Johan Lenaerts
@johanlenaerts.bsky.social
Author. When I'm not writing, I'm probably playing or modding some game. Currently looking for a literary agent.
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A programmer saying "If I don't use AI tools, I'll be left behind" is like trying to outrun a steamroller by preemptively flattening your feet.
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A programmer saying "If I don't use AI tools, I'll be left behind" is like trying to outrun a steamroller by preemptively flattening your feet.
Signed.
If you used AI to write it, I don’t want to read it. Simple as that.
February 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Signed.
Oh look, a new AI promotion story.
*looks inside*
And its promoting a scam for AI classes.
Dear reader, if AI generating books made her so much money, she wouldn't be selling classes. She'd just be generating more books.
AI bros have so far proven they can only succeed through deceit.
For shame.
*looks inside*
And its promoting a scam for AI classes.
Dear reader, if AI generating books made her so much money, she wouldn't be selling classes. She'd just be generating more books.
AI bros have so far proven they can only succeed through deceit.
For shame.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Oh look, a new AI promotion story.
*looks inside*
And its promoting a scam for AI classes.
Dear reader, if AI generating books made her so much money, she wouldn't be selling classes. She'd just be generating more books.
AI bros have so far proven they can only succeed through deceit.
For shame.
*looks inside*
And its promoting a scam for AI classes.
Dear reader, if AI generating books made her so much money, she wouldn't be selling classes. She'd just be generating more books.
AI bros have so far proven they can only succeed through deceit.
For shame.
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What race? There is no race. This woman is in an imaginary competition with no one at all, and when she gets to the finish line there will be no one cheering for her. What a sad and bizarre state of mind.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM
What race? There is no race. This woman is in an imaginary competition with no one at all, and when she gets to the finish line there will be no one cheering for her. What a sad and bizarre state of mind.
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Pretty sure it’s still me, actually, since nobody is gonna come up to you at a signing and tell you how much your slop meant to them.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Pretty sure it’s still me, actually, since nobody is gonna come up to you at a signing and tell you how much your slop meant to them.
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Smart people have already written about the many problems of generative AI better than I could, but I’ll tell you this about the thing I know: writing is about writing. It’s an action. A verb. It’s what we do. I write, you write, they write. Skip that and you’re not a writer.
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Smart people have already written about the many problems of generative AI better than I could, but I’ll tell you this about the thing I know: writing is about writing. It’s an action. A verb. It’s what we do. I write, you write, they write. Skip that and you’re not a writer.
You can call AI bros subhuman btw. If they could human so well, they wouldn't need AI to do it for them in the first place.
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
You can call AI bros subhuman btw. If they could human so well, they wouldn't need AI to do it for them in the first place.
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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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 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
As if I needed more reasons to hate the British Museum.
The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
As if I needed more reasons to hate the British Museum.
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People who believe in “Ethical AI” must also believe in warm refrigerators, edible toxic waste, and billionaires who prefer to fuck adults.
February 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM
People who believe in “Ethical AI” must also believe in warm refrigerators, edible toxic waste, and billionaires who prefer to fuck adults.
Every time I think my revolutionary story may be too extreme in regards to how the protagonist handles billionaires, the world gives me a sign he's actually totally right and we're not handling this extreme enough.
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Every time I think my revolutionary story may be too extreme in regards to how the protagonist handles billionaires, the world gives me a sign he's actually totally right and we're not handling this extreme enough.
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It’s amazing to me that Musk had the sheer gall to tweet that the ‘bomb’ was that Trump is in the Epstein files knowing full well… that he was in there too.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
January 31, 2026 at 5:39 AM
It’s amazing to me that Musk had the sheer gall to tweet that the ‘bomb’ was that Trump is in the Epstein files knowing full well… that he was in there too.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
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We are deeply saddened at the news of the passing of Magic legend Kai Budde. His achievements in the game and community go beyond what we could say in one post. Our thoughts go out to Kai's friends and family in this moment.
Remembering Kai Budde: magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
Remembering Kai Budde: magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
We are deeply saddened at the news of the passing of Magic legend Kai Budde. His achievements in the game and community go beyond what we could say in one post. Our thoughts go out to Kai's friends and family in this moment.
Remembering Kai Budde: magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
Remembering Kai Budde: magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
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This gets us one step closer toward the final form of Tesla, where the only thing it sells is pieces of paper that say “we swear this isn’t a Ponzi scheme.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the automaker is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles, and will use the factory in Fremont, California, to build Optimus humanoid robots. cnb.cx/4rp70Xq
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM
This gets us one step closer toward the final form of Tesla, where the only thing it sells is pieces of paper that say “we swear this isn’t a Ponzi scheme.”
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This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
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Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
January 25, 2026 at 4:08 AM
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
You can't reform the SS.
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Even Hobbes, the most notoriously pro authoritarian government philosopher in history, who thought you had to obey even the worst government because it was better than no government, said that if your government just starts killing you, you don't have a social contact.
You don't have a government.
You don't have a government.
January 25, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Even Hobbes, the most notoriously pro authoritarian government philosopher in history, who thought you had to obey even the worst government because it was better than no government, said that if your government just starts killing you, you don't have a social contact.
You don't have a government.
You don't have a government.
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I have been offline for most of today and just found out about Minneapolis.
I am going to begin cutting people who support this out of my life.
You should, too.
I am going to begin cutting people who support this out of my life.
You should, too.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I have been offline for most of today and just found out about Minneapolis.
I am going to begin cutting people who support this out of my life.
You should, too.
I am going to begin cutting people who support this out of my life.
You should, too.
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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For what it’s worth I don’t use a gmail account and won’t be randomly contacting new authors enthusing about their books and giving them dodgy links to click on. There’s a new wave of author impersonation going round apparently.
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
For what it’s worth I don’t use a gmail account and won’t be randomly contacting new authors enthusing about their books and giving them dodgy links to click on. There’s a new wave of author impersonation going round apparently.
Watched Starfleet Academy today and I liked it. Solid pilot (which, if you know Star Trek, is unheard of) and the actors are clearly having fun with it.
The characters and their group dynamic immediately reminded me of Lower Decks in a good way and I look forward to how it'll evolve.
The characters and their group dynamic immediately reminded me of Lower Decks in a good way and I look forward to how it'll evolve.
January 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Watched Starfleet Academy today and I liked it. Solid pilot (which, if you know Star Trek, is unheard of) and the actors are clearly having fun with it.
The characters and their group dynamic immediately reminded me of Lower Decks in a good way and I look forward to how it'll evolve.
The characters and their group dynamic immediately reminded me of Lower Decks in a good way and I look forward to how it'll evolve.
It seems everyone wants to be the guy who points out Hitler is perpetrating heinous evil acts but no one wants to be the guy who stops Hitler anymore.
We need more of the latter and less of the former, because of the of latter some lived to tell their tale.
We need more of the latter and less of the former, because of the of latter some lived to tell their tale.
January 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It seems everyone wants to be the guy who points out Hitler is perpetrating heinous evil acts but no one wants to be the guy who stops Hitler anymore.
We need more of the latter and less of the former, because of the of latter some lived to tell their tale.
We need more of the latter and less of the former, because of the of latter some lived to tell their tale.