My current theory for how capitalism will end is that instead of revolution or reform it’s going to consume itself like an idiot ouroboros

It’s been a long time coming, but went longer than usual on the huge issue of plastic and what we can do about it

A sardonic piece about capitalism as a religion. Far from the first to make the comparison and surely not the last

they want you to forget that the most powerful large language model is your human brain

The way I see it, there’s a through-line from monarchy to present day billionaires that went something like: nobles>lords>aristocracy>capitalists>monopolists

The progressive plan is: populism>socialism>communism. skeptical it can work, but hopefully it will

Writing a long piece about plastic. the situation is always worse than you think

It seems to me that tech oligarchs are delusional about AI because they are fundamentally detached from the physical realities of actual, normal people

democrats should keep adding demands for every day the shutdown continues

it’s actually a great american tradition to dump tons of money, lives and resources into something and have nothing to show for it

i can’t respect anyone who won’t admit when they’re wrong or apologize for causing harm

when the AI bubble bursts, @edzitron.com is going to be the most in-demand interviewee for a while

fetterman is the biggest heel turn. huge disappointing shill of a loser

not only does israel not have a right to exist, it should not have ever existed

good. abducting people shouldn’t be a job

countering the conservative double standard with an even more effective triple standard

i have some good news and some bad news. the good news is they cancel each other out, the bad news is i don’t have any news now

hoping the evil guys who always do the wrong thing will do the right thing

white house staffers say they’re trying to limit trump’s screen time as it makes him cranky

let the government shut down, it sucks and isn’t getting any better

(guy who only ever focuses on himself at all times) i’m just trying to focus on myself right now

a bit late, but these are my thoughts on the now deceased charlie kirk

laws are made up, money isn’t real, we’re all just pretending this stuff makes sense

not as old as i once was

jubilee presents a civil debate between 50 murderous soldiers and one ailing child they’re withholding medicine from

i’m a baby genius, which translates to being a severely mentally average adult

A better world is plausible