crypto shills have recreated the pre-2008 shadow banking system, except like an order of magnitude more stupid
January 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
crypto shills have recreated the pre-2008 shadow banking system, except like an order of magnitude more stupid
This is called de-commodification by the way.
There was a time when digital games were shared and not sold, before they became a commodity. For every commodity that exists today, everything that is exchanged on the market, there was a time before, when it a non-market relation between people.
There was a time when digital games were shared and not sold, before they became a commodity. For every commodity that exists today, everything that is exchanged on the market, there was a time before, when it a non-market relation between people.
I wrote a manifesto for making games, and (not) selling them, for #manifestojam
illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go...
illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go...
NO-ONE IS GOING TO BUY YOUR GAME by ill omens
A Manifesto For Making Games
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June 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
This is called de-commodification by the way.
There was a time when digital games were shared and not sold, before they became a commodity. For every commodity that exists today, everything that is exchanged on the market, there was a time before, when it a non-market relation between people.
There was a time when digital games were shared and not sold, before they became a commodity. For every commodity that exists today, everything that is exchanged on the market, there was a time before, when it a non-market relation between people.
We need to agree that tea is political. All commodity goods are inherently globally political, and it benefits us to understand the context of labor practices, trade routes, and consumption patterns through the world's history.
This season's digital tea classes are deeply political in focus:
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This season's digital tea classes are deeply political in focus:
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January 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We need to agree that tea is political. All commodity goods are inherently globally political, and it benefits us to understand the context of labor practices, trade routes, and consumption patterns through the world's history.
This season's digital tea classes are deeply political in focus:
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This season's digital tea classes are deeply political in focus:
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“The backing up stock market along with Bitcoin declining and gold rising is proving Bitcoin is more leveraged beta than digital gold.”
-Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence.
-Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence.
April 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“The backing up stock market along with Bitcoin declining and gold rising is proving Bitcoin is more leveraged beta than digital gold.”
-Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence.
-Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence.
Normalize calling it a digital commodity, not cryptocurrency. It's not use to buy things, but to sequester value.
November 24, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Normalize calling it a digital commodity, not cryptocurrency. It's not use to buy things, but to sequester value.
… this is just moderation.
Chat GPT is making a. Non social social media where they get all your data and devalue everyone who made social media ( aka the digital expression of GENERAL LIFE) a commodity
Chat GPT is making a. Non social social media where they get all your data and devalue everyone who made social media ( aka the digital expression of GENERAL LIFE) a commodity
They say they are not “currently” sending alerts to law enforcement for self harm, but as they seem to be making it up as they go along, who knows what tomorrow may bring. openai.com/index/helpin...
September 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
… this is just moderation.
Chat GPT is making a. Non social social media where they get all your data and devalue everyone who made social media ( aka the digital expression of GENERAL LIFE) a commodity
Chat GPT is making a. Non social social media where they get all your data and devalue everyone who made social media ( aka the digital expression of GENERAL LIFE) a commodity
I was thinking recently about how streamlined digital interfaces might be a form of commodity fetishism, encouraging users to think that outputs magically occur instead of being produced by components made with human labor. But mainly I just like buttons, switches, and knobs.
June 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I was thinking recently about how streamlined digital interfaces might be a form of commodity fetishism, encouraging users to think that outputs magically occur instead of being produced by components made with human labor. But mainly I just like buttons, switches, and knobs.
Meanwhile Alberta Tech Minister Nate Glubish saying the quiet part out loud:
'“We’re essentially looking at these data centers as digital pipelines and digital refineries for us to help get the value from our natural gas to global markets”
www.oilandgas360.com/alberta-pitc...
'“We’re essentially looking at these data centers as digital pipelines and digital refineries for us to help get the value from our natural gas to global markets”
www.oilandgas360.com/alberta-pitc...
August 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Meanwhile Alberta Tech Minister Nate Glubish saying the quiet part out loud:
'“We’re essentially looking at these data centers as digital pipelines and digital refineries for us to help get the value from our natural gas to global markets”
www.oilandgas360.com/alberta-pitc...
'“We’re essentially looking at these data centers as digital pipelines and digital refineries for us to help get the value from our natural gas to global markets”
www.oilandgas360.com/alberta-pitc...
