tanteFeb 21

"Capable LLMs require a logic of dominance and of disregarding consent of the people producing the artifacts that are the raw material for the system. LLMs are based on extraction, exploitation and subjugation. Their politics is violence. How does one “liberate” that? What’s the case for open source violence?"

(Original title: Acting ethically in an imperfect world)

https://tante.cc/2026/02/20/acting-ethical-in-an-imperfect-world/

Acting ethically in an imperfect world

Life is complicated. Regardless of what your beliefs or politics or ethics are, the way that we set up our society and economy will often force you to act against them: You might not want to fly somewhere but your employer will not accept another mode of transportation, you want to eat vegan but are […]

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Show threadPer AxbomFeb 21
@tante Huge thank you for writing this tante! I sense that it required a lot of rumination and self-reflection before hitting publish. And I really like this change in the title.
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@axbom thank you!
Given my track record the next 10 pieces of writing are gonna be bad then but I did also feel like I hit most points I wanted to in this one
Feb 21 at 12:27pmWeb
Show threadDr. Christiane GrünlohFeb 21
@tante @axbom haha I doubt that the next ones are bad. Always like your pieces!
It has a new intro now right? Really like it - fits well with the follow up post