Eric Knowles
@ericdknowles.bsky.social
Social and political psychologist. NYU professor. Music appreciator. Californian in Manhattan. ericdknowles.com [research] github.com/eric-d-knowles [code]
Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set default tips below 10%. As a result, tips for delivery workers fell 79%. In January, we made these corporations change their apps — and in the past six months, we've put $104 million back in delivery workers' pockets. This is only the beginning.
Wrote about the Masculinity Scam, or how selling reactionary ideas about what makes a man helps a small number of bad people profit and makes everyone else (including men) miserable www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The University of Chicago Press held its launch meeting for my book today. Respectability Politics will be out Summer 2027, with a cover featuring original letterpress work by the artist Amos Kennedy, Jr. whose work I greatly admire! So excited to share this book with y’all. I’m really proud of it.
the funny thing about this take is that zaid lives in georgia, a center right state that is trending blue in large part because of the high mobilization of black voters.
Big Ol’ Mush@chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2w agoWhen I say a politics of white reconciliation based on a premise of anti-Blackness people act as if I’m spinning shit out of thin air but…
Saw a YouTube comment today that this was THE REAL ODYSSEY and we have to acknowledge that art is subjective and no opinion can be “wrong” but having seen it that opinion is objectively wrong
Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 3w agoYour move Nolan
The Little Book That Couldterroirohmahgodstranglingfruit on another best-of the past 20 years list. collider.com/best-sci-fi-...
The 13 Greatest Sci-Fi Books of the Past 20 Years, Ranked
From The Martian to The Hunger Games, Project Hail Mary to Station Eleven, these sci-fi books have shaped the genre over the past two decades.
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If you're in a funk, I recommend reading as much as you can about Jeff Bridges. Pure uplift.
If UBI (universal basic income) ever becomes a thing, I think the AI industry should foot a disproportionate share of the bill. Its entire product sits atop the totality of what people have thought about, discussed, and written down. We collectively should have a stake in the revenue that produces.
20-year-old me will forever be shocked that Bill Kristol is now to the left of like 80% of the Democratic leadership on ICE.
Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3w agoIf this is true, the lesson should be not be to declare victory (ok, take one minute to enjoy the victory), but to redouble pressure on the whole indecent mass deportation regime
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was murdered by ICE. His three sons called him “El mundo entero” — the whole world. They watched as their whole world died in a video posted on Facebook. Lorenzo was our neighbor and fellow Texan. He deserves justice.
Just saw Project Hail Mary and — god help me — loved it. Ate it right up. Nom nom nom.
The Pro-Palestine Movement Is Rewriting the Rules of US Politics www.commondreams.org/opinion/pale...
The Pro-Palestine Movement Is Rewriting the Rules of US Politics | Common Dreams
Recent election cycles represented the first time in modern American history where Palestine factored as a major, decisive variable in how citizens cast their ballots.
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I thought Annihilation (the movie) did an impeccable job capturing the atmosphere of Annihilation (the book). Both were haunting, and sometimes even disturbing — but all in an unexpectedly serene way. Looking forward to this re-release.
Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 4w agoAnother article about it. collider.com/sci-fi-maste...
Take back the em dash —because it’s yours.
Eric Knowles@ericdknowles.bsky.social · 4w agoI’ll never forgive AI for what it did to the em dash.
Mamdani’s sheer ability to get shit done in New York City must really grind Brooks et al.’s gears. And you love to see it.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4w agoAny liberal out there bitching about the DSA wins in recent primaries — congrats, you’ve found the exact same stance as the world’s dullest concern troll.
You’d think such grave allegations would be accompanied by evidence — yet none is proffered. In fact, I couldn’t find any support for the claims in public sources. Why do this? Is it just clout farming? Depressing.
JP@johnathanperk.bsky.social · 4w agoHey so, if you use Waymo driverless car services, you are aiding and abetting fascism. Waymo helps ICE agents locate people to terrorize and abduct. The company willingly shares all facial recognition, license plate and GPS data with ICE and other law enforcement agencies—no subpoena required.
little to add to Platner discourse that others haven't said better. so i'll just say once again that the era of consequence free politics is no good and it is important to bring back shame
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10mo agowe should bring back shame actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
Based on the (unweighted) counts of respondents, Trump's approval rating among all non-Republicans is about 13%. d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
YouGov America@today.yougov.com · 4w agoNEW Economist/YouGov Jul 3-6 % who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump U.S. adult citizens 35% | 61% (-25) Last week 38% | 58% (-20) Start of term 49% | 43% (+6) Dem 3% | 96% Ind 21% | 71% Rep 83% | 15% 18-29: 25% | 67% 65+: 40% | 56% yougov.com/en-us/articl...
Not only is race often fungible, new research suggests that racial identity and political identity overlap. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
New research shows politics can shape racial identity
Philip Bump examines new research on racial reidentification and what it means for projections of America’s demographic future.
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