Nirupama Chandrasekhar
@niruchandra.bsky.social
UCSB PhD student, studying Okinawan tourism, colonialism, indigeneity, and public memory.
Reposted by Nirupama Chandrasekhar
Well hey, the AI bubble’s bursting faster than I thought it would. Hold tight, everyone!
Oracle is already underwater on its ‘astonishing’ $300bn OpenAI deal
AI’s circular economy may have a reverse Midas at the centre
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Well hey, the AI bubble’s bursting faster than I thought it would. Hold tight, everyone!
Reposted by Nirupama Chandrasekhar
Yes. One of the most powerful drivers of elite political discourse right now is wishful thinking: We don't want what's happening to be happening, so we make up a story in which it in less bad and more fixable than it is.
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
I think we all know this but a lot of us desperately want to believe otherwise. We assume that most people are fundamentally decent and that we should be able to find common ground even if we disagree. It's shocking to find so many who genuinely have nothing but hate in their hearts.
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Yes. One of the most powerful drivers of elite political discourse right now is wishful thinking: We don't want what's happening to be happening, so we make up a story in which it in less bad and more fixable than it is.
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
Reposted by Nirupama Chandrasekhar
I know this reinforces a narrative about condescending leftists calling all conservatives bigots but I'm sorry, every form of data — anecdotes, polling and public statements by conservatives — indicate that these are the main drivers.
It's a doomed quest to keep looking for good underneath evil.
It's a doomed quest to keep looking for good underneath evil.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I know this reinforces a narrative about condescending leftists calling all conservatives bigots but I'm sorry, every form of data — anecdotes, polling and public statements by conservatives — indicate that these are the main drivers.
It's a doomed quest to keep looking for good underneath evil.
It's a doomed quest to keep looking for good underneath evil.
Reposted by Nirupama Chandrasekhar
I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.