s global apartheid, a pyramid scheme, and landlord economics all rolled into one
and it makes people lazier, less educated, and less talented, which is exactly the type of population these oligarchs need to seize and maintain control
But at least we get cool profile pictures out of it, right?
and it makes people lazier, less educated, and less talented, which is exactly the type of population these oligarchs need to seize and maintain control
But at least we get cool profile pictures out of it, right?
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They plop their massive, polluting data centers into black neighborhoods
They have to underpay, overwork, and exploit workers in Africa just to get it to function
The “training data” is stolen work of creatives and academics
That data is then used to steal opportunities from those same people
They have to underpay, overwork, and exploit workers in Africa just to get it to function
The “training data” is stolen work of creatives and academics
That data is then used to steal opportunities from those same people
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
They plop their massive, polluting data centers into black neighborhoods
They have to underpay, overwork, and exploit workers in Africa just to get it to function
The “training data” is stolen work of creatives and academics
That data is then used to steal opportunities from those same people
They have to underpay, overwork, and exploit workers in Africa just to get it to function
The “training data” is stolen work of creatives and academics
That data is then used to steal opportunities from those same people
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The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
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Heard someone define the economical collapse in the US as the Donald J. Slump and you know what, I'm keeping that one.
April 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Heard someone define the economical collapse in the US as the Donald J. Slump and you know what, I'm keeping that one.
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as Canadians we were pre-conditioned for this sort of hijinx
February 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
as Canadians we were pre-conditioned for this sort of hijinx
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"First they came for trans women and I let them cuz I hated trans women.
Then I thought they'd come for cis white gay men and I could speak for them and they'd speak for me but it turns out they came for all of us at once, whoopsiedoodle."
Then I thought they'd come for cis white gay men and I could speak for them and they'd speak for me but it turns out they came for all of us at once, whoopsiedoodle."
January 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"First they came for trans women and I let them cuz I hated trans women.
Then I thought they'd come for cis white gay men and I could speak for them and they'd speak for me but it turns out they came for all of us at once, whoopsiedoodle."
Then I thought they'd come for cis white gay men and I could speak for them and they'd speak for me but it turns out they came for all of us at once, whoopsiedoodle."
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AI will never stop being absolutely useless.
It's a fun toy, but that's the limit of what it can do, and I will never understand how much money is poured into this when we could be advancing technologies with actual limitless potential like quantum computing instead.
It's a fun toy, but that's the limit of what it can do, and I will never understand how much money is poured into this when we could be advancing technologies with actual limitless potential like quantum computing instead.
January 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
AI will never stop being absolutely useless.
It's a fun toy, but that's the limit of what it can do, and I will never understand how much money is poured into this when we could be advancing technologies with actual limitless potential like quantum computing instead.
It's a fun toy, but that's the limit of what it can do, and I will never understand how much money is poured into this when we could be advancing technologies with actual limitless potential like quantum computing instead.
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Please remember: everything hurts way more when we're tired. 💛
January 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Please remember: everything hurts way more when we're tired. 💛
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demonstration: verb. to throw a demon out the window.
January 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
demonstration: verb. to throw a demon out the window.
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The only being of orange that I respect
Gritty continues to be a real one
January 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The only being of orange that I respect
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Good morning. Let's fucking go.
January 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Good morning. Let's fucking go.
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I miss janky personal websites by someone obsessed with one thing
January 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I miss janky personal websites by someone obsessed with one thing
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The millennial experience is growing up with the internet, and watching it go from a free, open, democratic, and eclectic ecosystem to a wasteland of five websites controlled by billionaires, and now seeing it quickly fill up with AI-generated slop.
I want our World Wide Web back.
I want our World Wide Web back.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The millennial experience is growing up with the internet, and watching it go from a free, open, democratic, and eclectic ecosystem to a wasteland of five websites controlled by billionaires, and now seeing it quickly fill up with AI-generated slop.
I want our World Wide Web back.
I want our World Wide Web back.
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CBC is using its Google money to open new reporting bureaus in medium sized markets.
Here in the Maritimes this includes a travelling journalist in Northern Nova Scotia, based in the Colchester-Cumberland area.
And a travelling journalist in northern New Brunswick.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
Here in the Maritimes this includes a travelling journalist in Northern Nova Scotia, based in the Colchester-Cumberland area.
And a travelling journalist in northern New Brunswick.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
Local news matters: CBC to hire more journalists, launch new platforms | CBC News
There are a number of important initiatives underway to build CBC News service and connection in small communities — including a significant expansion of local journalism in underserved markets.
www.cbc.ca
January 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
CBC is using its Google money to open new reporting bureaus in medium sized markets.
Here in the Maritimes this includes a travelling journalist in Northern Nova Scotia, based in the Colchester-Cumberland area.
And a travelling journalist in northern New Brunswick.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
Here in the Maritimes this includes a travelling journalist in Northern Nova Scotia, based in the Colchester-Cumberland area.
And a travelling journalist in northern New Brunswick.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
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"The gender hierarchy is natural and unbreakable! That is why maintaining it requires CONSTANT VIGILANCE."
December 13, 2024 at 9:20 AM
"The gender hierarchy is natural and unbreakable! That is why maintaining it requires CONSTANT VIGILANCE."
Would it be weird to give my massage therapist a bag of homemade pierogis as a holiday gift?
December 10, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Would it be weird to give my massage therapist a bag of homemade pierogis as a holiday gift?
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refenestration. get back in there
October 27, 2023 at 3:38 AM
refenestration. get back in there
I have lived in a house with glass shower doors for three years now, and it took until today for the cat to sit on the other side of them and yell at me while maintaining eye contact for my entire shower.
Unsettling. Hope that was a one-off.
Unsettling. Hope that was a one-off.
November 17, 2024 at 1:33 AM
I have lived in a house with glass shower doors for three years now, and it took until today for the cat to sit on the other side of them and yell at me while maintaining eye contact for my entire shower.
Unsettling. Hope that was a one-off.
Unsettling. Hope that was a one-off.
I invite you to enjoy the bizarre ride of flipping through the photos of this home listing. Keep going.
www.cbmaritimerealty.com/listing/2024...
www.cbmaritimerealty.com/listing/2024...
5642 Morris Street, Halifax Property Listing: MLS® #202425868
Situated in the historic Schmidtville district, 5642 Morris St / 1290 Wright Avenue. is a Scottish Georgian townhouse built in 1859. While the exterior presents classic Victorian charm, the interior r...
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November 16, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I invite you to enjoy the bizarre ride of flipping through the photos of this home listing. Keep going.
www.cbmaritimerealty.com/listing/2024...
www.cbmaritimerealty.com/listing/2024...
The highest and best use of any new internet is: cat.
November 15, 2024 at 12:44 AM
The highest and best use of any new internet is: cat.