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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
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Following the controversy over the edited Trump speech, the BBC has been lambasted for its negative and biased portrayal of the leader of a prominent right-wing government…
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Following the controversy over the edited Trump speech, the BBC has been lambasted for its negative and biased portrayal of the leader of a prominent right-wing government…
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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It's becoming clear that this is not an administration that is popular or skilled enough to do the consolidation needed to implement actual fascism, so they've decided that constantly creating fascism-flavored content is good enough
September 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's becoming clear that this is not an administration that is popular or skilled enough to do the consolidation needed to implement actual fascism, so they've decided that constantly creating fascism-flavored content is good enough
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In the end I think all I’ll personally say is that this is precisely the world Charlie Kirk thought he wanted, because he assumed it would never come for him
September 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
In the end I think all I’ll personally say is that this is precisely the world Charlie Kirk thought he wanted, because he assumed it would never come for him
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But in art, the aim is to transmit thought and emotion from one human to another. If one of those humans can’t be bothered to do the job, and the other human can’t be arsed to care, you’re only transmitting one emotion:
Contempt.
Contempt.
July 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
But in art, the aim is to transmit thought and emotion from one human to another. If one of those humans can’t be bothered to do the job, and the other human can’t be arsed to care, you’re only transmitting one emotion:
Contempt.
Contempt.
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
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“But Superman, stopping that country from invading another was politically fraught”
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
July 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“But Superman, stopping that country from invading another was politically fraught”
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
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Protests have sprung up in response to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Venice wedding, including a variety of life-size mannequins placed throughout the city.
The satirical project is protesting the billionaire's wedding as a symbol of unchecked wealth inequality. wapo.st/3I1z8hU
The satirical project is protesting the billionaire's wedding as a symbol of unchecked wealth inequality. wapo.st/3I1z8hU
June 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Protests have sprung up in response to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Venice wedding, including a variety of life-size mannequins placed throughout the city.
The satirical project is protesting the billionaire's wedding as a symbol of unchecked wealth inequality. wapo.st/3I1z8hU
The satirical project is protesting the billionaire's wedding as a symbol of unchecked wealth inequality. wapo.st/3I1z8hU
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Taking off my shitposter: the reason we are being SO jokey is we clearly see these terrifying people shouldn't be in charge of everything, are destroying and stealing the entire country, we are powerless to stop it because even the Democrats hate us, and one day people will say no one saw it coming
June 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Taking off my shitposter: the reason we are being SO jokey is we clearly see these terrifying people shouldn't be in charge of everything, are destroying and stealing the entire country, we are powerless to stop it because even the Democrats hate us, and one day people will say no one saw it coming
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“Hamas planned the war this way, placing its military resources in homes, schools, mosques, and hospitals and thus ensuring that once it started a war civilians would suffer greatly. Its gigantic tunnel network is meant to protect its fighters, not one single civilian.”
June 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Hamas planned the war this way, placing its military resources in homes, schools, mosques, and hospitals and thus ensuring that once it started a war civilians would suffer greatly. Its gigantic tunnel network is meant to protect its fighters, not one single civilian.”
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When you have a tech that its own inventors are claiming will cause 20% unemployment and will destroy publishing, cinema, and the arts, the most rational thing you can do under those circumstances is to demand that the entire thing be nuked from orbit
May 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
When you have a tech that its own inventors are claiming will cause 20% unemployment and will destroy publishing, cinema, and the arts, the most rational thing you can do under those circumstances is to demand that the entire thing be nuked from orbit
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AI is like plastic. It has some legit uses, yes, but it's really bad for the environment so it should be used as little as possible. Unlike plastic, it's a whole lot easier to restrict it now, because it's only been around a few years rather than ~200. The time to stop it is now.
April 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
AI is like plastic. It has some legit uses, yes, but it's really bad for the environment so it should be used as little as possible. Unlike plastic, it's a whole lot easier to restrict it now, because it's only been around a few years rather than ~200. The time to stop it is now.
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jesus christ
"In Gaza, human shields are used by Israeli soldiers at least six times a day...Today, almost every platoon keeps a "shawish," and no infantry force enters a house before a "shawish" clears it. This means there are four "shawishes" in a company, twelve in a battalion, at least 36 in a brigade. 1/4
In Gaza, almost every IDF platoon keeps a human shield, a sub-army of Palestinian slaves | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
jesus christ
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Because I suspect this is going to get lost in the flood of everyone paying attention to Elon, here is the current, Russia-supporting Secretary Of The United States admitting outright that he understands Russia likely has plans on invading other European nations.
March 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Because I suspect this is going to get lost in the flood of everyone paying attention to Elon, here is the current, Russia-supporting Secretary Of The United States admitting outright that he understands Russia likely has plans on invading other European nations.
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Gift link.
A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone.
And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration.
If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone.
And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration.
If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
February 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Gift link.
A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone.
And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration.
If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone.
And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration.
If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
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“Extinction Burst” as applied to MAGA.
This is worth the two minutes of your time. Trust me on this one…
(Part I)
This is worth the two minutes of your time. Trust me on this one…
(Part I)
February 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Extinction Burst” as applied to MAGA.
This is worth the two minutes of your time. Trust me on this one…
(Part I)
This is worth the two minutes of your time. Trust me on this one…
(Part I)
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Casting Brad Pitt at the peak of his "Brad Pitt makes things cool by doing them" phase was probably a mistake and also a huge bellwether for how media literacy among audiences would be over the next 2 decades
rewatching FIGHT CLUB this week i was very struck by how a movie that is very plainly a critique of this vision of masculinity was taken up as a valorization of it
It's grim thinking about how many men and women in society have mental models of valorous male behavior that primarily consist of being abusive and violent.
January 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Casting Brad Pitt at the peak of his "Brad Pitt makes things cool by doing them" phase was probably a mistake and also a huge bellwether for how media literacy among audiences would be over the next 2 decades
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"It seems to me that the point of having a democracy is to establish a pluralistic society that makes life more livable for everyone, cares for everyone, and recognizes everyone’s equal rights under that law.
But for many people, following the rules seems to be the main point of the game"
But for many people, following the rules seems to be the main point of the game"
January 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"It seems to me that the point of having a democracy is to establish a pluralistic society that makes life more livable for everyone, cares for everyone, and recognizes everyone’s equal rights under that law.
But for many people, following the rules seems to be the main point of the game"
But for many people, following the rules seems to be the main point of the game"
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While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
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Simply
having
a wonderful oligarchy
having
a wonderful oligarchy
“I’ve worked for the Washington Post since 2008 as an editorial cartoonist. … I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at. Until now.” https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true
January 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Simply
having
a wonderful oligarchy
having
a wonderful oligarchy