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Elizabeth Picciuto

@epicciuto.bsky.social

Writer. Fiction editor. Philosophy PhD. Rooted cosmopolitan, gardening Jew. Long Islander by birth, nature, and habit.

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Me neither! I just deleted because I fear I was more insipid than I feel.

08.03.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I thought that could come first and then after.

08.03.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

for whoever remains at large after the tribunal

08.03.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes

08.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous, thank you!

08.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No. But I think people should talk accurately about it.

08.03.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are 73,00 worries about AI, but preparing realistically for those requires us to see what they actually do. The simplest explanation for people saying β€œI find this useful” is that they find it useful.

08.03.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Just growl β€œyou sound see the other guy” and refuse to answer any more questions

08.03.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No that’s exactly what I find frustrating! I use AI for limited household tasks that are boring and not at all creative.

07.03.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This, like many AI criticisms that assume it’s never useful for anyone, that what you’re using it for is a career and that your career represents a self-actualization that your intellect demands. Neither are necessarily true! Tedious, unfulfilling tasks exist.

07.03.2026 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

GOP lawmakers said they hope a rabid raccoon will bring a steadier hand to lead the Department of Homeland Security and help restore public confidence in the president’s immigration agenda.

07.03.2026 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t stay mad at you!

07.03.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought we were friends.

07.03.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m older than you and I was so shocked and moved to see in Juno that the woman who was anxious about nursery paint colors was the hero compared to the insouciant guy. It was just so counter to the usual Gen X perspective on gender relations.

07.03.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

I know, I think it’s hilarious that the picture he chose was of an empty and currently unusable playground

07.03.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure I’m grieving about the violent, exploited, and exploitative world we’re leaving to our children, but also I’ve found a new Indian place that is both cheaper and better than the one I’ve been complaining about for five years.

07.03.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

My kid has his learners permit, and that’s always what I’m saying to him. Like, β€œyou have the right of way, but the other driver may not know or believe that.”

07.03.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

10/10, no notes

07.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They also said β€œI shall demonstrate” instead of β€œI will demonstrate.” It was so painful for everyone involved. At least they never sank so low as to say β€œdifferent to” instead of β€œdifferent from/than.”

07.03.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Are… are playgrounds not still around?

07.03.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

With Texas and Florida taking up the lion's share of attention, I think people might be sleeping on just how oppressive the situation for public higher education is in Indiana right now

07.03.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

American grad students in my field, philosophy, sometimes did it in their most pretentious phase. I have a horror.

07.03.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

😬+πŸ₯΄

07.03.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He was just sort of laughing at himself for it, which is totally the healthy way to deal with it. I would’ve crawled under my bed and never emerged again except for a quick furtive meals in the dark.

07.03.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A friend of mine was a physics teacher in Manhattan, and spent part of the class immediately after the planes hit teaching why, due to physics, the towers were not going to fall.

07.03.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno, just never see it in American writing.

07.03.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

whilst is unAmerican!

07.03.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

:(

07.03.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are we really going to give up on "whom" without a fight?

07.03.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 1
Qt by Ryan Grim 
Democrats and the American people broadly are so lucky that the people on this app have self-marginalized themselves into whatever you guys think you're doing here.
Deeply unserious. (Also, nice scoop here, idiot. I've talked about this a ton.)
OP by Alex Ip
Did you know that Graham Platner was Ryan Grim's bartender back at the Tune Inn on Capitol Hill, a fact that Ryan Grim acknowledged on X?

Qt by Ryan Grim Democrats and the American people broadly are so lucky that the people on this app have self-marginalized themselves into whatever you guys think you're doing here. Deeply unserious. (Also, nice scoop here, idiot. I've talked about this a ton.) OP by Alex Ip Did you know that Graham Platner was Ryan Grim's bartender back at the Tune Inn on Capitol Hill, a fact that Ryan Grim acknowledged on X?

The Bluesky-sneerers on X are convinced that we’re more out of touch with America, yet issue polling shows Americans generally more aligned with Bluesky consensus than X consensus.

07.03.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1