Matt Sinclair
@mattsinclair.bsky.social
Head of Design, Photography and Advertising at Edinburgh Napier University. Associate Professor of Responsible Design Futures
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Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, the best thing I got for Christmas this year. Writing non-fascist optimistic tech futures seems like a radical act these days
January 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, the best thing I got for Christmas this year. Writing non-fascist optimistic tech futures seems like a radical act these days
Right now the term “Artificial Intelligence’” serves very well - it has the right mix of pop-science and contradictariness. But at some point it will cease to be useful - it will become mainstream, and tired, and used by people that aren’t sexy enough (in a wealth-generating way).
January 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Right now the term “Artificial Intelligence’” serves very well - it has the right mix of pop-science and contradictariness. But at some point it will cease to be useful - it will become mainstream, and tired, and used by people that aren’t sexy enough (in a wealth-generating way).