aloof wife
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Editor at Futurism, horror/pinball enthusiast, lover of weird stuff, as previously seen in the Boston Globe, Vice, Slate, Wired etc. Please DM with tips and/or memes
my mom saw a flattering photo of me and asked if it was AI
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
my mom saw a flattering photo of me and asked if it was AI
[logging on] "hey buffoons, still stupid as shit?"
[ten minutes later] "my qts demonstrate a lack of civility on this platform,,"
[ten minutes later] "my qts demonstrate a lack of civility on this platform,,"
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
[logging on] "hey buffoons, still stupid as shit?"
[ten minutes later] "my qts demonstrate a lack of civility on this platform,,"
[ten minutes later] "my qts demonstrate a lack of civility on this platform,,"
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Police say he then turned the epic vulgar roast on himself
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Police say he then turned the epic vulgar roast on himself
new species of hipster just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
new species of hipster just dropped
imo my greatest character weakness is deleting a post if i notice a typo in it
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
imo my greatest character weakness is deleting a post if i notice a typo in it
not now babe i'm scromiting
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
not now babe i'm scromiting
i feel like in a rational world "aliens" would be way higher and everything else would be waay lower
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
i feel like in a rational world "aliens" would be way higher and everything else would be waay lower
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NEW: A Discord community with nearly 200 members serves as a support group for people whose minds and lives have been upended by episodes of AI delusion and psychosis.
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions
In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.
futurism.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEW: A Discord community with nearly 200 members serves as a support group for people whose minds and lives have been upended by episodes of AI delusion and psychosis.
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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this is so funny because there are 1,000 cautionary movies where the profit-hungry company says "GET IT BACK ON THE MARKET NOW" after someone raises a safety concern
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AI Teddy Bear Back on the Market After Getting Caught Telling Kids How to Find Pills and Start Fires
The AI-powered teddy bear "Kumma" from FoloToy is now being sold again, following a week-long internal safety review.
futurism.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
this is so funny because there are 1,000 cautionary movies where the profit-hungry company says "GET IT BACK ON THE MARKET NOW" after someone raises a safety concern
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
this is so funny because there are 1,000 cautionary movies where the profit-hungry company says "GET IT BACK ON THE MARKET NOW" after someone raises a safety concern
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
AI Teddy Bear Back on the Market After Getting Caught Telling Kids How to Find Pills and Start Fires
The AI-powered teddy bear "Kumma" from FoloToy is now being sold again, following a week-long internal safety review.
futurism.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
this is so funny because there are 1,000 cautionary movies where the profit-hungry company says "GET IT BACK ON THE MARKET NOW" after someone raises a safety concern
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
this guy is super proud of his AI-generated 9/11 image, but at 8:46am only one plane had struck the towers, not two like it shows (the gasping crowd is also facing in the wrong direction)
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
this guy is super proud of his AI-generated 9/11 image, but at 8:46am only one plane had struck the towers, not two like it shows (the gasping crowd is also facing in the wrong direction)
went to watch a video about Cujo (1983) and YouTube played me a dogfood ad 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
went to watch a video about Cujo (1983) and YouTube played me a dogfood ad 🤔
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lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
i like my weed gummies the way the founding fathers intended: contaminated with heavy metals due to poor regulation
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
i like my weed gummies the way the founding fathers intended: contaminated with heavy metals due to poor regulation
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Inspiring story for a change: while AI companies are doing little to protect their users from psychological harm, a DIY peer support group says it's figuring out how to break victims out of the AI delusion spirals that have killed numerous people
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions
In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.
futurism.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Inspiring story for a change: while AI companies are doing little to protect their users from psychological harm, a DIY peer support group says it's figuring out how to break victims out of the AI delusion spirals that have killed numerous people
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Inspiring story for a change: while AI companies are doing little to protect their users from psychological harm, a DIY peer support group says it's figuring out how to break victims out of the AI delusion spirals that have killed numerous people
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions
In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.
futurism.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Inspiring story for a change: while AI companies are doing little to protect their users from psychological harm, a DIY peer support group says it's figuring out how to break victims out of the AI delusion spirals that have killed numerous people
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Health and Human Sexting Secretary
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Health and Human Sexting Secretary
this feels like the soul of the NYT sometimes -- a troll asks a fake question about a scary-sounding thing that doesn't exist, and the newspaper of record frames that as a "winning" the encounter
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
this feels like the soul of the NYT sometimes -- a troll asks a fake question about a scary-sounding thing that doesn't exist, and the newspaper of record frames that as a "winning" the encounter
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Fascinating read on how a suspicious pitch highlighted a growing problem in freelance journalism: A flood of generative AI that even prestige publications don't catch, complete with fabricated quotes, from scammers who see opportunity in a field so many real humans are struggling to survive in.
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fascinating read on how a suspicious pitch highlighted a growing problem in freelance journalism: A flood of generative AI that even prestige publications don't catch, complete with fabricated quotes, from scammers who see opportunity in a field so many real humans are struggling to survive in.
the further you get into the epstein emails, the more it feels like global elites were actually kicked in the head by a mule
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
the further you get into the epstein emails, the more it feels like global elites were actually kicked in the head by a mule
even ignoring all the bigger questions about nuzzi/lizza/rfk-gate, it's wild how trump has ushered in an era where a top official cheating on his spouse is something between a non-story and a badge of honor
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
even ignoring all the bigger questions about nuzzi/lizza/rfk-gate, it's wild how trump has ushered in an era where a top official cheating on his spouse is something between a non-story and a badge of honor
this movie whipped... and did the impossible: made finland seem like the coolest thing in the world
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
this movie whipped... and did the impossible: made finland seem like the coolest thing in the world
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
not sure what i expected but this was not it
Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
not sure what i expected but this was not it
did he actually charm trump
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
did he actually charm trump