“Liberalism and Democracy were pre-eminently political concepts, and since most of the original adherents of both did scarcely consider the economic conditions of society, the further development of these conditions could not be practically reconciled with the original principles of Democracy, and still less with those of Liberalism. Democracy with its motto of equality of all citizens before the law, and Liberalism with its right of man over his own person, both were wrecked on the realities of capitalist economy. As long as millions of human beings in every country have to sell their labour to a small minority of owners, and sink into the most wretched misery if they can find no buyers, the so-called equality before the law remains merely a pious fraud, since the laws are made by those who find themselves in possession of the social wealth. But in the same way there can be no talk of a right over one's own person, for that right ends when one is compelled to submit to the economic dictation of another if one does not want to starve.”

― Rudolf Rocker, Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism

Generative AI is enabling a brute force attack against the algorithms that control reality. AI slop is taking over every algorithmically controlled social media platform and search platform, and the tech platforms are helping:

https://www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a-brute-force-attack-on-the-algorithms-that-control-reality/

The baker and the dreamer

#Caturday

Any social scientists on here? Anyone know of papers discussing how the act of observing people can change the people's behaviours? (that is, just knowing that people are watching changes decisions)

The scientific equivalent of this would be the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. The act of measuring can change the state of the object in question.

Do social sciences have an equivalent? I need something that can be cited.

Thanks!

#AcademicChatter

Nazi rally in your town? Let me introduce you to:

🎈Apple cider vinegar water balloons🎈

Benefits include:
- nontoxic
- stinks REALLY bad
- everybody can ID the Nazi later after the hoods come off
- fun
- fuck Nazis

Bonus:
- add a teaspoon of glitter for extra obvious Nazi visibility