It's fascinating (and infuriating) to live in an age where almost everyone I know is languishing in Dickensian poverty but social media is slap full of professional computer-touchers who've never known hunger insisting that the economy is fine because their metrics say rich people are rich.

It’s not modeled after the brain. This is a fiction. What happened is that some scientists use computation models FOR the brain. Now they can say ‘look it’s thinking.’ But this is a model so that is a confusion. A ‘pump’ is used as a model for the heart. But a pump is not modeled ON the heart.

Finally, a clear repudiation of the brain-dead “it’s just a tool” argument that gets floated cynically about every new technology:

Actually, fun fact, if you try and fight any battle, you will lose. That's why it's important to kick your own ass before your opponent gets there so that when he inevitably kicks your ass... Wait, wait, I had something for this. Ok... 1. My ass gets kicked 2. He shows up, kicks my ass... hm...

wild how many people seem to view parenting as a primarily adversarial relationship with their kid.

Sunday

Also please ignore when I said that once someone has a billion dollars they should no longer count as a human but a dragon, and if someone slays them it's not a crime but a reason to have a big feast, the hand of a beautiful maiden in marriage, and for songs to be written about their heroic act.

Are autistic people ‘just making it up’? In a recent podcast conversation, I was asked a question that carried a striking implication: What if increasing numbers of people identifying as autistic are just not coping? 🧵 1/11 #Autism #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Posting on social media is just screaming into the void.

The millennial drive to post song lyrics without any commentary.

Dear leader of the US, no, you can't just pull out of NATO by deciding it yourself, as you are not actually the ruling King of the US. And, no, Europe doesn't have to do whatever you say and follow you into any horrifying situation, no matter what the damage to us. That's not what Article 5 means.

I miss when you'd open the internet on April 1st and find April Fools jokes everywhere. Now it feels like barely anyone bothers.

I would simply defeat the bear in the marketplace of ideas

It's Abby. Yep@itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 2y ago

If a bear attacks you, stay calm. Try to see the situation from their point of view

It's not doomscrolling if I do it on bluesky. Right?

Sisyphus but every day he unsubscribes from marketing and promotion emails.

Kids these days are so lazy. They just do everything with apps. Order food with apps. Socialize with apps. Find girlfriend with apps. Back in my day you had to boot up your whole computer and log into a website to do that stuff.

Sometimes I feel so alone I open my LinkedIn account to see if a bot sent me a message.

Great thread. Today I feel nostalgic for the old internet.

Elon’s FinDomme ✈️ LAX 8/1-7@loridiletto.bsky.social · 5mo ago

First time I read Silvia Federici I was like “Hmmm but are sure that’s how this process of enclosure happened?” And then I got to watch it happen in real time to virtual space.

A good game review can't come out until months AFTER launch. How can I take seriously a review of someone who is in a rush? What if the game has an issue you can discover only when you are 30+ hours in?

Sasquatch@nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Seriously, stop giving a shit about what a movie gets on Rotten Tomatoes or what a game gets on MetaCritic and stop letting them have so much sway over you. You don't need the approval of rando critics and terminally online losers to like something.

God, I miss the old net so much.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5mo ago

2006 internet: RSS feeds, forums, communities of hobby blogs, where people post about interior design, fashion, and music for free 2026 internet: sponsored content, paid partnership, buy my merch, try my supplements, invest in my crypto, click link in bio to unlock the secrets of life for $30

Good article, but I think we're missing a piece. Part of the issue for me it's the absence of alternatives. When a child needs a device to stay in touch with a friend, removing the device creates isolation. We can't just set time limits for screentime without designing offline social opportunities.

Dimitris Tsantaris@dtsantaris.bsky.social · last yr.

More screen time may increase the risk of social and emotional problems in children, and kids in distress might turn to screens as a way to cope, a new meta-analysis suggests. #psychology #parenting #devpsyc #psychscisky