It's too depressing and obnoxious to write about, but virtually all of the doomy/horny AI hyperventilating is transparently displaced anxiety about our fucked climate and political situation. Even rich idiots know it's bad and being permitted to get worse. They're trying to write their own ending.
September 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It's too depressing and obnoxious to write about, but virtually all of the doomy/horny AI hyperventilating is transparently displaced anxiety about our fucked climate and political situation. Even rich idiots know it's bad and being permitted to get worse. They're trying to write their own ending.
I'm sure my 'doomerism' has plenty to do with my recent employment struggles and other assorted real life crises but also it genuinely looks doomy out there?
It's all feeling very doomy, which makes it pretty hard to talk about books and promo and romance novels and stuff. And we can't ignore the doomy stuff in favour of nice things because we have to vote and turn up and push back.
September 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
It's all feeling very doomy, which makes it pretty hard to talk about books and promo and romance novels and stuff. And we can't ignore the doomy stuff in favour of nice things because we have to vote and turn up and push back.
I know everything feels terrible and doomy but I've been working on surveillance issues for most of my adult life and I have never seen so much energy, momentum, and concrete VICTORIES happening as what we are seeing right now on Flock cameras and facial recognition in venues.
Keep. Going.
August 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I know everything feels terrible and doomy but I've been working on surveillance issues for most of my adult life and I have never seen so much energy, momentum, and concrete VICTORIES happening as what we are seeing right now on Flock cameras and facial recognition in venues.
(5/X) I don't mean this to sound doomy, I think Elon is becoming toxic politically. While the media and Times/Atlantic reader types have some strange respect for Elon, he just seems like an asshole to normal people.
February 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
(5/X) I don't mean this to sound doomy, I think Elon is becoming toxic politically. While the media and Times/Atlantic reader types have some strange respect for Elon, he just seems like an asshole to normal people.
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data: