Competition Is Not an Excuse
On "somebody else will do it anyway" as an argument against regulation, and why it is actually the argument for it.
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On "somebody else will do it anyway" as an argument against regulation, and why it is actually the argument for it.
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October 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Competition Is Not an Excuse
On "somebody else will do it anyway" as an argument against regulation, and why it is actually the argument for it.
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On "somebody else will do it anyway" as an argument against regulation, and why it is actually the argument for it.
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The Race Nobody Voted For
On the "AI race" framing, and why calling something inevitable is itself a political choice.
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On the "AI race" framing, and why calling something inevitable is itself a political choice.
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October 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The Race Nobody Voted For
On the "AI race" framing, and why calling something inevitable is itself a political choice.
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On the "AI race" framing, and why calling something inevitable is itself a political choice.
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Dependency Is Power
On why dependency on AI infrastructure turns an ordinary product relationship into a power relationship.
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On why dependency on AI infrastructure turns an ordinary product relationship into a power relationship.
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October 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Dependency Is Power
On why dependency on AI infrastructure turns an ordinary product relationship into a power relationship.
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On why dependency on AI infrastructure turns an ordinary product relationship into a power relationship.
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There Doesn't Need to Be a Conspiracy
On how aligned incentives, not secret coordination, produce concentrated power, and why that makes the problem harder to fight.
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On how aligned incentives, not secret coordination, produce concentrated power, and why that makes the problem harder to fight.
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September 30, 2026 at 9:01 AM
There Doesn't Need to Be a Conspiracy
On how aligned incentives, not secret coordination, produce concentrated power, and why that makes the problem harder to fight.
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On how aligned incentives, not secret coordination, produce concentrated power, and why that makes the problem harder to fight.
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AI Does Not Need to Be Fascist to Serve Fascism
On why asking whether AI itself is fascist is the wrong question, and why we should ask which forms of power it makes cheaper.
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On why asking whether AI itself is fascist is the wrong question, and why we should ask which forms of power it makes cheaper.
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September 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
AI Does Not Need to Be Fascist to Serve Fascism
On why asking whether AI itself is fascist is the wrong question, and why we should ask which forms of power it makes cheaper.
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On why asking whether AI itself is fascist is the wrong question, and why we should ask which forms of power it makes cheaper.
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The Right to Be Difficult
On why humane systems need room for the exception, and why the right to contest automated decisions matters.
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On why humane systems need room for the exception, and why the right to contest automated decisions matters.
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September 28, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The Right to Be Difficult
On why humane systems need room for the exception, and why the right to contest automated decisions matters.
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On why humane systems need room for the exception, and why the right to contest automated decisions matters.
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Democracy Is Inefficient
On why democratic friction is not a bug to be optimized away, and what happens when efficiency becomes a political value.
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On why democratic friction is not a bug to be optimized away, and what happens when efficiency becomes a political value.
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September 25, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Democracy Is Inefficient
On why democratic friction is not a bug to be optimized away, and what happens when efficiency becomes a political value.
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On why democratic friction is not a bug to be optimized away, and what happens when efficiency becomes a political value.
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Bureaucracy Loves AI
On AI and bureaucratic legibility, and what happens to the person who does not fit the model.
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On AI and bureaucratic legibility, and what happens to the person who does not fit the model.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Bureaucracy Loves AI
On AI and bureaucratic legibility, and what happens to the person who does not fit the model.
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On AI and bureaucratic legibility, and what happens to the person who does not fit the model.
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You Don't Need to Ban Thinking
On convenience as a substitute for prohibition, and why a right can become meaningless without being taken away.
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On convenience as a substitute for prohibition, and why a right can become meaningless without being taken away.
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September 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
You Don't Need to Ban Thinking
On convenience as a substitute for prohibition, and why a right can become meaningless without being taken away.
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On convenience as a substitute for prohibition, and why a right can become meaningless without being taken away.
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The Cognitive Landlord
On landlord as metaphor for AI dependency, and why ownership of infrastructure matters more than control of individual thoughts.
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On landlord as metaphor for AI dependency, and why ownership of infrastructure matters more than control of individual thoughts.
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September 22, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The Cognitive Landlord
On landlord as metaphor for AI dependency, and why ownership of infrastructure matters more than control of individual thoughts.
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On landlord as metaphor for AI dependency, and why ownership of infrastructure matters more than control of individual thoughts.
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Thinking as a Service
On renting cognitive capability, and what changes when thinking itself becomes a subscription.
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On renting cognitive capability, and what changes when thinking itself becomes a subscription.
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September 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Thinking as a Service
On renting cognitive capability, and what changes when thinking itself becomes a subscription.
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On renting cognitive capability, and what changes when thinking itself becomes a subscription.
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Privatizing Intelligence
On privatized access to cognitive infrastructure, and why dependency looks different from ordinary market competition.
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On privatized access to cognitive infrastructure, and why dependency looks different from ordinary market competition.
