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sharonk.bsky.social
Fukuyama combined Nietzsche’s idea of the last man with his own diagnosis of underlying human psychology. His prognosis was that the outlook for post-History Western society was not good. It was possible that the last men at the end of History might sink down into a brutish contentment with material comforts, rather like dogs lying around in the afternoon sun (this was what Kojève predicted). But they might well go the other way. There was every chance that the last men (and women) would be deeply discontented with their historically unprecedented ease and luxury, because it failed to feed megalothymia. If the last men went this way, they would become bored by what Fukuyama called ‘masterless slavery – the life of rational consumption’. The spread of egalitarian values that went along with secular democratic politics would open up spaces of severe resentment – especially, we might now postulate, among those who had lost their traditional places at the top of social hierarchies, and felt cheated of the recognition that they believed they were owed. (Sound familiar?)
February 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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secparam.bsky.social
"Lets make the AI surveillance state", is a really odd take after the 2024 presidential election. You're worried about the deep state and your solution is to hand them more powerful AI tools?
www.businessinsider.com/larry-elliso...
Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior'
Billionaire Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison said he expects AI surveillance systems to reach a point where all citizens are under constant watch.
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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jungantagen.bsky.social
I created a ComputerMusic Starterpack & Feed, hit me up if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/7Zfa76D & bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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davidgilbert.bsky.social
Martin Sellner, an Austrian far-right activist, claims to have created the idea of "remigration"—a proposal to ethnically cleanse western nations of nonwhite citizens.

Now Sellner is hailing Trump's week one actions as a playbook for all other nations to follow

www.wired.com/story/global...
The Global Far Right Is Celebrating Trump’s New World Order
Far-right lawmakers and extremist influencers the world over are celebrating Trump’s early days in office and advocating for similar efforts in their own countries.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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brettchristophers.bsky.social
This is a fantastic piece on the "reactionary decarbonization" that is carbon capture and storage, by the always-brilliant Mike Levien. Must read.
Reactionary Decarbonization – Spectre Journal
Michael Levien challenges left arguments for CCS by pointing to its ecological and human costs. Why would the left support the fossil fuel industry?
spectrejournal.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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therourke.net
My media art digital thinkers #StarterPack is full! This is a joy, because it means Bluesky is now bursting with the kind of people I want to share a community with. But it's also sad, because there are plenty more people I would love to add. We need 150+++ starterpacks please @bsky.app
January 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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ardenthistorian.bsky.social
Superreiche Tech Bros und ihre fragilen Egos werfen ihre Macht hinter den patriarchalen Backlash - Zuckerberg ist nur das aktuellste Beispiel. Von Musk bis Thiel - Antifeminismus und Misogynie sind fester Bestandteil des weltweiten autoritären Backlashs
paulrosenberg.bsky.social Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · Jan 11
More toxic masculinity is what corporate America needs, says billionaire owner of company founded to rate college coeds' hotness.
(As a stifling 10.4% of Forbes 500 companies are run by women.)
January 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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audioontology.bsky.social
Could I interest you in being added to this? go.bsky.app/C4kFqqD
November 30, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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stephen-cornford.bsky.social
For firefox users this add-on does the trick:
addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefo...
&udm=14 – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-GB)
Download &udm=14 for Firefox. Remove AI overviews from Google search pages
addons.mozilla.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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poetrydaily.bsky.social
The purpose of poetry is to return that which is familiar to its original strangeness.

—Charles Simic
November 19, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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jpiringer.bsky.social
i also made a starter pack
go.bsky.app/7xUrfXi
November 12, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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hankg.bsky.social
There will be some redundancy here with other lists, but I think it’s a useful crosscut nonetheless. Especially interested in practical/theoretical overlaps !

Ofc happy to add/remove 🫡
(i rly just wanted to make a list)

go.bsky.app/P4HbsJa
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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eryk.bsky.social
I have one more starter pack in me: critical tech-art. Thing is: a lot of women in this space aren’t on Blue Sky and the gender balance here is no good. Really want to change that. Suggestions for critical women artists in tech (with bsky accounts!) please?

go.bsky.app/EkpVQwY
November 11, 2024 at 5:15 AM