I normally like Kohler’s column when he unpacks economic news, but when he digresses into tech topics, I’m less likely to read him. I did this time (because things may change after all) but all I got from it is GenAI KoolAid and vaguely hinted at problems that #TechBros are keen on glossing over.

It is a pity that the author is not turning his analytical mind to take a closer look at what the frenetic pace of #GenAI development and the #GenAISlop it splashes about the place as it inexorably pushes forward with not only #TechnicalDebt but also #CognitiveDebt laden implementations. Sooner than we think, we’ll be faced with problems we do not know how to solve for want of the ability to #FaultFind in a sea of #sloppy and #incomprehensible machine produced code mashups.

Where to an economy held hostage to runaway coding machines? The ‘wagering system’ that is the stock market will start to look like ‘doctored’ one-arm bandits of yore. Where the wealth will flow is very obvious.

#EatTheRich #Antifa #Resistance #RedistributeWealth #UBI
#TaxReform

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/ai-jobs-fake-breakthrough-resignation-chat-gpt-claude/106346440

AI got personal last week, and it's more complicated than we think

A fake news story about me, a series of AI breakthroughs and a resignation in the tech world show that 2026 could be pivotal for AI.

Wealth hoarding isn’t a flex —
it’s a countdown clock. ⏰🔥
When people are starving, luxury becomes violence.
Don’t act surprised when the tables flip. 😘

#EatTheRich #ClassWar #LateStageCapitalism #AbolishPoverty #RedistributeWealth #WorkersUnite #PowerToThePeople #EconomicJustice #WeAreTheMajority

AND WHAT IF WE ALL JUST TOLD THE TRUTH?

That equity is easy; it’s just never been a priority.

That poverty is manufactured to keep the wealthy at the top.

That homelessness is a policy choice.

That the economy isn’t complex; it’s controlled and manipulated.

That you can’t afford a home, because the rich are hoarding them.

That hunger persists because capitalism doesn’t see feeding people as valuable.

That supermarkets exploit us, because food is a business, not a right.

That ecological collapse continues because stopping it threatens someone’s bottom line.

That billionaires exist because exploitation is legal and encouraged.

That we don’t live in democracies - we live under oligarchies dressed up as freedom.

That the system gaslights you, every time it blames you for the struggle it created.

That you can’t self-improve your way out of structural oppression.

AND THE BIGGEST LIE???

That nothing can change.

The truth...

Redistribute wealth.
Reclaim power.
Resource the people, not the elite.

It isn’t complicated.
It’s just constantly blocked by the top.

LET'S START TELLING THE TRUTH.

#TellTheTruth
#SystemChange
#RedistributeWealth
#TaxTheRich
#PeopleOverProfit
#EconomicJustice
#FairnessIsEasy
#CapitalismKills
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#ClassWar
#HousingIsAHumanRight
#ClimateJustice
#NoMoreGaslighting
#WeDeserveBetter
#OligarchyExposed

Top AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages

AI totally "crashing" everyone's wages is a necessary stepping stone towards a better future, argues billionaire Marcus Andreessen.

Futurism

Live stateside and need help?
You CAN’T apply to Give Directly itself.

https://www.givedirectly.org/united-states
But you can FIND A LIST of programs that Give Directly does fund.

Then you can find one near you!

If you’re really desperate,

1. https://www.ecosia.org/search?method=index&q=money+help search for e.g. “money help” then add your city and state,

2 Use the mutual aid tags on here — they’re at the bottom. Check the weird text. Click the “…and 22 more” text to unhide / show all the hashtags. —

And / or

3. Ask me (a stranger online whomst’ve could steal your info and give it to that person you hate so they can sign you up for yoga classes and MLM schemes).
I’ll do a quick search for you.

Mastodon DMs are NOT secure. https://signal.org is better.

Do NOT give me or other randomers your postal address or current residence.

Biggest city near you is fine for finding local help and avoid doxxing yourself — as much. But if you are doxxed: https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/security/doxcare/

Anyway, this isn’t a lecture on OpSec.

#MutualAidMonday #MutualAidSavesLives #GiveDirectly #info #InfoTech #InfoSec #PayPoorPeople #RedistributeWealth #Spread #Money #MutualAid #fediGive #fediHelp #Cash #currency #financial #financialAid #FinancialLiteracy #disabilityMutualAid #IndigenousMutualAid #BlackMutualAid #TransMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #LatineMutualAid #MutualAidRequest

An important commentary, published in distinguished scientific journal 'Nature'.

"GDP was never designed to measure societal well-being — only market production and consumption. ...... The misuse of GDP as a policy goal is driving societies towards an unsustainable future that benefits an increasingly small proportion of the population while impoverishing the vast majority"

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04029-8

#Growth #climatechange #RedistributeWealth

To build a better world, stop chasing economic growth

The year 2024 must be a turning point for shifting policies away from gross domestic product and towards sustainable well-being. Here’s why and how.

I just heard, presented as news, a propaganda piece about our kind and benevolent King. He's going to promote a food waste reduction campaign so all the poor people can get cake. Unfuckingbelievable. How about redistributing some of his great wealth by paying the inheritance tax he'd be due if he weren't the King? https://www.kccf.org.uk/coronation-food-project/
#BBCpropaganda #redistributewealth
Coronation Food Project - King Charles III Charitable Fund

King Charles III Charitable Fund
@bonerwater Me as POTUS is a terrifying idea, especially if you're a billionaire. #EatTheRich #RedistributeWealth #SocialismToTheExtreme
"Let’s say it straight out: it is impossible to seriously fight global warming without a profound redistribution of wealth, both within countries and internationally."writes @[email protected] #inequality #ClimateCrisis #redistributeWealth
https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty/2022/11/08/redistributing-wealth-to-save-the-planet/
Redistributing wealth to save the planet

Let's say it straight out: it is impossible to seriously fight global warming without a profound redistribution of wealth, both within countries and internationally. Those who claim otherwise are lying to the world. And those who claim that redistribution is certainly desirable, sympathetic, etc., but unfortunately technically or politically impossible, are lying just as much. … <p class="link-more"><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty/2022/11/08/redistributing-wealth-to-save-the-planet/" class="more-link">Continuer la lecture<span class="screen-reader-text"> de « Redistributing wealth to save the planet »</span></a></p>

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