And again, just before Christmas, thanks to a magisterial essay by @catvalente:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/23/semipermeable-membranes/#free-as-in-puppies

The idea percolated over the holidays, and I revisited it in January:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/08/watch-the-surpluses/#exogenous-shocks

And then, in late January, I had a conceptual breakthrough, thanks to some excellent reporting on #TikTok by #EmilyBaker-White:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys

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Pluralistic: What the fediverse (does/n’t) solve (23 Dec 2022) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

I guess I can share my interests now in hopes to connect šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø #Introduction #FF

I watch too much #Youtube #Hasanabi #H3 #TigerBelly #EmilyBaker

I have #ADHD #Neurodivergent

After work I’m #Gaming #Movies #Reading #PopCulture #PokemonGo #Football

I study and practice #SocialWork Big #Music gal. #The1975 #TaylorSwift I listen to just about everything.

I like to keep up with #Politics #News #GlobalNews

Always accepting #podcast recommendations. Been listening to a lot of #CrimeJunkie