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Stephen Gutknecht

@roundsparrow.bsky.social

#MediaEcologyWakingUp #Grandkids #ParentingInTexas
#AbandonmentOfHumans #AbandonmentOfReal

Real grandchildren are being abandoned in favor of Truth Social elderly fiction fantasy of Planet Eden + Planet Heaven afterlife fiction fantasy stories of MAGA Trump.

www.businessinsider.com/grandparents...

Boomers love making AI images of their grandkids. Their millennial children see a privacy nightmare.

Some grandparents think AI images of their grandkids are adorable. Millennial parents worry about privacy, consent, and where the photos may end up.

www.businessinsider.com

September 21, 2026 at 4:49 PM

Stephen Gutknecht

@roundsparrow.bsky.social

#AbandonmentOfReal #AttractionToFiction

U.S.A. We The People think it is hilarious that Donald Trump is leading everyone into fantasy fiction storytelling. Nobody in USA desire reality real. Trumpism fantasy stories USA.

Real Estate king, Salesman Business Male Trump values!

#RFP45

https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1wjipbf/this_should_be_illegal/

September 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM

Stephen Gutknecht

@roundsparrow.bsky.social

#AttractionToFiction #AbandonmentOfNonFiction
#AttractionToNotReal #AbandonmentOfReal #AbandonmentOfReality

#RCC1909A #Situ202609A
#ThatProof #FWakeProof
#InfiniteJestMedia #EverythingIsME
#FWakeRightLeft

We People desire fiction fantasy storytelling leaders

We no: Dr. Bandy X Lee since year 2017

https://www.reddit.com/r/WorkReform/comments/1w81ixi/utopia/p7zaihz/

September 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM

Stephen Gutknecht

@roundsparrow.bsky.social

#AntiRealityOpera #AntiReality
#BasicReality #OnBasicReality #FWakeReality
#AbandonmentOfReal /\
#Situ202609C #WarAgainstRealityLost

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

Emily St John Mandel: ‘When half the electorate disagrees on basic reality, how do you come back from that?’

Her hit novel Station Eleven seemed to predict the pandemic, now the novelist is tackling the future of the US. She talks about chance, world-building and experiencing a ‘tiny bit’ of clairvoyance

www.theguardian.com

September 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM

Stephen Gutknecht

@roundsparrow.bsky.social

#ArtificialIntelligence #Doomsday #AbandonmentOfReal

A. I. doomsday that nobody has noticed: fiction. Fox News bullshit "sounds good" brainwashing. People BELIEVE the dumb-shit that the large language models say. Nonfiction books have disappeared as learning for adult education.

September 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM