@antieschaton.bsky.social
There is a special place in hell for people who seek to immanentize the eschaton.
Colonel Ialdabaoth in the Chapel Perilous with the Big Bang
Colonel Ialdabaoth in the Chapel Perilous with the Big Bang
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today's lesser evil is eviler than yesterday's greater evil, which is where the lesser evil theory of democracy gets you. at some point both options are so far beyond unconscionable that their relative degree of evil becomes functionally irrelevant and folk's, here we fuckin are
November 7, 2023 at 12:41 AM
today's lesser evil is eviler than yesterday's greater evil, which is where the lesser evil theory of democracy gets you. at some point both options are so far beyond unconscionable that their relative degree of evil becomes functionally irrelevant and folk's, here we fuckin are
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So @dwillner.bsky.social & I took some of our discussion thread from Bluesky last week regarding the "sexy apocalypse" predictions from the EA-aligned "AI Safety" folks, and wrote an article from the perspective (Dave's) of those who do *real* risk mitigation work. The apocalypse will not be sexy.
The Apocalypse Will Not Be Sexy
When we picture the end of the world, the first thing that springs to mind is typically the cinematic version of "things going wrong." We picture the musical score rising...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/21/the-apocalypse-will-not-be-sexy/
When we picture the end of the world, the first thing that springs to mind is typically the cinematic version of "things going wrong." We picture the musical score rising...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/21/the-apocalypse-will-not-be-sexy/
The Apocalypse Will Not Be Sexy
When we picture the end of the world, the first thing that springs to mind is typically the cinematic version of "things going wrong." We picture the musical score rising to a crescendo as the climactic events take place. Our heroes are fighting to stop some big giant, unstoppable threat. Even if they are ultimately...
www.techdirt.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
So @dwillner.bsky.social & I took some of our discussion thread from Bluesky last week regarding the "sexy apocalypse" predictions from the EA-aligned "AI Safety" folks, and wrote an article from the perspective (Dave's) of those who do *real* risk mitigation work. The apocalypse will not be sexy.
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Wow, how did they make $40 billion dollars worth of software in a few weeks? That’s amazing.
Sources: Jeff Dean is raising funds again for Discovery Loop, seeking a valuation of ~$50B; Discovery Loop was raising $1B at a ~$10B valuation a few weeks ago (Ben Bergman/Business Insider)
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September 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Wow, how did they make $40 billion dollars worth of software in a few weeks? That’s amazing.
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so long as governments, policy makers, and regulatory bodies continue to treat tech companies/products and their underlying anti-democratic and fascist ideologies as something separable, things will continue to get worse for fundamental rights and democracy
September 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
so long as governments, policy makers, and regulatory bodies continue to treat tech companies/products and their underlying anti-democratic and fascist ideologies as something separable, things will continue to get worse for fundamental rights and democracy
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what is your mother fucking religious objection. cite me chapter and verse in the religious text of your choice. or write me a philosophical paper about why your kid should be able to spread plague, harming and maybe killing others and themselves
August 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
what is your mother fucking religious objection. cite me chapter and verse in the religious text of your choice. or write me a philosophical paper about why your kid should be able to spread plague, harming and maybe killing others and themselves
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in order for an idea to be taken seriously it has to come from an Official Smart Person, preferably paired with a lot of references to European writers, which ends up being a pretty big intellectual vulnerability because a lot of those people are just regurgitating each other
August 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
in order for an idea to be taken seriously it has to come from an Official Smart Person, preferably paired with a lot of references to European writers, which ends up being a pretty big intellectual vulnerability because a lot of those people are just regurgitating each other
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For nearly a decade the drumbeat line in politics was “Twitter is not real life,” and the idea that anything happening on Twitter could affect real-world public opinion or politics was considered absurd
August 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
For nearly a decade the drumbeat line in politics was “Twitter is not real life,” and the idea that anything happening on Twitter could affect real-world public opinion or politics was considered absurd
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In 2022 I said young people were getting their ideas about Biden from TikTok and social media and got pilloried for it. The idea that social media matters AT ALL is very new, and the idea that “people use social media to figure out what the social consensus is” is only recently being considered.
also who the f is you in this case lol and if anyone is arguing against that, tell /them/ to read a book, but "social media changes public perception" has been the modus operandis for the far right since the beginning of the 10s
August 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In 2022 I said young people were getting their ideas about Biden from TikTok and social media and got pilloried for it. The idea that social media matters AT ALL is very new, and the idea that “people use social media to figure out what the social consensus is” is only recently being considered.
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My new challenge on this topic:
Identify a single “AI first” company that has not built its product offering on broad-spectrum theft.
Can you?
Identify a single “AI first” company that has not built its product offering on broad-spectrum theft.
Can you?
Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius
Hacked source code reveals how Suno scraped decades worth of music and podcasts from the internet to train its AI tool.
www.404media.co
July 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
My new challenge on this topic:
Identify a single “AI first” company that has not built its product offering on broad-spectrum theft.
Can you?
Identify a single “AI first” company that has not built its product offering on broad-spectrum theft.
Can you?
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🗣🗣🗣🗣NEW VIDEO!!! The "hidden roots of neoliberal fascism"
I have finally, as promised, done my Big Video on fascism. I've solved it! Fascism grows its hidden roots in the soil of (neo)liberal society. Link below, watch share do it all
I have finally, as promised, done my Big Video on fascism. I've solved it! Fascism grows its hidden roots in the soil of (neo)liberal society. Link below, watch share do it all
July 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
🗣🗣🗣🗣NEW VIDEO!!! The "hidden roots of neoliberal fascism"
I have finally, as promised, done my Big Video on fascism. I've solved it! Fascism grows its hidden roots in the soil of (neo)liberal society. Link below, watch share do it all
I have finally, as promised, done my Big Video on fascism. I've solved it! Fascism grows its hidden roots in the soil of (neo)liberal society. Link below, watch share do it all
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By far the biggest problem with delegating judgement to machines is the people who own the machines can tune them towards outcomes they prefer but those who don't own anything can't.
It's not the technology. It's a transfer of decision making power from rational accountable systems to capital.
It's not the technology. It's a transfer of decision making power from rational accountable systems to capital.
June 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
By far the biggest problem with delegating judgement to machines is the people who own the machines can tune them towards outcomes they prefer but those who don't own anything can't.
It's not the technology. It's a transfer of decision making power from rational accountable systems to capital.
It's not the technology. It's a transfer of decision making power from rational accountable systems to capital.
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The minute you assent to someone taking someone's rights is the minute you assent to somebody taking YOUR rights.
All of us who've ever been under the bus owe it to each other to lock arms and get on the damn bus together.
All of us who've ever been under the bus owe it to each other to lock arms and get on the damn bus together.
April 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The minute you assent to someone taking someone's rights is the minute you assent to somebody taking YOUR rights.
All of us who've ever been under the bus owe it to each other to lock arms and get on the damn bus together.
All of us who've ever been under the bus owe it to each other to lock arms and get on the damn bus together.
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These surveillance regimes are not keeping you safe, they are actively preying on you.
An Atlanta suburb learned Flock was using livestreams from a children's gymnastics studio, a pool, and a playground in sales pitches to other cities. Residents are furious but the city renewed its contract with Flock anyway:
www.404media.co/city-learns-...
www.404media.co/city-learns-...
City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway
Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are furious about the city's surveillance contract with Flock. Do their elected officials care?
www.404media.co
April 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
These surveillance regimes are not keeping you safe, they are actively preying on you.
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as long as john roberts has his majority, there is simply no pro democracy reform that will survive the supreme court. none.
April 30, 2026 at 2:39 AM
as long as john roberts has his majority, there is simply no pro democracy reform that will survive the supreme court. none.
Isn't it worth considering why the president of the United States needs a hardened bunker ballroom for events now, when until now presidents did not?
April 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Isn't it worth considering why the president of the United States needs a hardened bunker ballroom for events now, when until now presidents did not?
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we started with the simple goal of monitoring everyone all the time and somewhere along the way it turned bad
Palantir employees are talking about company's "descent into fascism" www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They’re the Bad Guys
Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a workforce in turmoil.
www.wired.com
April 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
we started with the simple goal of monitoring everyone all the time and somewhere along the way it turned bad
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This may be mainly the kind of nerd that I am but IMO Congress should engage in more explicit constitutional interpretation through statutes, like literally spelling out how some clause will be understood. And openly contradicting judicial precedent where necessary
April 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This may be mainly the kind of nerd that I am but IMO Congress should engage in more explicit constitutional interpretation through statutes, like literally spelling out how some clause will be understood. And openly contradicting judicial precedent where necessary
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Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.
April 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.
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The section that the Guardian censored…
By Prof Judith Butler
By Prof Judith Butler
April 16, 2026 at 6:12 AM
The section that the Guardian censored…
By Prof Judith Butler
By Prof Judith Butler
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I’ve given this a great deal of thought, trying to come up with the perfect joke for this moment, and this is what I have so far -
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
April 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I’ve given this a great deal of thought, trying to come up with the perfect joke for this moment, and this is what I have so far -
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
Lovely system you have there, where the people can reject bad rulers without resorting to political violence again. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
April 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Lovely system you have there, where the people can reject bad rulers without resorting to political violence again. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
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Me, joking: I can’t believe we chose “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”
Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”
Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”
April 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Me, joking: I can’t believe we chose “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”
Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”
Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”
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@jeffhauser.bsky.social letter in WSJ a few months ago on big business going for Trump II
April 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
@jeffhauser.bsky.social letter in WSJ a few months ago on big business going for Trump II