I don't think imperialism is bad because it eventually hurts the citizens of the imperial core. it's a stunning proposition, I know, but perhaps we should consider that other people outside of the Core are also human beings.

In a strange position where I think there are massive, massive social harms to the proliferation of AI (misinfo, deepfakes, predatory 'companions', surveillance, labour rights) but also feel the mainstream arguments against it range from unconvincing (water) to actively harmful (copyright; "soul")

Important first aid tip here.

"All over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake 'public opinion' for the benefit of the bourgeoisie. This is a fact. No one will ever be able to refute it." - Lenin

what's a matter babe you hardly touched your clud sandwich

oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends

I think one of the worst parts about data surveillance is that ads now feel insulting sometimes

that the Whos celebrate Christmas suggests some knowledge of Christ, but whether this is our anthropic Christ or a distinctive Who-Christ remains obscure; some have argued Christianity was introduced to them during their refuge with Horton, which of course turns us to the matter of Elephant Religion

Here’s a tip for graphic designers: if you include the “weakest” option in your pitch the client will choose it 9 times out of 10. If you include something you hate they will choose that option. They can’t help themselves. They don’t do it consciously but they’ll do it

“Inevitably, the bourgeoisie will seek to infiltrate the underground organisation with spies and provocateurs. The struggle against this must be pursued with great caution and persistence”

If you are addicted to heroin you can have your blood tested to help you manage the health risks. But if you are a child trying to access healthcare, in line with international norms, Wes Streeting's position is that you "must" be treated worse.

We just accept it because it’s always been this way but ‘Ringo Starr’ is a bonkers thing to call yourself when the other guys are John, Paul, and George. It’s like having a band where everyone else uses their real name and then the drummer goes yes please call me Crackers Creamsworth

my haters only hate me because i’m off putting and unpleasant to be around and treat people around me poorly. your friends only like you because you have fun with them and are nice and make them smile and laugh. it’s fucking fake is what it is. a cult if you ask me.

nah, i'm pretty sure it's the killing people part that's the worst

Either you understand that there is an organized campaign to push trans people out of public life with the explicit end goal of "morally mandating us out of existence" that is backed by some of the wealthiest individuals to have ever lived, or you're simply not equipped to grasp what's happening.

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I wish this was an exaggeration, but it isn’t. They appear to have actively worked to block their purported allies being granted asylum, so they couldn’t be called to give evidence in Britain.

i don't think it's good we keep turning actual children into memes

the pope also believes you should not take exogenous hormones & that doing so comprises a failure to stand in authentic wonder at the beauty of god's creation so u really need to consider the entire worldview before getting headshotted by propaganda & doing the whole "wow, based pope" routine

The one thing that keeps smacking me in the face about AI-generated cute animal photos is how whatever model most of them are using tends to subtly anthropomorphise the faces. Like, do the people sharing this stuff honestly not notice that that dog has human eyes? That's not creepy to anybody else?

Noticing a trend of horror films using the aesthetic/outward trappings of found footage/faux doc, but then completely disregarding all of the strengths of that kind of film-making. Why is there a soundtrack? Who edited this? The limitations / tropes of FF can be superbly scary. Why not go for it?

This would explain *a lot* Mum clearly thinks social media transed her kid, and if she wasn't trans she wouldnt have been murdered in cold blood, so social media is to blame. Smh

"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.

I have been trying to avoid this conclusion, as angry as this all makes me, but it's fucking undeniable at this point that in Esther Ghey's view the real tragedy of Brianna's life is that she was trans at all, which made her a target. Her advocacy smacks of railing against "social contagion".

queer activist types will complain about discord being used to organize things & then use instagram, which is kind of like if you were scornful of having a conversation over SMS but not for normal reasons, more because it's competing with your preferred format, "singing telegram delivered by cop"

"The party of the proletariat must learn to catch every liberal just at the moment when he is prepared to move forward an inch, and make him move forward a yard. If he is obdurate, we will go forward without him and over him."

i mean you can lie whenever you want. it's not illegal

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dude I'm getting ads to have a witch blast off my dick

TECH STARTUP: We're thrilled to announce our new app which gives you the power to kill anybody in the world TECH STARTUP, A MONTH LATER: We hear you and we understand. Today we're making several significant changes to Anonymurder's terms of use

saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever

getting rid of de minimis is such a fucking funny thing to do no packages for anybody anymore Okay

the thing is though that like. the last 10-15 of online have been people CONSTANTLY getting fooled by 'shallow fakes', ie just posting a real video in the wrong context.

why does he look like one of the worms from worms

ACELE - Ah! No. This is a *contact microphone*, it's for recording *inside* solid objects. Contact Mike just beats people up.

you should be able to generate infinite amounts of video of pikachu smoking crack and saying fuck and nintendo shouldn't be able to do a damn thing about it

i hope everyone that had a hand in making assistants the norm for what "language models" are goes to hell no matter what

wait they really think anyone gives a shit about their protocol that's pretty funny

I think Magic: The Gathering is at an extremely bad place right now, and I think the recent Spider-Man set is a true low point. I went slightly wild in my @endlessmode.bsky.social column this week about it. Tune in for the phrase "suckling hogs" www.endlessmode.com/tabletop/mag...

I love that it’s called “The Candy Crush Saga.” Like are Brynhildr or Fionn mac Cumhail gonna be there

*sees weird gays draw sexually charged violence on their ipads* You Bitch Mother Fucker *sees that the President of the United States is a well-known child molester* Wlel, that's his beliefs and I respect that

If you're making a character/relationship playlist it should be 8-15 songs. You're curating a mixtape! You're telling a story! Put some ✨art✨ into it