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November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Tech bros not beating the “desperately need to take some humanities courses so they can have any semblance of media literacy” allegations
Like come tf on worsties, it’s literally spelled out in the tweet. This isn’t even subtext
Like come tf on worsties, it’s literally spelled out in the tweet. This isn’t even subtext
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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as the years pile up I see more and more evidence to support my hypothesis that tech people all fucked off in their humanities classes and as a result the only thing they get from all the sci-fi they consume is "wow wouldn't that be cool"
November 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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tech people really need to be required to take a lot more social sciences / humanities classes
maybe you should... think about how society works a little bit before you get to just crank out inventions and unleash them on the world...
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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If they understood people (or wanted to), they’d have gone into the arts/humanities or social sciences, not tech.
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Remember the modern "tech" elite largely ARE trained in the Humanities, at least nominally. Both Peter Thiel and Alex Karp were Philosophy majors. They are investors: what they have "created" is companies, not technologies.
It's the incuriosity that's the problem. Plus the sociopathy.
It's the incuriosity that's the problem. Plus the sociopathy.
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Me in 2005: Why does this tech school make me take so many humanities and ethics courses for a CS degree?
Me in 2025: Oooohhhhhhh
Me in 2025: Oooohhhhhhh
November 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Lotsa bangers in this thread.
And a reminder that: unregulated capitalism and associated power is the problem, not the tech.
Also, tech bros and their tech bro critics don't know and are incurious about how society works. Need better grounding in history and humanities.
And a reminder that: unregulated capitalism and associated power is the problem, not the tech.
Also, tech bros and their tech bro critics don't know and are incurious about how society works. Need better grounding in history and humanities.
Next up on my reading list.
…I am already regretting this choice.
…I am already regretting this choice.
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I will keep banging on about this: the wholesale devaluing of the Arts & Humanities in western society has given us science and tech devoid of critical thinking.
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Desperately need to send every tech bro to a Gulag where they all get taught humanities and liberal arts before they destroy the world.
"Torment Nexus" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe the kind of negative experiences you can have with social networks, like getting dogpiled or harassed or being pushed into conflict
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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nah it has to go further than that, a lot of tech CEOs don't even have college degrees, we have to regulate the industry to ban anyone from working in it that DOESN'T have a humanities education
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Learning requires attention, in any format.
Turning the humanities into a combination of kindergarten and TikTok won’t bring about a new era in education, it will lead to the death of the humanities.
Which is what most tech companies want.
Turning the humanities into a combination of kindergarten and TikTok won’t bring about a new era in education, it will lead to the death of the humanities.
Which is what most tech companies want.
November 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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heck yeah!!! nah im a blue collar bitch who is a total humanities person, especially theology/philosophy, also linguistics, i don't get all this stem stuff
im considering going back for tech next year though, i find it interesting
im considering going back for tech next year though, i find it interesting
November 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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the way we have let a bunch of military & tech-oriented profiteers control the definition of the humanities for decades means I spend literally 3+ class days telling my students “a literary theory does the same thing a scientific theory does” and they nod and say “yes, literary theory is opinion”
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The next session of Write On!, a monthly writing retreat sponsored by the Center for Humanities, will be held, on Wed., Nov. 5th from 9:30-11:30 am in the Duck Pond meeting room at the Inn at Virginia Tech. Refreshments will be provided. Register here: liberalarts.vt.edu/.../center-f...
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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"Soft Skills are vital as businesses adopt #AI. MIT research identifies #softskills, such as #empathy, opinion, #creativity, hope, and vision—collectively termed “EPOCH” skills—as essential human capabilities." I would add #ethics and #discernment!
www.forbes.com/sites/lizelt... #tech+humanities
www.forbes.com/sites/lizelt... #tech+humanities
Technical Skills Aren’t Enough—Why Soft Skills Lead To Higher Salaries In The AI Boom
In the AI era, technical skills might not be enough. According to new research, soft skills like empathy, communication, and problem solving are driving career growth.
www.forbes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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This book is a good example of why the humanities matter, and in fact matter more than ever. (Though it's not like the *only* job of the humanities is to critique and contextualize random tech junk; but it is something it's especially valuable for, and it's spent a while building up to this moment.)
October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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The Center for Humanities invites Virginia Tech faculty members working in the humanities to submit a proposal for a Center for Humanities spring 2026 book manuscript workshop. Tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty are eligible. Apply by Mon, Nov 3. liberalarts.vt.edu/research-cen...
Book Manuscript Workshop
The Center for Humanities invites Virginia Tech faculty members working in the humanities to submit a proposal for a VT Center for Humanities book manuscript zoom workshop for spring 2026. Tenured, te...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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when Peter Thiel pays people to skip college it’s all about getting tech people to NOT learn anything about the humanities.
Thiel wants tech workers to have his own middle-school level stunted understanding of things like Tolkien. And when they skip college they are not exposed to different ideas.
Thiel wants tech workers to have his own middle-school level stunted understanding of things like Tolkien. And when they skip college they are not exposed to different ideas.
AI chip startup backed by Antichrist aficionado Peter Thiel and In-Q-Tel (CIA venture capital) raises $100 million.
Experts are skeptical it will pan out. But don’t worry: The founder is not an expert and skipped college for a Thiel Fellowship.
Gift Link:
www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...
Experts are skeptical it will pan out. But don’t worry: The founder is not an expert and skipped college for a Thiel Fellowship.
Gift Link:
www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...
Peter Thiel-Backed Startup Secures $100 Million to Make Chips in U.S.
Substrate is seeking to build semiconductor factories with new laser-based technology, but the hurdles are high.
www.wsj.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Tech bro fascists hate the Humanities for many reasons
If you need to explain to an idiot why Tolkien would have despised these goons, I have already grabbed a picture of the relevant passage (and I doubt I was the first):
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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These tech assholes are so blinded by their own greed and self-importance (and lacking literary analysis skills because they poo-poo the humanities), that they are dully unable to detect the very blatant themes in Tolkien's work...
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Tech bros understand quite literally nothing about art or literature or much of anything, really.
Take literally 1 humanities class ever.
Take literally 1 humanities class ever.
I’m really starting to suspect that most of the tech bros haven’t actually read Tolkien, as they certainly don’t understand it.
The gentle hobbits save the “hard men” of Gondor, largely through compassion and selflessness. Not the other way around. The Christian parable is barely hidden!
The gentle hobbits save the “hard men” of Gondor, largely through compassion and selflessness. Not the other way around. The Christian parable is barely hidden!
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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They are ignoramuses. Tech only. No education in humanities (history, literature, social sciences).
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Hi, I’m a PhD Candidate at Harvard and the Founder of Analog Social . My writing explores how history, ideas, and technology shape our understanding of what it means to be human.
Looking to connect with more people chatting about Ai, the humanities , and digital wellness #ai #tech
Looking to connect with more people chatting about Ai, the humanities , and digital wellness #ai #tech
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Seeing the Musk quote re:Tolkien and England is just so humorous. All these right wingers — and especially right wing tech bros — are just constantly underlining that yes, the humanities are actually needed. We’ve got an entire generation with no reading comprehension skills, and too much money.
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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