your critique of ai cannot be entrenched in aesthetics because there will be a time when you see an ai image or hear an ai song and think "that looks/sounds good". your critique of ai must always be entrenched in the poisonous effect it has on people's brains and the planet.
Hi, does this account still work? I'm scared. Wrote about Argentina this World Cup, don't hate me (or do! That's also fine.)
On Girard, Durkheim, Weil, and our capacity for collective joy
"I have to steal the Declaration of Independence because there's a treasure map on the back" is objectively the best plot ever for a movie. We're not going to be able to top that.
Literally all I need in life is a large vibrant friend group full of extroverted nerds, a beautiful smart funny gregarious girlfriend, and a high paying job that is both intellectually rewarding and socially impactful. That can’t be too hard right?
If you’re a Democrat running for president in 2028, your platform must include putting these people in prison. No ‘moving on’ or ‘turning over a new leaf’ nonsense.
how lucky we are to sit in the comfort of our own homes, able to freely live our lives, eat proper meals, pursue our hobbies while across the world, on the same planet we share, innocent people, families and children just like ours are forced to live in constant fear of death…
as a white american i simply could not imagine giving a single shit about this. america isn’t an ethnostate and we’re not native to this land regardless. if you can’t grow up and learn to be in community with people who look a little different from you that’s frankly embarrassing
Whatever happens tomorrow, never forget that this doggedly positive and hopeful campaign—in every way a fight for basic dignity and joyful celebration of democratic pluralism—was relentlessly denounced by political and media elites as something sinister, dangerous, and violent.
"You hate AI because it's going to replace you" Actually, I hate genAI because it is built off of stolen data, it breaks copyright laws, it's poisoning the planet & black communities. It's raising our electricity bills. It's spreading misinformation & making people fucking stupid
democrats losing on the biggest human rights issue of our time to this absolute maniac because they’re so deep in the pockets of israel is beyond embarrassing