WardMBFeb 20
Bruce Sterling @bruces
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Show threadJohn de LargentayeFeb 20
@bruces he really doesn’t deserve any other response
Show threadklausfiend has movedFeb 20
@jlargentaye @bruces It's _that_ Paul Graham, isn't it? The d-bag from infowars? If so, then yeah, fuck him.
Show threadJohn de LargentayeFeb 20
@klausfiend @bruces no, this is the founder of YCombinator, a famous Silicon Valley startup incubator.
Show threadBruce ElrickFeb 20
@bruces I want to believe that Jason is a human with an excellent sense of humour.
Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Feb 20
@virtuous_sloth @bruces nope.
Show threadBruce ElrickFeb 20
@blogdiva @bruces Yeah. But I still want to.
Show threadTTimoFeb 20
@bruces turtles all the way down
Show threadJeff AtwoodFeb 20
@bruces what is this "Twitter" you speak of? https://blog.codinghorror.com/i-fight-for-the-users/
I Fight For The Users

If you haven’t been able to keep up with my blistering pace of one blog post per year, I don’t blame you. There’s a lot going on right now. It’s a busy time. But let’s pause and take a moment to celebrate that Elon Musk

Coding Horror
Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Feb 20
@bruces two people i will enjoy seeing cannonballed into a volcano. especially that thieving piecen of shit on the bottom.
Show threadToni AittoniemiFeb 20
@bruces So glad I left that dumpster fire early!
Show threadBentiGorlichFeb 20
@bruces
@altbot please use alt-text with screenshots of text
Show threadskryFeb 20

@BentiGorlich @bruces ALT:
Paul Graham @/[email protected]
I used to think woke mobs would be the death of Twitter. Then it seemed like right-wing goons would be. But cheery, vapid Al-generated replies seem more dangerous than either of them.

@/[email protected]
That's a great observation! It's actually quite a fascinating point when you think about it-the idea that "niceness" can feel more alienating than a heated argument.
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Show threadskryFeb 20

How about we build a plan and punch up that tweet into a full essay? We could dive into the "Uncanny Valley" of toxic positivity and explore why a bland, algorithmic

Would you like me to start by outlining some key arguments for the essay, or should we focus on finding a few more examples of "dangerous" Al cheer to include? (2/2)

Show threadEh?!?Feb 20
@bruces
LOL, I guess...
Show threadJoel VanderWerfFeb 20
@bruces we explored the bland algorithmic,
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor.
I was feeling kinda seasick,
but the crowd called out for more