Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱RE: https://scholar.social/@michaelc/116302604160055251
this is absolutely beautiful
“We cannot accelerate the growth of a tree by pulling on its branches.”
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I like to think things could be better.
Daniel2016: every line of code is immediately tech debt, the most important design paradigm is simplicity, I maintain a curated personal blog about minimalism
2026: haha I just have my stochastic labubu generate tons of code all the time, I don't even look at it. More is more. I regularly have nervous breakdowns about what it all means on all social media platforms
Michael Downey 🧢📣 Why is the entire Fediverse not yet talking about the new documentary "Ghost In The Machine"?
> A feature documentary charting the untold origins of artificial intelligence. This is not a story about machines, it is a story about power.
Watch the trailer. Boost this post. Then go to their website for screening details.
#GhostInTheMachine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SurveillanceCapitalism #technoFascism
GHOST IN THE MACHINE (2026) OFFICIAL TRAILER
Jack William BellI keep telling people Adam Smith's 'Free Markets' were not free from rules, they were free from *rents*. Which, for example, occur when power is concentrated and information is hidden; allowing players to arbitrage between two market participants who don't know each other.
He was fully aware of all these things, except I do think he believed people would behave rationally in most cases – which is patently *not true*. Forex the stock market reactions to lies about Iran.
Pretty Gnostic MachineAdam Smith's model works as a first approximation of coordination.
But it breaks when:
-power concentrates
-information is uneven
-costs are hidden
-humans behave irrationally - the baseline, not the exception.
So markets don't always self-correct, they can lock into distorted patterns.
My "My schedule is fine and definitely won't cause me to have a mental breakdown" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions that
I had a surprisingly good time sleeping on some hay in a lean-to at -16°C this weekend.
I'd do that again.
But maybe not tonight, when I'm really extra appreciative of my chair, my roof, and four walls.
I'd do that again.
But maybe not tonight, when I'm really extra appreciative of my chair, my roof, and four walls.
Christine Lemmer-WebberThis is pretty broad but thank you every open source developer who makes my computer awesome