@latguild I’m sure as journalists many of you are equally angry, upset, or confused, but subscription cancellation is the only way readers can force owners to let you make a living being as real journalists, instead of glorified mouthpiece for the moneyed interests.
In the late 70’s, the first ads on TV were all like this (Changsha First Normal Factory tractors…).
Then came the Adidas soccer ads. It was like emerging from Plato’s cave and the first thing we saw was a MTV video 🤯 https://t.co/SvzHQRpgPA
I coined a term on @machinekillspod that I feel like needs its own essay: Habsburg AI – a system that is so heavily trained on the outputs of other generative AI's that it becomes an inbred mutant, likely with exaggerated, grotesque features. It joins the lineage of Potemkin AI.
1. Speaking of tipping points: I believe the world has recently tipped into the early stages of one of the most profound transformations humanity has ever endured. It will take place over the next 50 years or so.
🧵on this fascinating and terrifying time to be alive!
This is how the promise of streaming platforms as corporate archives dies & is replaced by hedge fund strip-mining just like seemingly every other American business
- Just one dragonfly can consume over one hundred mosquitos in a day
- Dragonflies can fly backwards
- They have nearly 360-degree vision
- Their wings inhibit bacterial growth due to their natural structures
- They're actually beautiful
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It's Hard Fork Friday! This week: Is AI poisoning itself? Plus, @Bernstein on Musk vs. Zuckerberg, and @priyakrishna joins to discuss her adventures cooking with ChatGPT https://t.co/bwYJrs6H3m
"I am not angry because the submarine was badly-made. I am angry because I live in a vastly larger pressure vessel being managed and maintained by the exact same people."
"a perfect microcosm of the problem with everything right now."
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@KaiserKuo especially if the general populous is unhappy with government policies at the moment. If the rebel succeeds, he will either a) replace the emperor, or b) if that’s not feasible given public attitudes, make him a puppet.
@KaiserKuo This instantly divides 1) the elites: those not in the inner circle will take a wait and see attitude, thinking perhaps they will become the new inner circle no matter who wins, 2) makes it hard for emperor to immediately go 100% against the rebels, ...
This interview with a superb former federal prosecutor, @DennisAftergut, is the best explanation yet published of just how grave a betrayal of the nation this 37-count indictment charges and how devastating is the evidence it recites from Trump himself ⬇️
https://t.co/cPM8KnE7U6