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laereth.bsky.social
Secular Misanthropy
@laereth.bsky.social
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compulsive systems thinker

reject the myth of social hierarchy
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The latest entry in 'That was supposed to be a warning, not inspiration!' has arrived. Welcome to Gattaca.

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"Bundle of joy, built to spec. A new crop of genetic testing companies promise to let parents pick a baby that's perfect in every way, from health to eye color to IQ."
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Listening to the latest @strictscrutiny.bsky.social and thinking a lot about this quote
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre
September 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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'For now' is a modifier I could stand to less of in prominent headlines about wild swings in the status of rule of law.

Also bonus fun! Labor market even more catastrophically fucked than previously known.
Top left of NYTimes page, two headlines stacked on top of each other. "Judge rules fed governor can remain in role, for now" and "Chief Justice John Roberts, for now, lets Trump block foreign aid." Below, "Employers added nearly a million fewer jobs than believed, data shows." All new headlines posted within 10 minutes of this share.
September 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM