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@nathanjurgenson.com
author, The Social Photo (Verso)
former: Real Life magazine, Theorizing the Web conference, Snap. currently: have no idea
los angeles
former: Real Life magazine, Theorizing the Web conference, Snap. currently: have no idea
los angeles
hey, thanks, still LA - sent you a DM!
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
hey, thanks, still LA - sent you a DM!
what if we just made the whole plane out of the Gettier problem?
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
what if we just made the whole plane out of the Gettier problem?
why consume ideas in a format where the speaker knows they wont be diligently cited and put under intellectual scrutiny?
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
why consume ideas in a format where the speaker knows they wont be diligently cited and put under intellectual scrutiny?
the hyperbole as criticism schtick is played out
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
the hyperbole as criticism schtick is played out
i take your point, but am curious about why plausibility isnt even the main trajectory today? and when more of those arrive, i think actual imagery will still have a truth-telling role
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
i take your point, but am curious about why plausibility isnt even the main trajectory today? and when more of those arrive, i think actual imagery will still have a truth-telling role
getting high on their own supply lol
October 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
getting high on their own supply lol
of course rob already made the point better than i did lol
but the existence of text and video generators will also fortify those modes of social verification that don't amount to "it's acceptable for me to believe everything I see and read" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...
October 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
of course rob already made the point better than i did lol
id love to know more about said conference
October 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
id love to know more about said conference
exactly. fact checking is a lot easier than tackling the "functional part that matters," as you put it, i guess
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
exactly. fact checking is a lot easier than tackling the "functional part that matters," as you put it, i guess
glad we were able to get this one in under the wire too lol
October 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
glad we were able to get this one in under the wire too lol
maybe epistemic gatekeepers constantly decry the end of truth not because that is happening but because their position as such is in jeopardy
October 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
maybe epistemic gatekeepers constantly decry the end of truth not because that is happening but because their position as such is in jeopardy
most big news stories come with social videos taken from many angles that add up to something we accept happened
so another good question is: why in the face of the enduring truth-telling function of cameras do pundits constantly declare such function over?
so another good question is: why in the face of the enduring truth-telling function of cameras do pundits constantly declare such function over?
October 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
most big news stories come with social videos taken from many angles that add up to something we accept happened
so another good question is: why in the face of the enduring truth-telling function of cameras do pundits constantly declare such function over?
so another good question is: why in the face of the enduring truth-telling function of cameras do pundits constantly declare such function over?
"nostalgia isn't what it used to be"
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"nostalgia isn't what it used to be"
will read - love the abstract, thanks!
October 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
will read - love the abstract, thanks!