New York Times: The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley. This link goes to a gift article. “Paulina Borsook’s ‘Cyberselfish,’ which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/30/new-york-times-the-writer-who-dared-criticize-silicon-valley/
Reuters: ‘Big Short’ investor Burry targets AI boom with new blog after hedge fund closure. “‘The Big Short’ investor Michael Burry, a vocal skeptic of the current AI boom, took aim at Nvidia as he launched a paid Substack newsletter focused on financial markets, days after shutting down his hedge fund.”
Ars Technica: Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in.. “During the times my connection cooperated, Zitron and I covered OpenAI’s financial issues, lofty infrastructure promises, and why the AI hype machine keeps rolling despite some arguably shaky economics underneath. Lee’s probing questions about per-user costs revealed a potential flaw in AI subscription […]
Ars Technica: Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron.. “As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT’s debut, inspiring hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and infrastructure developments, the top question on many people’s minds has been: Is generative AI a bubble, and if so, when will it pop? To help us potentially answer that question, I’ll be hosting a […]
Good episode on Decoding the Gurus on #covid #contrarians.
A very good reading on the contrarian scene; how much are they making money in the process of ranting on ”big pharma”?
Turns out a lot of them made thenselves millionaires. In fact Joe Rogan made hundreds of millions by selling the supplement company #onnit to guess who? Big Pharma.
Listen to this episode from Decoding the Gurus on Spotify. The pandemic was a confusing time with public health messages from officials and institutions that were sometimes confused, conflicting, or misrepresented and anti-vaccine misinformation being spread widely. Into this mix, a new phenomenon emerged, that of the covid contrarian. Contrarian doctors usually possessed some relevant qualifications and positioned themselves as independent critical thinkers willing to challenge the dogmas of the mainstream and take a more nuanced perspective on the claims made by anti-vaccine advocates.These contrarian figures are the voices that you would usually hear on 'heterodox' podcasts. Figures like the medical doctor Vinay Prasad, the Stanford professor of Medicine Jay Bhattacharya, or the retired nurse, John Campbell. But did they really offer an alternative critical perspective? Our guest today, Jonathan Howard, a practising doctor and professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, argues no. And he should know, he has spent the pandemic not only treating patients but tirelessly documenting (and refuting) the claims made by the contrarian set. This episode is unfortunately topical due to the recent online fracas surrounding Joe Rogan's credulous promotion of RFK Jnr and the subsequent 'calls for debate' and targeted harassment of Dr Peter Hotez -a public health specialist and advocate for affordable vaccines. In any case, we learnt a lot and enjoyed the discussion with Jonathan and hope you will too. Also covered in this episode: How many pull-ups Matt can do, why Chris is drinking a chalky green potion, the psychology of placebos, and LinksJonathan's New Book- We Want Them InfectedJonathan's articles on the pandemic at Science-Based-MedicineJonathan's Older Book- Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes: A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in MedicineWhat the Heck Happened to John Ioannidis?Honestly with Bari Weiss: RFK Jr. Is Striking a Nerve. He Explains Why.Vinay Prasad at The Free Press: What RFK Jr. Gets Right—and What He Gets WrongVinay Prasad at Unherd: We need to talk about the vaccinesVice Article: Joe Rogan, Elon Musk Instigate Harassment Campaign Against Vaccine ScientistUncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps: "RFK, Joe Rogan & Vaccines" with Michael ShermerVox Article: Joe Rogan wants a “debate” on vaccine science. Don’t give it to him.
Does anybody know any #outlets or #editors interested in how merchants of #doubt sow derail public conversation on #scientific topics?
Talking more broadly about communication tactics from #antivaxxers to 9/11 #truthers, from #climate #contrarians to AIDS #deniers, every parallel universe comes with its little niche #rituals, #idiosyncratic #fallacies, and historical #trajectory. What they share is their #sabotage of public scientific #discourse.
Feel free to suggest somebody or DM me 😅
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