The idea that reading a book in public is considered 'performative' says everything you need to know about the dramatic decline in the intelligence of society.
This Trump-Rubio Regime Change Operation in Brazil Must Be Thwarted
This Trump-Rubio Regime Change Operation in Brazil Must Be Thwarted
Trump’s intervention in Brazilian elections undermines a basic and generally cherished right to self-determination, as well as the right to democracy itself. It is even clearly illegal under the Charter of the Organization of American States, to which the US is a signatory.
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I've decided to try to stop saying "like" all the time. I'm nearly 56, it's fucking embarrassing
Hamilton heads up, I can hear the Coyotes yipping from Locke street
If you've got an opinion you want on here - submit it to the form: https://forms.gle/1gNMupaNHQf8xeRE6
Here's what I learn from reading a thread which has been digitally curated to only show the posts of people I agree with: absolutely fuck all. At this point there's no one on this continent I have the right to call ignorant, I'm as much a part of the problem as anyone else.
You can't theory away guts. It has always mattered and it always will .
Privilege is long periods of not having to notice that what you really want more than anything is for the people you love to be safe
I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid.
Haunted by the idea that nihilism is just ultimate sour grapes
Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union. @postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
Yes! Also, play a board game, bake something, visit an elderly neighbour, learn an instrument (many are being given away), draw, do puzzles, colour in, help your mum with something, learn a craft...
itsmeanferny@itsmeanferny.bsky.social · last mo.Fuck's sake ride your bicycle, build a tree fort, read a fucking book in the park, inline skate, fly a kite, skate board, why the fuck is your boredom anyone else's problem tf
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If you write with AI and let it think for you then you're checking out of civilization and shouldn't be entitled to its benefits.
As it should be. The internet has put actual reading on life support and AI will do the same for thinking.
Anon Opin@anonopin.bsky.social · 2mo agoI work in publishing. I don't know what you've heard, but if you use an AI to write your email, cover letter, or any part of your submission, it'll go straight in the fucking bin and you'll get blacklisted. You're insulting everyone who has taken the time to learn their craft.
You don't realise when you're young how much you think about death when you're older. And you don't realise when you're young that you're no further from death when you're 17 than you are when you're 78. You just don't see it because your head's so far up your own arse.
SCAM ALERT. If you've received comms from this Govt stating that the public will have start paying companies to stop stealing & polluting drinking water... please be advised the scam is real and is being orchestrated by three parties backed by 100,000's of dollars in corporate political donations
Five reasons the new RMA bills should alarm everyone in New Zealand - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The Luxon Government has torn up the Resource Management Act (RMA) — New Zealand's core environmental law.
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The National-Act coalition are probably the most evil government that New Zealand has had since the '80s.
Greenpeace Aotearoa@greenpeace.org.nz · 2mo agoLast week the Coalition Government took one step closer to replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) when the ‘Natural Environment Bill’ passed its second reading in Parliament. The RMA is the law that has protected Aotearoa's rivers, forests, coastlines and wildlife for more than 30 years. 1/6
Rated as "mostly true" by Snopes - A review of internal documents at Anthropic, revealed they bought millions of books in bulk, with a focus on "less common" and high-quality books, to "destructively scan". But unable to confirm for other AI companies. www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
