Interesting that teenagers can grasp the social nature of money while individual selfishness is enshrined as a core economic assumption. I feel like one of the first steps towards something better involves

Right on. And if this is what's come to light, imagine all of the stuff that remained hidden,

Thanks for the thorough response! I feel like we're in close alignment on these matters: )

For sure.

Yes, academia is entering a tricky period. AI can already pass all sorts of academic tests. And some teachers are now using AI to detect AI in their students' writing. It's not clear how that situation

Thanks, for sure.

I'm familiar with the uncanny valley and you're right, the effect is similar.

No worries: )

Nice post: ) You're so right that personal wellness is critical in our line of work. Critical and too often overlooked. Love the dancing and I'm thrilled to have inspired it! I found your freeze dance

Thanks. I'm taking in your praise. And I appreciate your attention: )

I've been hearing rumors about the Bush-ritual abuse connection since the 1990s and George H. W. Bush is publicly listed as a member of Bohemian Grove, where occult rituals are known to have taken place.

Thanks, this one was tricky to write but I'm happy with how it came out. The government records involving this tech would indeed be fascinating to look at. But I feel like there are private companies that

Hey thanks! Yes, the limited hangout is a classic tool for manipulating public perception.

Nice. For me it was the ATS and LATOC forums way back when: )

That's not a theory I've heard before. Is anyone online talking about this?

Hey thanks! I wonder if they looked into non-state actors too, or just foreign adversaries.

Right on. Before making this post, I too considered deepfakes to be potentially very dangerous. But closer examination made me question this idea. My sense is that we're approaching a tipping point with

I mean too little from regulators in the sense that capital requirements etc are obviously insufficient to prevent bank runs, contagion, etc. The Fed moved to protect depositors at SVB and Signature, and

For sure. I feel like there is lots of space for new forms of organizing and solidarity online, and we haven't yet started to really explore these.

Thanks! Good point about the effectiveness of activism. Also, one thing I didn't mention is the reality that we are by many measures a much less free society than we were fifty years ago, with fewer and