Torsten Kathke
@kathke.com
Historian. 19th/20th century US & Germany. JGU Mainz. 70s/80s cultural criticism, pop science, futurology. Book: Wires That Bind.
Not sure what's worst: The useless implementations of a niche technology sold to solve everything, the people profiting from it being the most annoying people ever, or the fact that, like with the Dotcom bubble, they will get rich, fail badly, and parlay that into being perceived as tech sages.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Not sure what's worst: The useless implementations of a niche technology sold to solve everything, the people profiting from it being the most annoying people ever, or the fact that, like with the Dotcom bubble, they will get rich, fail badly, and parlay that into being perceived as tech sages.
It's also one of the few that had a troubled history of renewal and cancellation that somehow worked in its favor for a perfect ending.
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's also one of the few that had a troubled history of renewal and cancellation that somehow worked in its favor for a perfect ending.
I don't want this to be true but…
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I don't want this to be true but…
Also, to be a pedant, this technically says that Grimes is DJing a livestream to see if the livestream has an effect on longevity.
Which seems less likely than the thing this probably means to say, which is a thing that is also insane.
Which seems less likely than the thing this probably means to say, which is a thing that is also insane.
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Also, to be a pedant, this technically says that Grimes is DJing a livestream to see if the livestream has an effect on longevity.
Which seems less likely than the thing this probably means to say, which is a thing that is also insane.
Which seems less likely than the thing this probably means to say, which is a thing that is also insane.