If we get tired of the work of Democracy and building trust with other citizens… we will get dictators, kings, and technocrats instead.
Everywhere I see “self-made billionaire”I see the toxic delusion threatening our survival as a species. Can we be impressed by leadership and success and still retain some form of basic critical intelligence? Even an army of bots is not self-made.
I support writers getting pay hikes for the hours they will spend on the future training of LLM tools. nytimes.com/2023/05/10/arts/… data science can summarize, replicate, even mix… but so far criticism and satire look a century away.
What if someone offered you a large sum for your Twitter account with no restraints. Enough to retire on. They could use it any way they like. Would you sell?
When confronted by stark reality… best to deny and disparage. pressdemocrat.com/article/ne…
Remote development has pros and cons but CEOs who blame RW for lagging “performance” are simply out of touch with reality.
The “Media lying” used to be an excuse for disengaging from anything mainstream. Now it’s the excuse for disengaging from everything. Do nothing. Get nothing.
Hey software devs, consider the possibility that your next boss is currently modeling himself as a libertarian disruptor with narcissistic impulses he will never retrain. Set your own terms and values in your work and don’t let him damage you.
Sorry about the lack of beer at the matches #WorldCup2022 fans. How about a crude oil bath at the local spa instead?
The Deep State is one part deeply incompetent political appointees and one part deeply confused public. Closest we ever got so far was GHWB aka POTUS#41.

