Nik Janos
@nik-janos.bsky.social
Writing a book about Northwest hydropower and writes about AI and higher ed. Professor of Sociology, California State University Chico. nikjanos.org
People in the US also annoying use “mental health” to mean bad mental health. Have to correct my students all the time.
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
People in the US also annoying use “mental health” to mean bad mental health. Have to correct my students all the time.
What air quality meter did you buy? Had one but like a lot of IoT it was ultimately junk. Kept disconnecting from WiFi etc.
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
What air quality meter did you buy? Had one but like a lot of IoT it was ultimately junk. Kept disconnecting from WiFi etc.
They’re taking a break and maybe it’s for the better. Let social theory cool down from the over heated French contribution of the 1960s to 2007 period.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
They’re taking a break and maybe it’s for the better. Let social theory cool down from the over heated French contribution of the 1960s to 2007 period.
Finally proving that the grass is in fact always greener.
September 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Finally proving that the grass is in fact always greener.
“Are you getting it? It’s not three separate categories, it’s one.”
September 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Are you getting it? It’s not three separate categories, it’s one.”
Yes! We’re over here pumping oil with a growing 20+ year online program while every traditional program suffers BUT it is very clear that it’s fundamentally broken bc of AI. Let’s share ideas
August 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Yes! We’re over here pumping oil with a growing 20+ year online program while every traditional program suffers BUT it is very clear that it’s fundamentally broken bc of AI. Let’s share ideas
Recently while visiting Greece I picked up a cheap copy of Epictetus Manual on the Art of Living and as I read I kept thinking this guy is suffering from major depression.
July 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Recently while visiting Greece I picked up a cheap copy of Epictetus Manual on the Art of Living and as I read I kept thinking this guy is suffering from major depression.
By now there should be enough data to do this, right?
July 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
By now there should be enough data to do this, right?
I’ve been playing Civ since 1 but this is the first time I didn’t insta buy bc I couldn’t tell if it was ever “done”. I can’t decide to buy or wait indefinitely, from all that I read and watched. Is it remotely worth it yet?
June 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’ve been playing Civ since 1 but this is the first time I didn’t insta buy bc I couldn’t tell if it was ever “done”. I can’t decide to buy or wait indefinitely, from all that I read and watched. Is it remotely worth it yet?
More and more it seems it’s gotta be the latter, right? Hard to accept or admit we were all duped.
June 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
More and more it seems it’s gotta be the latter, right? Hard to accept or admit we were all duped.
I’ve been following you for like 15 years across various socials and damn your best post yet. Your statement is sadly so f’n true. You really see if you step out for a while and come back.
June 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been following you for like 15 years across various socials and damn your best post yet. Your statement is sadly so f’n true. You really see if you step out for a while and come back.
Fair perhaps there is lust and desire for a charismatic figure in contemporary right and left. But post-communism and the anarchist turn 30 years ago I think there is much more ideological hostility on the left + factionalism. Bernie a rare exception.
May 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Fair perhaps there is lust and desire for a charismatic figure in contemporary right and left. But post-communism and the anarchist turn 30 years ago I think there is much more ideological hostility on the left + factionalism. Bernie a rare exception.
This and the fact that the left is skeptical if not repellant to “charismatic entrepreneurialism” is one of the reasons the right (and Trumpism) have an advantage. Factionalism on the left will make it difficult to unite under any one charismatic figure. Liberals may be no different.
May 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This and the fact that the left is skeptical if not repellant to “charismatic entrepreneurialism” is one of the reasons the right (and Trumpism) have an advantage. Factionalism on the left will make it difficult to unite under any one charismatic figure. Liberals may be no different.
This is so spot on. It’s the dialectic to hell.
May 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is so spot on. It’s the dialectic to hell.
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people wanted a luxury belief presidency that would give them the means to live out the indulgences they craved while making them richer. They got a bunch of meth tweakers ripping everything out of the walls
April 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
people wanted a luxury belief presidency that would give them the means to live out the indulgences they craved while making them richer. They got a bunch of meth tweakers ripping everything out of the walls