I no longer feel safe in New York
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I no longer feel safe in New York
yeah, bernie and ZM should be/are really exciting for the left because they show how much leeway you have to still be "ideological" if you can also establish independence from "the democrats." just a question of how to establish that independence. (in some ways obama 08 was this too!)
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
yeah, bernie and ZM should be/are really exciting for the left because they show how much leeway you have to still be "ideological" if you can also establish independence from "the democrats." just a question of how to establish that independence. (in some ways obama 08 was this too!)
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like Bernie Sanders got there by doing #3, Bill Clinton is #2, and I think Donald Trump is probably the defining version of #1.
they all work, and obviously you can mix and match in various ways, and it's a matter of a politician figuring out which kind they are and how to leverage it
they all work, and obviously you can mix and match in various ways, and it's a matter of a politician figuring out which kind they are and how to leverage it
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
like Bernie Sanders got there by doing #3, Bill Clinton is #2, and I think Donald Trump is probably the defining version of #1.
they all work, and obviously you can mix and match in various ways, and it's a matter of a politician figuring out which kind they are and how to leverage it
they all work, and obviously you can mix and match in various ways, and it's a matter of a politician figuring out which kind they are and how to leverage it
arsenal/bills/knicks bar... needs to be condemned by the city to save its customers and owners from themselves
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
arsenal/bills/knicks bar... needs to be condemned by the city to save its customers and owners from themselves
as binaries: "ideological" vs "non-ideological"; "ideological" vs. "moderate"; and "ideological" vs. "independent." i think all three of these are tightly linked in voters' minds, but the last one is the most important to swing and independent voters
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
as binaries: "ideological" vs "non-ideological"; "ideological" vs. "moderate"; and "ideological" vs. "independent." i think all three of these are tightly linked in voters' minds, but the last one is the most important to swing and independent voters
i.e. "ideology" as coherent & articulated political philosophy (socialist, capitalist, liberal, etc.); "ideology" as placement on an 'objective' left/right spectrum or compass--and, i think this the one most worth disentangling--"ideology" as adherence to (perceived) party line
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
i.e. "ideology" as coherent & articulated political philosophy (socialist, capitalist, liberal, etc.); "ideology" as placement on an 'objective' left/right spectrum or compass--and, i think this the one most worth disentangling--"ideology" as adherence to (perceived) party line
stephen kinzer's 'all the shah's men'
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
stephen kinzer's 'all the shah's men'
maybe what's so "befuddling" about it to city boys like barry and "tom ley" is the plain speech of an honest dealer
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
maybe what's so "befuddling" about it to city boys like barry and "tom ley" is the plain speech of an honest dealer
this email is like a cheat sheet for "things you should send to an LLM if you want to give yourself chatbot induced schizophrenia"
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
this email is like a cheat sheet for "things you should send to an LLM if you want to give yourself chatbot induced schizophrenia"
I can see him slamming a bat to the ground in frustration after a bad ab so clearly it’s impossible to me he’s never done it
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I can see him slamming a bat to the ground in frustration after a bad ab so clearly it’s impossible to me he’s never done it
arguably "LLMs can now write novels as well as human authors" would be good news because it'd suggest that there was enough demand for genuinely great novels to make it worth training an LLM to do so. "ha ha."
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
arguably "LLMs can now write novels as well as human authors" would be good news because it'd suggest that there was enough demand for genuinely great novels to make it worth training an LLM to do so. "ha ha."
the item here on "f.o.b. voice" sort of gets at the same dynamic. the big LLMs are very good at producing glib, knowing, smooth prose in the same way that "the magazine industry" was very good at producing glib, knowing, smooth prose. but if there was demand for such prose we'd still have magazines
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PLUS: What are ChatGPT-generated book reviews for?
maxread.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
the item here on "f.o.b. voice" sort of gets at the same dynamic. the big LLMs are very good at producing glib, knowing, smooth prose in the same way that "the magazine industry" was very good at producing glib, knowing, smooth prose. but if there was demand for such prose we'd still have magazines