José Marichal
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José Marichal
@josemarichal.bsky.social
Pol Sci Prof at CalLutheran. Author of "You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem" (Bristol Univ Press) and "Machine Liberalism" (Forthcoming from Intellect Ltd. - University of Chicago Press)
https://www.callutheran.edu/faculty/profile.html?id=marichal
I meant "boys" as in slang for adult male friends (like every other podcast) :)
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
What's happening to this country!
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
By that standard, no one does
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I should propose a course called "The Politics of Dumb"
November 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"impression" is a very subdued way of describing behavior.
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I'd have so many questions... each would begin with an earnest "Good Sir, may I discuss"
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
He'll never have as big of an adrenaline rush as he had on that fateful day....
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The trolling opportunities are endless.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I mean if you deported 11 million undocumented immigrants it would create less demand for housing, but also less demand for all services (many that don't have supply challenges) so how many businesses would shut down?
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
They presumaby remedied this by creating 7 personalities (professional, friendly, candid, quirky, efficient, cynical and nerdy)... but the default is "warm and friendly"... So why default to this personna?

fidjisimo.substack.com/p/moving-bey...
Moving beyond one-size-fits-all
We want ChatGPT to feel like yours and work with you in the way that suits you best.
fidjisimo.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hmmm... Good questions. Contrarianess for the sake of it could definitely be a problem... I need to think more about "situational contrarianess" or "grounded contrarianess"
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It can't (and shouldn't replace the desire to be in community) but it can be engineered to be a "gentle contrarian" instead of a flattering companion
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
At the very least, we can start by rejecting the idea that "freedom" is somehow disembodied from a community of other humans. (9/9)
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM