Theor. physics student, linguistics nerd, metropolitan, creative messerup. PhD candidate in self doubt. Fiction needs to be logical to the reader; life doesn't
"Doomscrolling also mimics gambling behaviors. We scroll for bad news, but also anything uplifting.
This "variable reinforcement schedule" is the most addictive pattern of reward. It’s why slot machines & social media feeds are designed the way they are." https://t.co/lejwIYmsFq
@baaslaunch@scotus_wire Huh, if you allow political machinations in SCOTUS decision making, this would probably be the last decision you want to break for the Trump admin. If they'd ruled the other way we would've been talking about a flash market crash today and possibly an impending financial crisis.
The recent call to boycott the Israeli Medical Association was of course labeled ‘antisemitic’. Now it turns out that, among other things, a member of the IMA ‘ethics’ committee literally oversees torture
The best attitude towards AI is treating it like a dumbass to bounce ideas off, which nevertheless helps you think of the correct answer. Much like how House treats his team
the atrocious college essay is genuinely a lost art
we will never again see an era where the homunculus brain is free to spew the incomprehensible
never again will the interplay of creativity and ignorance grace the blank domain of paper, nor google docs
this is AI killing art