I think it's kind of de facto accepted that blocking people is some sort of attack on them, and I just don't share that view.
I kind of believe that you are never required to give someone access to your personal space, even if it's a digital space. You are not a public commodity.
I kind of believe that you are never required to give someone access to your personal space, even if it's a digital space. You are not a public commodity.
June 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I think it's kind of de facto accepted that blocking people is some sort of attack on them, and I just don't share that view.
I kind of believe that you are never required to give someone access to your personal space, even if it's a digital space. You are not a public commodity.
I kind of believe that you are never required to give someone access to your personal space, even if it's a digital space. You are not a public commodity.
City Lights Bookstore is the best because you’ll be in the “Topographies” section and it’s all critical digital theory and then you turn around and you’re in the “Commodity Aesthetics” section
March 22, 2026 at 4:28 AM
City Lights Bookstore is the best because you’ll be in the “Topographies” section and it’s all critical digital theory and then you turn around and you’re in the “Commodity Aesthetics” section
When my therapist learned that I was an artist, she asked me if I ever used my art to express my emotions. The answer was no. I was always a commercial artist and my art was a commodity. But now, with everything happening in the world, I want to use my art to express my feelings. Story below:
February 24, 2026 at 3:59 AM
When my therapist learned that I was an artist, she asked me if I ever used my art to express my emotions. The answer was no. I was always a commercial artist and my art was a commodity. But now, with everything happening in the world, I want to use my art to express my feelings. Story below:
Today, I introduced the MEME Act, which prohibits top federal officials from issuing, sponsoring, or promoting a security, commodity, or digital asset with criminal and civil penalties.
Sam's MEME Act Floor Speech VEED
Let’s make corruption criminal again. Three days before his inauguration, President-elect Trump launched the Trump meme coin.Insiders like President Trump’s ...
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February 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today, I introduced the MEME Act, which prohibits top federal officials from issuing, sponsoring, or promoting a security, commodity, or digital asset with criminal and civil penalties.
Australian DCA Fund collapses with up to $65 million owed to creditors
April 12, 2024
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=dca-fund-collapse
April 12, 2024
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=dca-fund-collapse
April 12, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Australian DCA Fund collapses with up to $65 million owed to creditors
April 12, 2024
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=dca-fund-collapse
April 12, 2024
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=dca-fund-collapse
SEC Clarifies XRP Commodity Status
SEC FAQ recognizes XRP as a digital commodity, reducing platform listing liability and adding institutional clarity, though it lacks force of law and its practical impact may be limited.
SEC FAQ recognizes XRP as a digital commodity, reducing platform listing liability and adding institutional clarity, though it lacks force of law and its practical impact may be limited.
SEC Clarifies XRP Commodity Status
en.coin-turk.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
SEC Clarifies XRP Commodity Status
SEC FAQ recognizes XRP as a digital commodity, reducing platform listing liability and adding institutional clarity, though it lacks force of law and its practical impact may be limited.
SEC FAQ recognizes XRP as a digital commodity, reducing platform listing liability and adding institutional clarity, though it lacks force of law and its practical impact may be limited.
2/4 at 7:30 PM | MSNBC anchor @chrislhayes.bsky.social explores how "attention capitalism" has turned our focus into a commodity, affecting everything from social interactions to politics, and offers steps to reclaim our time from digital distractions. https://buff.ly/4a5Vl8y
January 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
2/4 at 7:30 PM | MSNBC anchor @chrislhayes.bsky.social explores how "attention capitalism" has turned our focus into a commodity, affecting everything from social interactions to politics, and offers steps to reclaim our time from digital distractions. https://buff.ly/4a5Vl8y
https://youtu.be/VXmY_5kR1oQ?t=913 incredible stuff
April 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
https://youtu.be/VXmY_5kR1oQ?t=913 incredible stuff
Sometimes you're just inspired, and ideas take you places. Places like a digital tomorrow where fresh, creamy, 100% real and organic Breast Milk is a valued commodity! Thank you so much @jayaury.bsky.social for writing this amazing poem to go along with my pinup!
