The AI Bubble, The Coming Crisis & What The Left Must Do
The AI Bubble, The Coming Crisis & What The Left Must Do
TIL: Employers in the USA Have Stolen Over $50 Trillion From Workers Since 1975
Cypher Null invented mindfulness, then monetized it, then removed the “mind” part.
Bet she does pilates in VR then gets a Erewhon Skin Smoothy while bitching that her interns never get anything done on time.
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I am so thankful to see someone with an audience as large as Hank Green's getting this righteously pissed off about AI. Ed Zitron is doing good work, but he's niche as fuck. Your mom has at least heard of Hank:
https://youtu.be/Vz0oQ0v0W10?si=sKhguLMUmH0mf7L5
#AI #slop #RotEconomy #BetterOffline #NerdFighters #LateStageCapitalism
Mexicans living in the USA sell plasma to earn money due to a lack of work or simply an insufficient salary
Whether due to a lack of work or simply an insufficient salary, some Mexicans have turned to clinics in the United States to sell their plasma , an important element in blood, reports the local newspaper Milenio . > “The plasma industry in the United States has found a business opportunity in job insecurity, economic emergencies, and the poverty of people on the Mexican border, as recognized by the U.S. government, companies, and analysts from various universities,” the outlet stated. It’s worth noting that, according to the WHO, 65% of the total plasma purchased from people in all countries originates in the United States . That’s equivalent to 8.5 million liters. According to the outlet, while there are no official figures on how many Mexicans sell their plasma, the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association has recorded at least 52 centers where this element is purchased, all located near the Latin American country.
Red and Blue
What stage capitalism is this?
U.S. gamers hardly ever buying video games now, new study reveals
>An interesting study from marketing research firm Circana recently revealed that gaming habits in the U.S. are drastically shifting in 2025. The results were revealed by prolific games industry expert Mat Piscatella in an October 2 post [https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3m27zezw2ek2v] on BlueSky. > >The senior director for Circana explained that only 30 percent of U.S.-based gamers purchase one or two games per year. However, the even more surprising statistic is that 33 percent of gamers in the U.S. don’t buy any new games at all over a typical 12-month period. > >It’s unclear if this is being impacted by subscription services such as Game Pass or the continued popularity of free-to-play games such as Roblox and Fortnite. Microtransactions in live-service games, for example, aren’t typically counted as game sales. Mat Piscatella went on to explain that most game sales in the industry are being fueled by “hyper enthusiasts.” > >“Hyper enthusiast, price-insensitive players are really keeping things going, especially in the non-f2p gaming space. According to Circana’s Q3 2025 Future of Games, only 4% of U.S. video game players buy a new game more often than once per month, with a third of players not buying any games at all.”
And there are liberals
“When I watched 15 years I thought it was science fiction, now it is a documentary.”
#Matrix #System #Capitalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #LateStageCapitalism #Society #Collapse