Category: Social Theory
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help us elaborate upon what we are trying to say
I don’t think it’s difficult to foresee the effects [of LLMs] on academic knowledge production at all, as the effects outside of the academy are glaringly obvious: I mean, have you tried searching the internet recently?
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easy solutions to problems of unfathomable scale
Offered without comment: The modern condition consists of a constant self-infantilization, of any number of “non-adulting” activities. The main being, of course, plugging into a dopamine casino right before going to sleep and right upon waking up. At least a morning cigarette habit in 1976 gave one time to look at the world in front…
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drill, baby, drill
Things may be pretty messy all over, but at least renewable energy is winning the game, right? What’s particularly surprising is that the IEA’s electricity report is absolutely devastating to the project of decarbonization, but few in the climate community seem alarmed by it, so far. Cold Eye Earth offers the following reason why: the…
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global village people
“The isle is full of voices…”
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listen up
Castin’ pods like a fisherman baiting his hooks with raw vanilla, yo