AGI breaks capitalism. Capitalism assumes you have to pay humans to make stuff, and scarcity raises wages. But if AI can do all knowledge work, human workers lose leverage as their value collapses. This structural collapse applies at the national level as seen in the disruption of India’s IT sector

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‘A synthetic pseudo-reality mediated by the sycophantic mechanical offspring of narcissistic Silicon Valley oligarchs.’ @rafaelbehr.bsky.social in splendidly growly form about our potential future under A.I. Merry Christmas everyone! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Christmas Eve and I’m pottering about in my kitchen preparing tomorrow’s feast. Ham is baked and looking rather mouth watering. Red wine vinegar, cinnamon, smoked paprika & red current jelly. Such an easy but tasty glaze.

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Park Chan-wook’s new film, “No Other Choice,” “a blackly comic tale of a breadwinner’s dilemma, is also about a crisis of masculinity: some men will kill to avoid learning another skill set.” Read @justincchang.bsky.social’s review. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/qDhO-0

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A report from the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety analyzed data from local police departments on nearly 350,000 guns used in crimes from 2020 to 2024, including where they came from.

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