Jeffery Irvin
@thegrayprofessor.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Science Enthusiast.
Author of "The End Is Not Near"
https://a.co/d/2zbT1WJ
Presently working on a book titled "Artificial Intelligence in the Waning Days of Neoliberalism".
Author of "The End Is Not Near"
https://a.co/d/2zbT1WJ
Presently working on a book titled "Artificial Intelligence in the Waning Days of Neoliberalism".
There is little light between the neoliberal technocratic regimes under which most of us live and the eschatologically-oriented broligarchs now dominating AI discussions. Neither have sufficient respect for democracy and equality. Perpetual economic growth is their religion, meritocracy their creed.
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
There is little light between the neoliberal technocratic regimes under which most of us live and the eschatologically-oriented broligarchs now dominating AI discussions. Neither have sufficient respect for democracy and equality. Perpetual economic growth is their religion, meritocracy their creed.
I love Schneier's book.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I love Schneier's book.
I quite like Christopher Hill's work, though he does not address your period until the latter third of the book below.
You may also like E.P. Thompson's work on the working class.
You may also like E.P. Thompson's work on the working class.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I quite like Christopher Hill's work, though he does not address your period until the latter third of the book below.
You may also like E.P. Thompson's work on the working class.
You may also like E.P. Thompson's work on the working class.
Love this whole thread!
I especially like the comparison to a mix tape.
At heart, generative "AI" is plagiarism at worst and bad improv at best.
#TheAIGrift
I especially like the comparison to a mix tape.
At heart, generative "AI" is plagiarism at worst and bad improv at best.
#TheAIGrift
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Love this whole thread!
I especially like the comparison to a mix tape.
At heart, generative "AI" is plagiarism at worst and bad improv at best.
#TheAIGrift
I especially like the comparison to a mix tape.
At heart, generative "AI" is plagiarism at worst and bad improv at best.
#TheAIGrift
I've been intrigued for years by a Neil Postman comment.
He said that economics belongs more deservedly in departments of theology.
I don't know if he ever fleshed out that idea in writing, but I've always thought it spot on.
There's seems more faith than reason in the notion of rational markets.
He said that economics belongs more deservedly in departments of theology.
I don't know if he ever fleshed out that idea in writing, but I've always thought it spot on.
There's seems more faith than reason in the notion of rational markets.
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I've been intrigued for years by a Neil Postman comment.
He said that economics belongs more deservedly in departments of theology.
I don't know if he ever fleshed out that idea in writing, but I've always thought it spot on.
There's seems more faith than reason in the notion of rational markets.
He said that economics belongs more deservedly in departments of theology.
I don't know if he ever fleshed out that idea in writing, but I've always thought it spot on.
There's seems more faith than reason in the notion of rational markets.
I'm no economist, but it doesn't seem to be working. 😒
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I'm no economist, but it doesn't seem to be working. 😒
Ah, yes, it always comes back to racism. 😒
November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ah, yes, it always comes back to racism. 😒
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It just occurred to me--someone who had never heard of "UK grooming gangs"--is this something that animates the mind of those too incredulous to believe that people are born gay? Do they believe this so strongly that they can't imagine anyone being gay without being "groomed"? 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It just occurred to me--someone who had never heard of "UK grooming gangs"--is this something that animates the mind of those too incredulous to believe that people are born gay? Do they believe this so strongly that they can't imagine anyone being gay without being "groomed"? 🤔
While it would not surprise me if the #EpsteinFiles proved Trump's complicity and participation in child rape, my sense is that Trump fears more the underlying story of #RussianMoneyLaudering, largely orchestrated by Epstein for Trump's benefit.
#ItHasHappenedHere
#ItHasHappenedHere
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From The Archives: ‘We Will Never Speak Of This Again,’ Says Trump To Mohammed Bin Salman As They Dump Khashoggi’s Body Into New Jersey River https://theonion.com/we-will-never-speak-of-this-again-says-trump-to-moha-1830547181/
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The modern enthusiasm for stoicism seems rooted in the notion that everyone should just lower their expectations or give up altogether.
I'm not sure that's what Marcus Aurelius had in mind.
I'm not sure that's what Marcus Aurelius had in mind.
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The modern enthusiasm for stoicism seems rooted in the notion that everyone should just lower their expectations or give up altogether.
I'm not sure that's what Marcus Aurelius had in mind.
I'm not sure that's what Marcus Aurelius had in mind.
Hey, remember Nathan Thurm?
"I'm not being defensive. You're being defensive." 🤣
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"I'm not being defensive. You're being defensive." 🤣
youtu.be/GjciBesIiPM?...
Nathan Thurm: Tobacco Growers of America - Saturday Night Live
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November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey, remember Nathan Thurm?
"I'm not being defensive. You're being defensive." 🤣
youtu.be/GjciBesIiPM?...
"I'm not being defensive. You're being defensive." 🤣
youtu.be/GjciBesIiPM?...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reminded me of a sad display by fellow academics at a panel sponsored by my local newspaper. There was nary an objection to the whole AI in education project. 😔
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November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Reminded me of a sad display by fellow academics at a panel sponsored by my local newspaper. There was nary an objection to the whole AI in education project. 😔
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Maybe he was just quoting his favorite line from The Lord of the Flies? 😒
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Maybe he was just quoting his favorite line from The Lord of the Flies? 😒
And, less bureaucratic which, as the recent SNAP issue shows, means being less subject to use as a political cudgel against the working poor.
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
And, less bureaucratic which, as the recent SNAP issue shows, means being less subject to use as a political cudgel against the working poor.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Books are better, though incomplete.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Books are better, though incomplete.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
Billionaires will buy up the remnants at ten cents on the dollar further consolidating their hold on IT infrastructure.
#TheAIGrift
#TheAIGrift
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Billionaires will buy up the remnants at ten cents on the dollar further consolidating their hold on IT infrastructure.
#TheAIGrift
#TheAIGrift
Welcome back.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Welcome back.
He looks really tired.
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
He looks really tired.