Great Article!
"Thus, “R.U.R.,” which gave birth to the robot, was a critique of mechanization and the ways it can dehumanize people. The word itself derives from the Czech word “robota,” or forced labor, as done by serfs. Its Slavic linguistic root, “rab,” means “slave.”"
29.01.2026 08:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dr Kareem Carr
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man: i wish to publish
reviewer 2: your paper is no good
man: i'll do anything to improve
reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini
man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini
(qt):
Andre Pagliarini @apagliar
Jan 21
a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini
185/ but doctor ...
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Latour hat das mal ganz gut auf den Punkt gebracht: "For Dr. Frankenstein’s crime was not that he invented a creature through some combination of hubris and high technology, but rather that he abandoned the creature to itself."
13.01.2026 15:25 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Das Thema Mutter- und Vaterschaft wäre aber tatsächlich insofern interessant gewesen, als es die Frage aufwirft, wie wir uns denn um die Technologien "kümmern" sollten, die wir in die Welt setzen (statt der Frage, welche Technologien wir erschaffen)
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Unterschätzte Kulturtechnik „Das hat nichts miteinander zu tun“
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This Christmas, Don’t Talk about Politics
Why arguing with your family about politics won’t change their minds — and what actually will
Your job as a campaigner isn’t to win over your opposition; nor beat them in the ‘marketplace of ideas’.
Your job is to change the terms of the debate.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-chris...
22.12.2025 14:50 — 👍 59 🔁 16 💬 8 📌 4
Wenn ihr die (finanzielle) Möglichkeit habt, dann stattet doch dem unabhängigen Buchhandel in eurer Nähe noch einen vorweihnachtlichen Besuch ab. Das Weihnachtsgeschäft läuft nicht gut und es ist vor allem der unabhängige Handel, der für Vielfalt in den Programmen sorgt.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Von Reichtum träumen
Große Ungleichheit sorgt für einen unrealistisch optimistischen Blick auf die Chancen für einen sozialen Aufstieg. Diese Fehleinschätzung führt zu weniger Unterstützung für politische...
Das ist ein wichtiges Paper zum Verständnis der Gegenwart: Große Ungleichheit führt zu (falschen) Aufstiegsträumen und damit zur Ablehnung von Umverteilung (weil man in diesem Traum selbst einmal reich ist) - und damit zur Stabilisierung von Ungleichheit.
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It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
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Soziologe warnt: Wegen der Klimakrise droht der gesellschaftliche Zusammenbruch
Ökologische Krisen erschüttern die Grundlagen unseres Zusammenlebens, sagt der Soziologe Frank Adloff. Notwendig sei daher ein radikaler Systemwandel.
Ich empfehle sehr dieses Gespräch mit dem Soziologen Frank Adloff. Selten wurde so sachlich-nüchtern Klartext zum Klimakollaps gesprochen. Was würde ich dafür geben, wenn die gesamte Debatte sich so in Breite ausgestalten würde. Man wäre so viel weiter.
30.11.2025 15:26 — 👍 261 🔁 127 💬 12 📌 7
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