I did a thing this term where I told my students they were allowed to use ChatGPT. The catch was, they had to tell me about it in a reflection when they handed in their paper. This is a thread about how it all went.
Another poem by Wallace Stevens is titled “Decorations on a Nigger Cemetery.” Also of note: When he found out Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize, he said “Who let the coon in?” I will never not mention this when his work is shared or celebrated. Glue history to him.
To understand Musk's renewed obsession with X and focus on financial services, you REALLY need to understand the X/Confinity merger that became PayPal.
And, particularly, the Peter Thiel-led coup that kicked Musk out as CEO/Chief Strategist.
Here's how that happened. 1/🧵
WGA nor SAG have asked for a boycott of the streamers. So that’s not union guidelines but you do you. But you can donate to the entertainment fund. Or water to the picket lines, it’s getting real hot outside. Or food. https://t.co/eL1etvdE1W
Some of the discourse around the #SAGstrike reminds me of an assumption about actors that I've come across for most of my life. Many people seem to assume that there are ONLY TWO kinds of actors:
1. Wildly famous, rich celebrities
2. Failed pretenders who are actually servers 1/
Neither the WGA or SAG-AFTRA is calling for a consumer boycott right now. If you want to support the strike, we're asking folks to:
1) Boost our message on social media
2) Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, which supports affected workers https://t.co/HmUJCZaH2r