Nicolás di Paolo

[Tom Happ @AxiomVerge]

People point out that AI makes slop, uses stolen assets, destroys the environment, and is super dangerous... but suppose it did none of those things and instead made perfect games and art and literatute and music; is that something we even want?

[The Abbey Roadie | Commissions Open! @TheAbbeyRoadie]

AI really is an addiction because look at how this trio tries to “peer pressure” Miriam into using it, even “just for fun teehee” - like alcoholics pressuring non-drinkers just so they don’t feel alone. “Can’t do 6th grade math without ChatGPT” is not a brag. It’s… morbid.

[滿帖子乖謬之言觀汝似有瘋症 @remmettmaxwell]

one of the twists in real world AI is that, in scifi, it was assumed that the danger would be that we'd raise the machine to the level of a human soul. but to be honest, it seems we're most in danger of debasing the human soul to the level of machine.

[100 @yh_me2]

they’re making a day when things can be better and they’re calling it tomorrow

[Ciarán @androgynator]

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.

[The Fútbol Zone | FZ @TheFutbolZ0NE]

🎙️ Jamie Carragher on "Why Lionel Messi Started Receiving Hate at the World Cup"

🗣️: "Forget the noise, because football always tells the truth. The reason Lionel Messi suddenly became the target wasn't because he was poor, it was because he was brilliant.

At 39 years old, most people expected him to fade into the background. Instead, he dominated games, scored decisive goals, created chances, and reminded everyone why he's been at the top for nearly two decades. That's what changed the conversation.

When a player performs at that level on the biggest stage, opinions shift naturally. Some fans accepted that; others couldn't. Rather than appreciating what they were witnessing, the focus became conspiracy theories, officiating debates, and anything that could distract from Messi's football.

The irony is that none of those arguments change what happened on the pitch. Messi let his football do the talking.

Whether Argentina lifted the trophy or not, his performances reinforced what many already believed that greatness isn't decided by social media campaigns or fan wars. It's decided by what you produce when the pressure is highest.

That's why Messi's legacy remains untouchable. The game remembers performances, not propaganda."

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇦🇷 The hate against Messi came out of nowhere, and it has nothing to do with football.

Here's what's actually going on...

Messi lifted the World Cup in December 2022 and the entire planet lost its mind celebrating.

Three and a half years later, a chunk of the internet suddenly decided he's a villain.

Nothing on the pitch changed. Same guy, same career, twenty years of footage anyone can check in under a minute.

What changed is the feed. Villain edits started outperforming legend edits and the algorithm noticed.

A 2018 MIT study tracked 126,000 claims across 3 million X users. False stories spread six times faster than true ones and got retweeted 70% more often. Outrage simply beats accuracy at getting attention.

None of this needs a single big lie either. Illusory truth effect: see a claim enough times and it starts feeling true even when you know it's false, and the effect survives fact checks.

Football is basically the most documented thing on earth. Every match, every angle, every ref decision, all archived. The narrative still won anyway.

If the algorithm can flip public opinion on the most watched athlete alive, it can flip it on anyone with no footage to fall back on.

Source: @LeoMessiFanZone, @therosieum / Writer: Sol

[dro 🇲🇽 @FutbolFax]

The hate Argentina got this tournament made me realize how easy it is to brainwash and program people. Would love to see someone publish work on this some day as it’s a very interesting case study.

[Nicolás di Paolo @Nicodipaolo_]

No somos conscientes. Ojalá me equivoque pero posiblemente no va a haber algo igual

[dataref @dataref_ar]

🇦🇷 Las 10 DERROTAS en los 104 partidos del ciclo de Lionel Scaloni como DT en la Selección Argentina:

❌ 0-1 vs. Brasil (2018).
❌ 1-3 vs. Venezuela (2019).
❌ 0-2 vs. Colombia (2019).
❌ 0-2 vs. Brasil (2019).
❌ 1-2 vs. Arabia Saudita (2022).
❌ 0-2 vs. Uruguay (2023).
❌ 1-2 vs. Colombia (2024).
❌ 1-2 vs. Paraguay (2024).
❌ 0-1 vs. Ecuador (2025).
❌ 0-1 vs. España (2026).

🌐 Todos los registros estadísticos EN VIVO están en https://t.co/hmQtYek1pQ.

[Slovak Football 🇸🇰 @slovak_football]

Delayed kickoffs, pointless shows, breaking the rules of the games regarding the 15 minute half time, ad breaks disguised as hydration breaks.
Destroying the very core of the sport. Americans don't deserve to host anything ever again.

[Nicolás di Paolo @Nicodipaolo_]

Nos malacostumbraron a ganar una tras otra. Ya no nos acordábamos la realidad de un equipo NORMAL que gana algunas y pierde las demás. Esto fue anormal, excepcional. Incluso haber llegado a esta final. Sólo agradecimiento y reconocer todo lo que nos hicieron ganar

[EDITS BOKE @EditsBoke]

Y ahora van a salir a criticar a Scaloni, porque no les gustó un cambio.

Van a salir a criticar a Messi, se la van a agarrar con algún jugador de turno, con un hincha, con quien cantó el himno, y con cualquiera, porque lamentablemente tenemos muchísimos exitistas.

[cris @_crisenberg_]

Jugamos un mal partido. Fuimos superados y una expulsión inocente nos terminó de condenar. Nada que reprocharle a este grupo de jugadores y cuerpo técnico. A los oportunistas de cuarta que salgan a operar y a tirar mierda no hay que escucharlos. Se llora y se sigue. Duele ver a Messi en el piso, duele que esa sea su última imagen con la selección.

[🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ @Argentina]

¡GRACIAS INFINITAS, MUCHACHOS! No alcanzan las palabras para agradecerles cómo defendieron la camiseta. Nos hicieron llorar, gritar y, sobre todo, volver a creer. ¡Son eternos! 🩵🤍🏆

[EDITS BOKE @EditsBoke]

Bueno, se terminó.

No voy a reprochar nada, ustedes exijan y enójense. Yo no voy a criticar a los tipos que llegaron como pudieron con medio plantel lesionado y 2 alargues en el medio.

[Gastón Edul @gastonedul]

España es el campeón del Mundo. Fue claramente superior.
Argentina dejó la piel, corrieron hasta el final; hicieron un desgaste gigante.
Gracias Selección.

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Goat (rotated), by Arthur Dove, 1935, 📸 by Joan Monfort

[Lego Kingo @LegoKingo]

Hmm it looks like my phone can show it just fine. Not sure what’s wrong with movie theater screens

[Larsen @jakelarsenart]

Unironically total beast mode. The beauty of the creative process is the ability to brick a thousand shots in a row while you chase a good idea that you feel is in there somewhere.

[Hebh Jamal @hebh_jamal]

Ahahahahahahahahahahaha

Of course when Germany and Netherlands are kicked out this would be the headline.