Ayo Hirschman
@contextproblem.bsky.social
Gen X dad | Carpenter with a PhD | Interested in Pragmatism, Finance, Classics
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Theo Von's name means Ted From
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Theo Von's name means Ted From
Pronouncing AI "AIEEEE!" from now on
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Pronouncing AI "AIEEEE!" from now on
Dean Preston, man
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Dean Preston, man
Indigineity is not something a lot of actual indigenous groups think is a great idea to define rigidly. More often they will say they describe or identify which groups are indigenous despite the formal definitions going the other way. Viz. Icelanders or Sami for example.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Indigineity is not something a lot of actual indigenous groups think is a great idea to define rigidly. More often they will say they describe or identify which groups are indigenous despite the formal definitions going the other way. Viz. Icelanders or Sami for example.
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He truly is da pope
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
He truly is da pope
Thinking about going into business. Buying things from enterprises, selling them to household, type of thing. Warehousing stuff. Re-selling. Retailing! Going to see about a two-bin kanban system and a big Board for managing inventory. Need to hire a kid to ring up the customers.
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Thinking about going into business. Buying things from enterprises, selling them to household, type of thing. Warehousing stuff. Re-selling. Retailing! Going to see about a two-bin kanban system and a big Board for managing inventory. Need to hire a kid to ring up the customers.
Cultural fascism, it's all cultural fascism
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Cultural fascism, it's all cultural fascism
Regarding AI mania, there is a pony under all the horse manure, but
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Regarding AI mania, there is a pony under all the horse manure, but
As a graduate instructor at an Ivy the dean's office definitely got in my face for giving students bad grades and strongly implied it was my fault
My uncle is leading some sort of “wtf is going on” inquiry at UT Austin and would confirm this thread, with the added complications that
1) profs who fail students get bad reviews
2) profs who fail students get yelled at for eliminating tuition money
3) profs who 1) and 2) get fired
1) profs who fail students get bad reviews
2) profs who fail students get yelled at for eliminating tuition money
3) profs who 1) and 2) get fired
We're seeing possibly the worst attendance in history. Even in creative writing classes, where students generally want to participate and have their voice heard--they're not showing up, ignoring guidelines and feedback, and either describing expectations as "unclear" or simply refusing to comply.
November 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
As a graduate instructor at an Ivy the dean's office definitely got in my face for giving students bad grades and strongly implied it was my fault
At this point anyone doing what Northwestern did is doing it because they agree with it
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
At this point anyone doing what Northwestern did is doing it because they agree with it
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The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
John Roberts has secured his place in history alongside Al Capone and Bernard Madoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
I'm just a William James guy now:
Metaphysics? Blooming Buzzing Confusion.
Religion? That Oceanic Feeling.
Policy? The Moral Equivalent of War.
Metaphysics? Blooming Buzzing Confusion.
Religion? That Oceanic Feeling.
Policy? The Moral Equivalent of War.
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I'm just a William James guy now:
Metaphysics? Blooming Buzzing Confusion.
Religion? That Oceanic Feeling.
Policy? The Moral Equivalent of War.
Metaphysics? Blooming Buzzing Confusion.
Religion? That Oceanic Feeling.
Policy? The Moral Equivalent of War.
Don't know where this lands on terms of service but it is incredible to me the Republicans just assume nobody will ever shoot back.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Don't know where this lands on terms of service but it is incredible to me the Republicans just assume nobody will ever shoot back.
Everyone already said this but it's funny all Trump's murder bastards are committing crimes assuming they'll be pardoned and Trump's on his little screen like PARDONS ARE NOW ILLEGAL THANK YOU
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Everyone already said this but it's funny all Trump's murder bastards are committing crimes assuming they'll be pardoned and Trump's on his little screen like PARDONS ARE NOW ILLEGAL THANK YOU
Everyone forgets this until the next time it happens and then we forget again
its also remarkable because time and time again people show you can frighten him off by acting tough and occasionally punching him in the nose
He’s at 60% disproval lol
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Everyone forgets this until the next time it happens and then we forget again
A huge difference between young me and old me is young me wanted to invent a lot of reasons for why people did bad things and old me is fine with just saying there are bad people
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A huge difference between young me and old me is young me wanted to invent a lot of reasons for why people did bad things and old me is fine with just saying there are bad people
I hope the White House stays a steaming pile of rubble the whole rest of his term
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I hope the White House stays a steaming pile of rubble the whole rest of his term
It is kind of nuts how about 35% of US political positions are just Russian talking points and psy ops. Not that it will really help Russia but it's sure hurting us.
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It is kind of nuts how about 35% of US political positions are just Russian talking points and psy ops. Not that it will really help Russia but it's sure hurting us.
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
Frightening amounts of living in 2014 from some of you on here
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Frightening amounts of living in 2014 from some of you on here
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The advent of free worldwide publishing for all, and the ensuing need for publishers to outcompete all other publishers for attention, has turned public communication into an endless tournament to discover the most potent emotional payloads that can be embedded in media.
The winner: toxic nostalgia
The winner: toxic nostalgia
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The advent of free worldwide publishing for all, and the ensuing need for publishers to outcompete all other publishers for attention, has turned public communication into an endless tournament to discover the most potent emotional payloads that can be embedded in media.
The winner: toxic nostalgia
The winner: toxic nostalgia
I would simply not become disgruntled
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I would simply not become disgruntled
I broke down sobbing watching Through a Scanner Darkly because it captured the feel of 90s West LA drug houses so perfectly
Phillip K. Dick was so in the pocket he accurately presented the experience of being on imaginary drugs
Very notable difference in film/literary depictions of drug use depending on whether the director/author has actually done a shitload of drugs
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I broke down sobbing watching Through a Scanner Darkly because it captured the feel of 90s West LA drug houses so perfectly
It makes no difference whether you say USian or something else
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
It makes no difference whether you say USian or something else
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...