Sankaran Krishna
@sankarankrish.bsky.social
Prof at U of Hawaii (Manoa). Querulous academic, asli secularist, cricket tragic, tennis enthusiast, whisky tippler, Indo-pessimist ... (site under construction so wait on).
If you can find a way around the paywall, do read this piece asap: nymag.com/intelligence...
Pretty mind-blowing stuff. I'm no Luddite, but we are on the brink of - if not already completely immersed in- a world where everything has changed. Suddenly, retirement looks more appealing than ever.
Pretty mind-blowing stuff. I'm no Luddite, but we are on the brink of - if not already completely immersed in- a world where everything has changed. Suddenly, retirement looks more appealing than ever.
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
nymag.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you can find a way around the paywall, do read this piece asap: nymag.com/intelligence...
Pretty mind-blowing stuff. I'm no Luddite, but we are on the brink of - if not already completely immersed in- a world where everything has changed. Suddenly, retirement looks more appealing than ever.
Pretty mind-blowing stuff. I'm no Luddite, but we are on the brink of - if not already completely immersed in- a world where everything has changed. Suddenly, retirement looks more appealing than ever.
Now that it looks as if the tech bros are going to take the planet down as they make plans to be elsewhere when it happens, learning about them is probably a good idea. Here's another piece that might help in this regard: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world?
Skewed interpretations of classic works are feeding the dark visions of tech moguls, from Musk to Thiel
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Now that it looks as if the tech bros are going to take the planet down as they make plans to be elsewhere when it happens, learning about them is probably a good idea. Here's another piece that might help in this regard: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
I'm sure many have already seen this but posting in case some haven't: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I'm sure many have already seen this but posting in case some haven't: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
This one is worth a close read. It clearly delineates that the US is on the brink of a full-blown dictatorship. Either Roberts shows a spine so late in the game, or he capitulates. In either scenario, the Prez rides roughshod over the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
Opinion | John Roberts Is on a Collision Course With Trump
Besieged on all sides, the chief justice faces his greatest test yet.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This one is worth a close read. It clearly delineates that the US is on the brink of a full-blown dictatorship. Either Roberts shows a spine so late in the game, or he capitulates. In either scenario, the Prez rides roughshod over the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
Erm ... so how does this work? Should I go to those diabolical platforms that I exited and announce there that I am now available here?
February 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Erm ... so how does this work? Should I go to those diabolical platforms that I exited and announce there that I am now available here?