The cryptocurrency industry has been working overtime to sell a story: that there is a large contingent of voters voting based on candidates’ crypto policy stances. The problem is, it’s a story that does not seem to be well supported by data.

https://www.citationneeded.news/when-did-cryptocurrency-become-a-voter-issue/

#CitationNeeded #crypto #CryptoLobby #USpolitics #USpol

It’s not an accident that “Side Hustle” culture emerged at the same time as corporations hit 70 year profit highs and wage growth hit a 40 year low.

This shit is connected, folks.

"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been seeking a staggering $7 trillion for AI chip development."

BUt wE CaN'T aFfoRD tO FiGht cLiMatE ChaNGe.

It's even more galling because those trillions will be spent *accelerating* the climate crisis given AI uses vastly more energy than, say, the humans it's going to replace.

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x

every new user being shocked that DMs aren’t actually private is kinda scary because it means that everybody just assumes DMs on other platforms are private

because they aren’t. the only difference between fedi and other social media is that fedi admins don’t have a vested interest in making you think DMs are private

i'm just going to leave this here 💃🤘🎸

#Metallica #AnnMargret #dancing