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Woke 1? Woke 2? WTF Are We Doing?

I’m going to say something that might piss off people on both sides of the political spectrum: The whole “woke” thing is getting fucking stupid. And no, I’m not saying that from some right-wing, anti-progressive perspective. Quite the opposite. I’m talking about something that has gotten so absurd that we’ve reached the point where basicContinue reading “Woke 1? Woke 2? WTF Are We Doing?”

They’re Not Your Allies: Stop Romanticizing Opportunistic Violence

I’ve talked about this before when the whole Luigi Mangione situation first blew up, but now that these arson attacks are happening—and people are still making comparisons—I’m gonna say this again, even more directly: People like him, and anyone being put in the same category—whether it’s arsonists or so-called “copycats”—are not your allies. They areContinue reading “They’re Not Your Allies: Stop Romanticizing Opportunistic Violence”

We’ve Had This Fight Before. Remember When Video Games Were Evil?

For anyone paying attention to the current panic surrounding artificial intelligence, it should all feel eerily familiar. The breathless headlines. The moral outcry. The declarations that society, children, and mental health are all being destroyed by a new, uncontrollable force. But this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a technology become the scapegoat for deeperContinue reading “We’ve Had This Fight Before. Remember When Video Games Were Evil?”