gabriel burrow
@gabrielburrow.bsky.social
PhD in contemporary literature at Birkbeck, UoL (SF modelling; political movements; utopia). Part-time Research Lead for TEAM LEWIS global creative. Editor at MOSF Journal of Science Fiction. Tired.
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The event page is now live for (free) registration, with a great roster of speakers across literature, visual media, games, and development finance! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/utopia-dys...
Utopia, Dystopia and the Post-Capitalist State
This workshop looks to the future, assembling an interdisciplinary group of scholars to ask what might come after the capitalist state.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The event page is now live for (free) registration, with a great roster of speakers across literature, visual media, games, and development finance! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/utopia-dys...
Will be hosted at UCL (for boring logistical reasons the exact room isn't confirmed yet, but likely somewhere in 20 Bedford Way). Funding isn't available I'm afraid.
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Will be hosted at UCL (for boring logistical reasons the exact room isn't confirmed yet, but likely somewhere in 20 Bedford Way). Funding isn't available I'm afraid.
If your models could solve real-world problems with sufficient compute - and it's a scarce resource - why would you squander it on people generating and sharing silly videos?
A) Because they're not actually very good at solving real-world problems
B) You're morally bankrupt
C) Both
A) Because they're not actually very good at solving real-world problems
B) You're morally bankrupt
C) Both
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
If your models could solve real-world problems with sufficient compute - and it's a scarce resource - why would you squander it on people generating and sharing silly videos?
A) Because they're not actually very good at solving real-world problems
B) You're morally bankrupt
C) Both
A) Because they're not actually very good at solving real-world problems
B) You're morally bankrupt
C) Both
Cyberspace but it's just really big Mr Beast videos
September 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Cyberspace but it's just really big Mr Beast videos
S-tier Meg episode
August 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
S-tier Meg episode
Ok, it's not shit with randoms once you get to the later night lords...
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ok, it's not shit with randoms once you get to the later night lords...
The annoying part is this will become Elon's go-to excuse for SpaceX failing to achieve its various unrealistic goals (Mars etc.)
June 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The annoying part is this will become Elon's go-to excuse for SpaceX failing to achieve its various unrealistic goals (Mars etc.)
You're spot on about its coherent and seductive qualities though. A tough - but necessary - read.
May 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
You're spot on about its coherent and seductive qualities though. A tough - but necessary - read.
The critique of profit-only tech and the Dot-com bubble ("Lost in Toyland" etc.) is bearable... Then he gets onto what he wants to replace it with and it's *deranged*.
May 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The critique of profit-only tech and the Dot-com bubble ("Lost in Toyland" etc.) is bearable... Then he gets onto what he wants to replace it with and it's *deranged*.
Spicy paper reveal:
May 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Spicy paper reveal: