Will Friedman

willfriedman.bsky.social

17 August 2025 14:05

Interesting article on personal AI "relationships." I comment on this phenomenon in the below in terms of the implications for democracy and civic life. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/11/t...

Sam Stein

samsteindc.bsky.social

27 May 2025 15:54

The anti-vaxxers think the healthy food evangelists are kinda soft and missing the real targets. RFK Jr.'s top ally has quit his post so that he can sue the government and criticize RFK. The MAHA movement is in disarray. That and some hilarious/insane James O'Keffe stuff in this newsletter

Sam Woolfe

samwoolfe.bsky.social

27 May 2025 15:52

Just published this post on psychedelic-induced 'ontological shock' (a term coined by the German-American philosopher Paul Tillich). I include some findings from a new study on this by @eirini-k-a.bsky.social @philosojules.bsky.social @drdluke.bsky.social @rosmcalpine.bsky.social and others.

Mark Groeneveld

mgroeneveld.bsky.social

09 May 2025 15:41

Your article definitely reinforced my avoidance of OpenAI. I just tried to get to Claude to tell me I was special and important but it wouldn't take the bait.

The Neoreactionary

neoreactionary.bsky.social

06 May 2025 15:56

“My Instagram bio was: ‘I pledge allegiance to the robot overlords’ for, like, two years. I thought people understood that I ultimately probably believe in an AI dictatorship. I mean, I don’t think humanity is going to survive anyway. We’re fucked. I think AI is the natural evolution...