December 19, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Sometimes you're just inspired, and ideas take you places. Places like a digital tomorrow where fresh, creamy, 100% real and organic Breast Milk is a valued commodity! Thank you so much @jayaury.bsky.social for writing this amazing poem to go along with my pinup!
in the crypto era, i don't see how you can meaningfully make the case that persistent, account level digital goods that can be traded or sold (the latter of which provides a transaction percentage to valve!) aren't a commodity with value. at which point ... loot boxes are fucking gambling.
February 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
in the crypto era, i don't see how you can meaningfully make the case that persistent, account level digital goods that can be traded or sold (the latter of which provides a transaction percentage to valve!) aren't a commodity with value. at which point ... loot boxes are fucking gambling.
Menstruationszyklus als Geschäftsmodell
Im Rahmen der Reihe "digitalisierung: feministisch und dekolonial" spricht Luana Mathias Souto über die Konsequenzen der Kommerzialisierung von Menstruations-Daten für Datenschutz, Selbstbestimmung und globale Datenmärkte.
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Im Rahmen der Reihe "digitalisierung: feministisch und dekolonial" spricht Luana Mathias Souto über die Konsequenzen der Kommerzialisierung von Menstruations-Daten für Datenschutz, Selbstbestimmung und globale Datenmärkte.
👉 Zur Anmeldung: www.bpb.de/579523
July 13, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Menstruationszyklus als Geschäftsmodell
Im Rahmen der Reihe "digitalisierung: feministisch und dekolonial" spricht Luana Mathias Souto über die Konsequenzen der Kommerzialisierung von Menstruations-Daten für Datenschutz, Selbstbestimmung und globale Datenmärkte.
👉 Zur Anmeldung: www.bpb.de/579523
Im Rahmen der Reihe "digitalisierung: feministisch und dekolonial" spricht Luana Mathias Souto über die Konsequenzen der Kommerzialisierung von Menstruations-Daten für Datenschutz, Selbstbestimmung und globale Datenmärkte.
👉 Zur Anmeldung: www.bpb.de/579523
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is a proposed U.S. law designed to create a clear regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and digital assets by dividing oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) & the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
It should have passed. 😠
It should have passed. 😠
US SENATE VOTES 50-49 AGAINST ADVANCING CLARITY ACT
September 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is a proposed U.S. law designed to create a clear regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and digital assets by dividing oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) & the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
It should have passed. 😠
It should have passed. 😠
We dive into the ugly and the hopeful in Social Issues in Agriculture. Trafficking, classism, colorism, and more from the beginnings of commodity trade to contemporary practices.
Bonus content: how to interpret "social proofs" with a critical eye!
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Bonus content: how to interpret "social proofs" with a critical eye!
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*DIGITAL CLASS* Social Issues in Agriculture
Human Trafficking, classism, colorism and sustainability from the fields to your cupboards.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We dive into the ugly and the hopeful in Social Issues in Agriculture. Trafficking, classism, colorism, and more from the beginnings of commodity trade to contemporary practices.
Bonus content: how to interpret "social proofs" with a critical eye!
www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-cl...
Bonus content: how to interpret "social proofs" with a critical eye!
www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-cl...
People ignored or discounted the process that goes into digital art, called it worthless and cheating and not real, hurting unionizing efforts, and when it became a valuable commodity to train genAI the framework was already there to justify stealing it
The indignation is endless
The indignation is endless
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
People ignored or discounted the process that goes into digital art, called it worthless and cheating and not real, hurting unionizing efforts, and when it became a valuable commodity to train genAI the framework was already there to justify stealing it
The indignation is endless
The indignation is endless
the contraction of commercial game journalism/crit, as negative as it has been, does give us a chance to reclaim the term "review" away from "commodity description and sales pitch." since such a thing makes little sense in the era of mass piracy/digital distribution anyway
August 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
the contraction of commercial game journalism/crit, as negative as it has been, does give us a chance to reclaim the term "review" away from "commodity description and sales pitch." since such a thing makes little sense in the era of mass piracy/digital distribution anyway
Legislators and regulators are frequently relying on the crypto industry’s own inflated figures to justify their actions, and the crypto industry has used the supposed existence of all these “crypto voters” as a cudgel to threaten legislators.
May 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Legislators and regulators are frequently relying on the crypto industry’s own inflated figures to justify their actions, and the crypto industry has used the supposed existence of all these “crypto voters” as a cudgel to threaten legislators.