Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take. thebullshitmachines.com

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"Recover" isn't a thing here IMO. History is contingent, branching off from decision points. There's no going back to how things were Fixing the worst of it will be difficult and take generations, but it starts with needing better politicians ASAP bsky.app/profile/blak...

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i think that people in the modern era systematically underestimate what the government is capable of. e.g., the supreme court is not gone for generations. it is gone until there is a Congressional majority to reform it.

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In part, this is due to a Democratic Party that does not feel comfortable wielding power. Worse, this has convinced a sizable segment of its voters that it cannot because of this or that norm or rule. We’re seeing power wielded with abandon by the Trump administration, aiming to destroy…everything.

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The FBI director should never have a cayman islands bank account

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