Jonathan Warden
@jonathanwarden.com
Cofounder of social-protocols.org. Working on algorithms to make online conversations less toxic and more intelligent. Former engineer, architect, product manager at Yahoo!, ZipRecruiter.
https://bluenotes.social
https://getcontext.bot
https://bluenotes.social
https://getcontext.bot
Pinned
Context Bot
Mention @getcontext.bot on a Bluesky post and ask it a question. It does the research and produces a brief response.
getcontext.bot
Bluesky now has an on-demand research bot.
Mention @getcontext.bot in a reply and ask a specific question. It reads the conversation, searches the web, checks original sources, and gives a brief response using Claude.
No signup. Free with rate limits.
Give it a try. getcontext.bot
Mention @getcontext.bot in a reply and ask a specific question. It reads the conversation, searches the web, checks original sources, and gives a brief response using Claude.
No signup. Free with rate limits.
Give it a try. getcontext.bot
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
Bluesky seems broadly unaware of this but this is only true of the very first LLMs. Their outputs were essentially their “intuition” - basically outputs that popped into their heads fully formed. But more recent models string those ideas together to work towards a solution.
An LLM isn't reasoning though. It's mimicking reasoning via text regurgitation.
September 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Bluesky seems broadly unaware of this but this is only true of the very first LLMs. Their outputs were essentially their “intuition” - basically outputs that popped into their heads fully formed. But more recent models string those ideas together to work towards a solution.
September 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I'll be in Madrid in April so this is convenient.
We're pleased to announced that @atmosphereconf.org organizing is underway! We hope you'll join us in Europe, in late April 2027!
In the meantime, you can subscribe to get updates and read about our initial organizing team.
In the meantime, you can subscribe to get updates and read about our initial organizing team.
AtmosphereConf 2027 Organizing is Underway
The conference will be held in Europe in late April 2027
news.atmosphereconf.org
September 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I'll be in Madrid in April so this is convenient.
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
Just thought I'd repost this essay:
jonathanwarden.com/the-law-of-a...
jonathanwarden.com/the-law-of-a...
The Law of Attention
In this article, I argue that we can apply game theory to explain and control the behaviors that dominate in an online community. Not only can game theory explain why misinformation and abuse are so c...
jonathanwarden.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Just thought I'd repost this essay:
jonathanwarden.com/the-law-of-a...
jonathanwarden.com/the-law-of-a...
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
the logs of the agent swarm that solved navier-stokes are pretty damning
September 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
the logs of the agent swarm that solved navier-stokes are pretty damning
Bluesky team is very responsive! They already fixed the @getcontext.bot thread-visibility issue.
got it, caught in moderation review. fixed
September 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Bluesky team is very responsive! They already fixed the @getcontext.bot thread-visibility issue.
Could someone from the Bluesky team help me with @getcontext.bot? It only replies when mentioned, but its replies are counted without appearing in the thread.
Emailed moderation, no reply. Spam filter or bug? @pfrazee.bsky.social @jimray.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team
Links:
Emailed moderation, no reply. Spam filter or bug? @pfrazee.bsky.social @jimray.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team
Links:
September 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Could someone from the Bluesky team help me with @getcontext.bot? It only replies when mentioned, but its replies are counted without appearing in the thread.
Emailed moderation, no reply. Spam filter or bug? @pfrazee.bsky.social @jimray.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team
Links:
Emailed moderation, no reply. Spam filter or bug? @pfrazee.bsky.social @jimray.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team
Links:
Here's a direct link to the new mysky.social feed (formerly Green Earth) by @jonathanstray.com and team. First atmosphere feed I know of designed to promote constructive conversation.
bsky.app/profile/mysk...
bsky.app/profile/mysk...
September 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Here's a direct link to the new mysky.social feed (formerly Green Earth) by @jonathanstray.com and team. First atmosphere feed I know of designed to promote constructive conversation.
bsky.app/profile/mysk...
bsky.app/profile/mysk...
