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This is like all effective altruist obsessions: "uhh what if the terminator is created and kills us all", idk man I guess I die
The tail risk of the AI being so good it takes away all white color jobs is not something I really entertain because it's one of those risks you literally cannot prepare for, it's like worrying about a meteor hitting the earth, it's outside of my pay grade.
February 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This is like all effective altruist obsessions: "uhh what if the terminator is created and kills us all", idk man I guess I die
This shit is gonna go down as the most pointless conversation in history. Just pure smoke and mirrors
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This shit is gonna go down as the most pointless conversation in history. Just pure smoke and mirrors
Rationalists try not to make up a rigid binary choice thought experiment challenge impossible
February 11, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Rationalists try not to make up a rigid binary choice thought experiment challenge impossible
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replies on bluesky consistently talking about ai not working when the problem is that it works well enough that people end up working through their breaks and, in fact, doing a lot more work
i am probably working too much and i am posting all day long. these things used to be mutually contradictory
i am probably working too much and i am posting all day long. these things used to be mutually contradictory
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
replies on bluesky consistently talking about ai not working when the problem is that it works well enough that people end up working through their breaks and, in fact, doing a lot more work
i am probably working too much and i am posting all day long. these things used to be mutually contradictory
i am probably working too much and i am posting all day long. these things used to be mutually contradictory
Reinventing Marxism from base principles again are we
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Reinventing Marxism from base principles again are we
Been trying to collect my thoughts around ttrpgs and how mechanical interaction and narrative are not separate spheres as a lot of discussion assumes. If you begin to think of these as one in the same then working with different rpg systems becomes less frustrating and prep is less time consuming
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Been trying to collect my thoughts around ttrpgs and how mechanical interaction and narrative are not separate spheres as a lot of discussion assumes. If you begin to think of these as one in the same then working with different rpg systems becomes less frustrating and prep is less time consuming
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Anthropic seems like they get this institutionally but also their CEO and “philosopher” are still going around pretending they’re building god
Anthropic and Google now seem to get that the primary value people get out of AI is doing annoying work they don't want to do (coding, basic research, drafting emails, etc), OpenAI/XAI/Meta seem to still think image/video slop and search replacement are the future
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Anthropic seems like they get this institutionally but also their CEO and “philosopher” are still going around pretending they’re building god
Agree with this but also it's not like it's a rebellion against some imagined hedonism, a lot of it is just feeling worse on purpose in order to maximize some abstract number. Essentially transporting the laws of capital into the human body. I have to maximize energy by eating nothing in the morning
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Agree with this but also it's not like it's a rebellion against some imagined hedonism, a lot of it is just feeling worse on purpose in order to maximize some abstract number. Essentially transporting the laws of capital into the human body. I have to maximize energy by eating nothing in the morning
That’s not gonna happen lol
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord has announced a major change coming to the service as part of its aim to improve teen safety features. Starting in March, all users globally will be required to submit age verification via a face scan or submitted ID, or be given teen-level access restrictions.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
That’s not gonna happen lol
I straight up did not realize the Olympics started
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I straight up did not realize the Olympics started
I love chips ahoy for how inconsistent they are. Are you gonna get a pack of super crunchy ones? Or ones which are a little toasty? It’s always a surprise
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I love chips ahoy for how inconsistent they are. Are you gonna get a pack of super crunchy ones? Or ones which are a little toasty? It’s always a surprise
She’s so right, Americans need to get into the much richer and ancient tradition of Chinese braising techniques
sounds good but respectfully cooking food and eating it isn’t reading as asian to me.
February 7, 2026 at 11:16 PM
She’s so right, Americans need to get into the much richer and ancient tradition of Chinese braising techniques
There’s a Chinese dish that’s just a soup where you essentially make an omelette and boil it in water with spinach before adding salt. That’s three ingredients
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
There’s a Chinese dish that’s just a soup where you essentially make an omelette and boil it in water with spinach before adding salt. That’s three ingredients
As I was saying: the issue with automation is not whether it’s possible, it’s ensuring there’s someone to blame when it doesn’t work
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As I was saying: the issue with automation is not whether it’s possible, it’s ensuring there’s someone to blame when it doesn’t work
I’ve considered writing about this more because I see very little reporting about it but idk if anyone is really interested at this point. The entire discourse around AI is basically invested whether or not LLMs are actually useful or will result in AGI
People inside and outside the industry are ignoring the inevitable commoditization of LLMs which threatens to collapse profits across the entire tech sector. If anyone can use a local LLM to quickly replicate the functionality of SAAS solutions then what’s left?
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I’ve considered writing about this more because I see very little reporting about it but idk if anyone is really interested at this point. The entire discourse around AI is basically invested whether or not LLMs are actually useful or will result in AGI
The anti AI crowd lacks a bit of foresight into what’s happening here, AI does not have to fail for the bubble to collapse
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The anti AI crowd lacks a bit of foresight into what’s happening here, AI does not have to fail for the bubble to collapse
Democrats reacting to ICE
Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Democrats reacting to ICE
You are vibecoding a b2b saas which scams ycombinator vcs, I am vibecoding a script which cleans my email inbox
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
You are vibecoding a b2b saas which scams ycombinator vcs, I am vibecoding a script which cleans my email inbox
You are vibecoding a b2b saas which scams ycombinator vcs, I am vibecoding a script which cleans my email inbox
February 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
You are vibecoding a b2b saas which scams ycombinator vcs, I am vibecoding a script which cleans my email inbox
You guys gotta stop starting your posts with “ugh”
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
You guys gotta stop starting your posts with “ugh”
They should make ur boss messaging you after hours punishable by death
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
They should make ur boss messaging you after hours punishable by death
Making a ramen with duck broth if u guys care
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Making a ramen with duck broth if u guys care
I wonder how being a pedophile fits into the rationalist moral calculus
January 31, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I wonder how being a pedophile fits into the rationalist moral calculus
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