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Extremely optimistic view, narrow imo. Important to recognize that we lost our first encounter with AI in the form of algorithmic dissemination of information. It's ripping apart our ability to recognize truth from falsehood and is segmenting discourse into more isolated spaces. It's gonna get worse

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I'm not so comfortable with the ideological fragmentation that happens online. But I also don't think that the Twitter/Bluesky division is a good example considering that Twitter is a Musk run enterprise and can algorithmically neuter the discourse you're ostensibly trying to foster.

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I think there's a discussion to be had about the further fragmentation of ideological discourse. But I don't think the Twitter/Bluesky split is not example.

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I see this as a totally good reason to burn Waymos

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This just keeps being relevant

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

So far, definitely 19-20 were some lowlights.

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I know this is missing the bigger point about how this comes at the cost of food stamps, cancer research etc.... ... But he would call it the "Golden Dome". So fucking lame

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I think at least half of my joy from reading Kelly editorials is the people in the comments that don't get it.

I also really love On Certainty as well, it really is a great example of how deeply embedded this epistemological perspective is!

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For me it was the epistemological shifts. It allowed me to stop looking at concepts as discreet entities and more as systems of understanding. And once you start looking at the world this way the traditional problems of philosophy become less intractable.

Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations Changed my outlook on basically the whole world and my self conception. It takes some patience and some extracurricular understanding but it's totally worth imo

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Wow, we gotta get this guy out of the White House. It's crazy he's still president.

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Had one of these on the Critique of Pure Reason. Wicked difficult at the time but so glad to have slogged through. I don't think I could credibly claim to understand Kant if I hadn't.

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McConnell is a far more savvy political actor

Quite disturbing that my first thought was, "I'm surprised there are even SS guards left to pardon".

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 10/05/2025

Have poor people ever considered how the book market feels about their purchasing decisions? 😔😔😔

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The reason why I cry listening to these old songs isn't because I want to return to the past. It's through music that I get to bear witness to all my past selves. I can see the girl and woman I used to be. She doesn't know I'm there. I know my future self is here, right now, watching these tears.

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Really good run down from Naomi Klein about how the modern oligarchic movement is one based on their own perverse logic that is divorced from empathy and ethics.

Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I've always found the prog traditionalist standpoint to be an odd one. Isn't the point of prog to be... I dunno... progressive and open minded?

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I like when they call it the “papal conclave,” avoids confusion. Bro which conclave are you even talking about? Oh the PAPAL conclave.

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Horrible. It would be better for these events to fade into obscurity.

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Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

A lot of people who've analyzed postmodern culture stress how form takes absolute precedent over content. Nowhere is that clearer than using the sound of Rage Against the Machine to rage for the machine

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Paramore! This is Why is fantastic. They've been consistently maturing since their inception and it's been a joy to see and hear. I prefer After Laughter but it just barely misses the 15 year mark.

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Controversial opinion but I'm a fan of Snakes and Arrows as well

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

This should be shared everywhere. A particularly steep part of our descent into outright fascism. They want you to feel unsafe if you speak out against the regime, this will go a long way towards actualizing that threat. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose and

Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Real answer: probably because people are looking for alternatives to animal products Fake fancy answer: the English speaking world is full of euphemisms that disguise our uncomfortable relationship with animals. "Goat milk" or would not market well. "Cow milk" is a suspicious aura.

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I've been consistently disappointed with the quality of NYT AI reporting. It full throatedly buys the hype, even the likes of Ezra Klein will have people on there that make claims like "AGI is only a year or two away" with basically no push back.

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“is my calculator horny?“ our tech columnist asks. “i entered 5318008 into it and turned it upside down. what i saw surprised me”

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I think the important part is that THEY did it. It's a comforting thought that there is a they that's in control rather than the brutal reality that the world is a gigantic vessel with no one at the helm.

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wint @dril.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

i need a 52 year old man with $800 billion to impregnate my wife . i am worried our offspring wont be sufficiently feeble and/or annoying

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Henry @hjmiller.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I'm glad those other realities still exist. Not too late to actualize them.

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I think this admin is still quite sensitive to market fluctuation, especially when it comes to confidence in the dollar. Now you may ask "why then did they send markets into flux via tariffs"? The answer is quite simple, they're a bunch of stupid idiots.

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100% I hear this defense of democrats, "they don't have control of congress, they can't do anything". Well they should be hammering the stories of flagrant abuse like this. They need to drill this into the public, if it can happen to him it can happen to you. Hope Mr. Garcia can come home soon.

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Black Mirror pitch: POTUS destroys democracy in 90 days. Everyone watches it happen on their phones. The opposition party leaders are 85 years old and post "Hey, stop" once a day. Toiletries are locked behind glass. An evil online bookstore sends Katy Perry into space for feminism. [fin]

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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Honestly, I have to say a big fuck you to anyone who even remotely implied that @vanhollen.senate.gov’s trip was “pointless.” This is what leadership looks like. Maybe you can learn a thing or two.

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It wouldn't matter if he was a criminal, in the US everyone gets due process. It's a foundational tenet of our society.

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Find me a poet that isn't autistic lol...

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