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September 18, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Privatizing Intelligence
On privatized access to cognitive infrastructure, and why dependency looks different from ordinary market competition.
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On privatized access to cognitive infrastructure, and why dependency looks different from ordinary market competition.
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Intelligence as a Utility
On intelligence as infrastructure, and why utility questions become political questions.
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On intelligence as infrastructure, and why utility questions become political questions.
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September 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Intelligence as a Utility
On intelligence as infrastructure, and why utility questions become political questions.
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On intelligence as infrastructure, and why utility questions become political questions.
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You cannot organize with people you cannot reach
On AI as an interpretive layer between people, and what that means for collective organizing.
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On AI as an interpretive layer between people, and what that means for collective organizing.
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September 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
You cannot organize with people you cannot reach
On AI as an interpretive layer between people, and what that means for collective organizing.
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On AI as an interpretive layer between people, and what that means for collective organizing.
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The relationship efficiency trap
On efficiency logic applied to relationships, and why some things get worse when we optimize them.
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On efficiency logic applied to relationships, and why some things get worse when we optimize them.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The relationship efficiency trap
On efficiency logic applied to relationships, and why some things get worse when we optimize them.
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On efficiency logic applied to relationships, and why some things get worse when we optimize them.
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Vulnerability is inefficient
On vulnerability as necessary inefficiency, and why perfectly formulated words sometimes reveal less.
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On vulnerability as necessary inefficiency, and why perfectly formulated words sometimes reveal less.
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September 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Vulnerability is inefficient
On vulnerability as necessary inefficiency, and why perfectly formulated words sometimes reveal less.
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On vulnerability as necessary inefficiency, and why perfectly formulated words sometimes reveal less.
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Who are you when nobody is editing you?
On permanent self-editing with AI, and what remains of a voice that is never allowed to leave the room unfiltered.
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On permanent self-editing with AI, and what remains of a voice that is never allowed to leave the room unfiltered.
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September 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Who are you when nobody is editing you?
On permanent self-editing with AI, and what remains of a voice that is never allowed to leave the room unfiltered.
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On permanent self-editing with AI, and what remains of a voice that is never allowed to leave the room unfiltered.
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AI as social shock absorber
On AI as a social shock absorber, and why some discomfort is information, not noise.
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On AI as a social shock absorber, and why some discomfort is information, not noise.
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September 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
AI as social shock absorber
On AI as a social shock absorber, and why some discomfort is information, not noise.
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On AI as a social shock absorber, and why some discomfort is information, not noise.
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The proxy self
On AI as a proxy for the self, and what happens when the proxy comes between us and ourselves.
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On AI as a proxy for the self, and what happens when the proxy comes between us and ourselves.
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September 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The proxy self
On AI as a proxy for the self, and what happens when the proxy comes between us and ourselves.
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On AI as a proxy for the self, and what happens when the proxy comes between us and ourselves.
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Friction is part of the relationship
On friction in human relationships, and why it is sometimes exactly where connection happens.
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On friction in human relationships, and why it is sometimes exactly where connection happens.
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September 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Friction is part of the relationship
On friction in human relationships, and why it is sometimes exactly where connection happens.
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On friction in human relationships, and why it is sometimes exactly where connection happens.
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The reasonable person machine
On AI as a tool for self-editing, and why sounding reasonable is not the same as being honest.
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On AI as a tool for self-editing, and why sounding reasonable is not the same as being honest.
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September 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The reasonable person machine
On AI as a tool for self-editing, and why sounding reasonable is not the same as being honest.
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On AI as a tool for self-editing, and why sounding reasonable is not the same as being honest.
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Emotional outsourcing
On outsourcing interpretation to AI, and what gets lost before we even reach our own reaction.
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On outsourcing interpretation to AI, and what gets lost before we even reach our own reaction.
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September 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Emotional outsourcing
On outsourcing interpretation to AI, and what gets lost before we even reach our own reaction.
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On outsourcing interpretation to AI, and what gets lost before we even reach our own reaction.
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The unreachable person
On AI as a mediating layer between people, and why constant availability is not the same as real contact.
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On AI as a mediating layer between people, and why constant availability is not the same as real contact.
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September 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The unreachable person
On AI as a mediating layer between people, and why constant availability is not the same as real contact.
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On AI as a mediating layer between people, and why constant availability is not the same as real contact.
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We are automating both sides of the bargaining table
On the asymmetry of automating our own jobs versus automating away someone else's.
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On the asymmetry of automating our own jobs versus automating away someone else's.
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September 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
We are automating both sides of the bargaining table
On the asymmetry of automating our own jobs versus automating away someone else's.
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#AI #aimbivalence
On the asymmetry of automating our own jobs versus automating away someone else's.
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Technology does not contain its politics
On why technology has no built-in politics, only the politics we give it.
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On why technology has no built-in politics, only the politics we give it.
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August 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Technology does not contain its politics
On why technology has no built-in politics, only the politics we give it.
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#AI #aimbivalence
On why technology has no built-in politics, only the politics we give it.
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