Wish I was in the Bay Area and could attend this event with @jonathanstray.com tonight
luma.com/the-113t
luma.com/the-113t
Can we design social media to make us better at disagreeing? · Luma
About Event
Much of the conversation about algorithmic social media has focused on its failures: polarization, outrage, echo chambers, and the enormous power…
luma.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Wish I was in the Bay Area and could attend this event with @jonathanstray.com tonight
luma.com/the-113t
luma.com/the-113t
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
Social media discourse is driven by false #polarization
We find that:
1) ideologues post opinions more than moderates
2) extreme attitudes are posted more than moderate one
3) This replicates in 40 countries
4) Opinions that users post are more hostile than the beliefs they keep to themselves
We find that:
1) ideologues post opinions more than moderates
2) extreme attitudes are posted more than moderate one
3) This replicates in 40 countries
4) Opinions that users post are more hostile than the beliefs they keep to themselves
August 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Social media discourse is driven by false #polarization
We find that:
1) ideologues post opinions more than moderates
2) extreme attitudes are posted more than moderate one
3) This replicates in 40 countries
4) Opinions that users post are more hostile than the beliefs they keep to themselves
We find that:
1) ideologues post opinions more than moderates
2) extreme attitudes are posted more than moderate one
3) This replicates in 40 countries
4) Opinions that users post are more hostile than the beliefs they keep to themselves
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
Maybe we could use scientific techniques to take a representative sample of people's opinions and lived experiences, and compare/contrast that with empirical data. Either that or see who the yell the loudest and most convincingly on social media 🤷
September 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Maybe we could use scientific techniques to take a representative sample of people's opinions and lived experiences, and compare/contrast that with empirical data. Either that or see who the yell the loudest and most convincingly on social media 🤷
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
@getcontext.bot is the lab-leak hypothesis generally rejected by serious scientists?
September 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
@getcontext.bot is the lab-leak hypothesis generally rejected by serious scientists?
According to major US medical associations, we should all get COVID shots this year.
standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:an...
standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:an...
September 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
According to major US medical associations, we should all get COVID shots this year.
standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:an...
standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:an...
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
Trump sucks, and yes he fired McEntarfer, but the people putting these together are the same career bureaucrats that have always been, and there's no evidence these numbers are cooked. Revisions aren't new either, it's how the process has always worked. We have enough real things to be mad about.
September 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Trump sucks, and yes he fired McEntarfer, but the people putting these together are the same career bureaucrats that have always been, and there's no evidence these numbers are cooked. Revisions aren't new either, it's how the process has always worked. We have enough real things to be mad about.
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
it’s pretty wild that we as a society of have just completely normalized (and at times encouraged) people to act insanely rude and inappropriate to complete strangers online, in ways they wouldn’t in real life, to the point that a lot of pro-social behavior has is even stigmatized on social media
September 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
it’s pretty wild that we as a society of have just completely normalized (and at times encouraged) people to act insanely rude and inappropriate to complete strangers online, in ways they wouldn’t in real life, to the point that a lot of pro-social behavior has is even stigmatized on social media
Deaths from the glacier landslide in Nepal probably can't be blamed on Trump admin.
Almost certainly no. Even CNN's own report (which broke this story) included a caveat: "the program the administration cut would not have been able to prevent the disaster that happened this past week." Snopes' fact-check agrees the causal link is unverifiable. SERVIR-HKH built regional…
September 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Deaths from the glacier landslide in Nepal probably can't be blamed on Trump admin.
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
We need to understand political polarization through a global lens:
Evidence from 53 countries suggests that high levels of affective polarization are correlated with democratic backsliding, but high levels of ideological polarization are not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...,
Evidence from 53 countries suggests that high levels of affective polarization are correlated with democratic backsliding, but high levels of ideological polarization are not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...,
Toward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization - Nature Communications
Nearly half of all polarization research focuses on the United States, yet many American findings are global outliers. A globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science w...
www.nature.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
We need to understand political polarization through a global lens:
Evidence from 53 countries suggests that high levels of affective polarization are correlated with democratic backsliding, but high levels of ideological polarization are not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...,
Evidence from 53 countries suggests that high levels of affective polarization are correlated with democratic backsliding, but high levels of ideological polarization are not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...,
Bluesky now has an on-demand research bot.
Mention @getcontext.bot in a reply and ask a specific question. It reads the conversation, searches the web, checks original sources, and gives a brief response using Claude.
No signup. Free with rate limits.
Give it a try. getcontext.bot
Mention @getcontext.bot in a reply and ask a specific question. It reads the conversation, searches the web, checks original sources, and gives a brief response using Claude.
No signup. Free with rate limits.
Give it a try. getcontext.bot
Context Bot
Mention @getcontext.bot on a Bluesky post and ask it a question. It does the research and produces a brief response.
getcontext.bot
September 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Bluesky now has an on-demand research bot.
Mention @getcontext.bot in a reply and ask a specific question. It reads the conversation, searches the web, checks original sources, and gives a brief response using Claude.
No signup. Free with rate limits.
Give it a try. getcontext.bot
Mention @getcontext.bot in a reply and ask a specific question. It reads the conversation, searches the web, checks original sources, and gives a brief response using Claude.
No signup. Free with rate limits.
Give it a try. getcontext.bot
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
We've entered that time of cycle for uninformed and/or dishonest election doomerism so, quick reminder:
Voter rolls are overseen by professional and non-partisan civil servants. The loudest claims of "purges" are often based on gross misreadings of basic rules.
www.lonestarleft.com/p/suspense-s...
Voter rolls are overseen by professional and non-partisan civil servants. The loudest claims of "purges" are often based on gross misreadings of basic rules.
www.lonestarleft.com/p/suspense-s...
Suspense, Suspended, Purged, Purgatory
No, Texas didn't suspend 1.2 million voters. Here's what actually happened.
www.lonestarleft.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:48 AM
We've entered that time of cycle for uninformed and/or dishonest election doomerism so, quick reminder:
Voter rolls are overseen by professional and non-partisan civil servants. The loudest claims of "purges" are often based on gross misreadings of basic rules.
www.lonestarleft.com/p/suspense-s...
Voter rolls are overseen by professional and non-partisan civil servants. The loudest claims of "purges" are often based on gross misreadings of basic rules.
www.lonestarleft.com/p/suspense-s...
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
all I know about the data center debate is that being dogmatically “pro” or “anti” are equally untenable and intellectually lazy positions to hold.
the real work of organizing labor power and local community agency is happening in the big messy middle. only the trolls engage at the polar opposites.
the real work of organizing labor power and local community agency is happening in the big messy middle. only the trolls engage at the polar opposites.
August 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
all I know about the data center debate is that being dogmatically “pro” or “anti” are equally untenable and intellectually lazy positions to hold.
the real work of organizing labor power and local community agency is happening in the big messy middle. only the trolls engage at the polar opposites.
the real work of organizing labor power and local community agency is happening in the big messy middle. only the trolls engage at the polar opposites.
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
Collaborative reasoning is often superior to individual reasoning
Correct reasoning was executed by 9% of individuals but by 75% of groups. Groups were 8X smarter!
Groups got the correct answer, even when *every member* of the group came to the wrong conclusion
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Correct reasoning was executed by 9% of individuals but by 75% of groups. Groups were 8X smarter!
Groups got the correct answer, even when *every member* of the group came to the wrong conclusion
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
August 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Collaborative reasoning is often superior to individual reasoning
Correct reasoning was executed by 9% of individuals but by 75% of groups. Groups were 8X smarter!
Groups got the correct answer, even when *every member* of the group came to the wrong conclusion
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Correct reasoning was executed by 9% of individuals but by 75% of groups. Groups were 8X smarter!
Groups got the correct answer, even when *every member* of the group came to the wrong conclusion
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Reposted by Jonathan Warden
This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026.
ordinaryabundance.com
ordinaryabundance.com
Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
ordinaryabundance.com
August 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026.
ordinaryabundance.com
ordinaryabundance.com
This is a very important concept
When Does a Specification Become a Program?
A spec can contain prose, tests, schemas, formal models, even executable code. The useful boundary is not the syntax but, rather, what survives: if you throw the implementation away, what has to remain so you can build the next one?
aicoding.leaflet.pub
August 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
This is a very important concept