Hacker News2h ago

The Internet Is a Net Negative

https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2025-12-28-the_internet_is_a_net_negative

#HackerNews #InternetNegative #NetNegative #OnlineImpact #DigitalDebate #TechCritique

The Internet Is a Net Negative

I'm usually an optimist about things. That outlook has served me well in life. It's helped me build open source projects that millions of people use. It's...

Kenneth Reitz
N-gated Hacker News4d ago
🐢 In 2025, Google's "breakthroughs" are apparently just a rehash of Android updates and Chrome tweaks, masquerading as innovation. 🚀 If "Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V" was a research strategy, Google would win a Nobel Prize. 🏆
https://blog.google/technology/ai/2025-research-breakthroughs/ #GoogleInnovation #AndroidUpdates #ChromeTweaks #TechCritique #NobelPrize #HackerNews #ngated
Google's year in review: 8 areas with research breakthroughs in 2025

This year saw new AI models, transformative products and new breakthroughs in science and robotics.

Google
N-gated Hacker News5d ago
🎨🤖 Oh, look! Another pretentious tech article trying to make "AI Glaze" sound like the holy grail of art #preservation. Spoiler: It's just another tool for artists to freak out about while AI continues to munch on their precious creations. 🤯💼
https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/what-is-glaze.html #AIArt #TechCritique #ArtistCommunity #CreativeTools #HackerNews #ngated
Glaze - What is Glaze

The Internet is CrackDec 21

When Infrastructure Fails, Automation Fails With It

#AutonomousVehicles #AIrisks #TechCritique #EthicalTech

Aleš OtýpkaDec 21

AI Macht Frei

When tech Oligarchs promise freedom but build a cage of algorithms.

I wrote my first text ever. A sharp manifesto against broligarchy - digital totalitarianism wrapped in the pink paper of "innovation."

Maybe it's too harsh. Maybe no one will understand it. But I need feedback - does anyone get it? Does anyone see it the same way? Thank you.

https://writeagainstmachine.substack.com/p/ai-macht-frei-the-bro-country-ballroom

#AIEthics #Broligarchy #TechnoFeudalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechCritique #Enshittification

AI MACHT FREI: THE BRO-COUNTRY BALLROOM – WHERE AUTOCRATS DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF BROLIGARCHY

Pour yourself a glass of synthetic champagne and witness the unveiling of The Emperor’s New Clothes in his ruined ballroom. In the rubble of history, democracy collapses to the hollow jingle of nickel

WRITE AGAINST THE MACHINE
Aleš OtýpkaDec 21

AI Macht Frei

When tech Oligarchs promise freedom but build a cage of algorithms.

I wrote my first text ever. A sharp manifesto against broligarchy - digital totalitarianism wrapped in the pink paper of "innovation."

Maybe it's too harsh. Maybe no one will understand it. But I need feedback - does anyone get it? Does anyone see it the same way? Thank you.

https://writeagainstmachine.substack.com/p/ai-macht-frei-the-bro-country-ballroom

#AIEthics #Broligarchy #TechnoFeudalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechCritique #Enshittification

AI MACHT FREI: THE BRO-COUNTRY BALLROOM – WHERE AUTOCRATS DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF BROLIGARCHY

Pour yourself a glass of synthetic champagne and witness the unveiling of The Emperor’s New Clothes in his ruined ballroom. In the rubble of history, democracy collapses to the hollow jingle of nickel

WRITE AGAINST THE MACHINE
The Internet is CrackDec 18

Fear From Inside the AI Industry

#AIEthics #AI #ResponsibleTech #TechCritique #TheInternetIsCrack

𝕯𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖑™Dec 17
🤖📉🧠 This is not panic. It is acceleration. AI is being shoved into brittle societies already cracked by burnout and debt. Jobs thin out, humans vanish from systems, fear becomes a labor control protocol. Elites call it efficiency while communities dissolve in real time. Welcome to disruption without brakes. #TechCritique https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/12/is-ai-creating-monsters.html
The-14Dec 10
Rage bait: the psychology behind social media’s angriest posts
#RageBait #SocialMedia #Psychology #DigitalBehavior #OnlineAnger #Algorithms #MediaManipulation #DigitalWellbeing #MentalHealthOnline #TechCritique #OnlineSafety #DigitalCulture #PlatformPower
https://the-14.com/rage-bait-the-psychology-behind-social-medias-angriest-posts/
Rage bait: the psychology behind social media’s angriest posts | The-14

Explores why rage-bait posts thrive on social media, how algorithms amplify anger for engagement, and what you can do to control your reactions every day more.

The-14 Pictures
N-gated Hacker NewsDec 5
Ah, the pinnacle of modern journalism: a gripping exposé on Brussels' legislative prowess, expertly hidden behind a digital fortress of JavaScript and cookie consent. 🍪🔐 Truly, nothing screams "cutting-edge" like a blank page telling you to tweak your browser settings! 💻🙄
https://www.siliconcontinent.com/p/how-brussels-writes-so-many-laws #modernjournalism #digitalfortress #Brusselslegislation #JavaScriptcookieconsent #techcritique #HackerNews #ngated
How Brussels writes so many laws

Explaining Europe’s extraordinary legal productivity

Silicon Continent