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@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 days ago

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Inside: AI psychosis and the warped mirror; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/18/automating-gang-stalking-delusion/

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Narcissus staring into his reflection; his face and the face of the reflection have been replaced by the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.

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@serialdeviant@mstdn.social replied · 2 days ago

"In other words, there's one job that an AI can absolutely do better than a human: it can reinforce our delusions more efficiently, more quickly, and more effectively than a community of sufferers can."

*shudder*

@c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io replied · 2 days ago

@pluralistic damn, that is an exceptionally good, canny collage

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

@c0dec0dec0de Thank you!

@nilclass@infosec.exchange replied · 2 days ago

@pluralistic That "Archived at" link does not work. It looks like the article is available under 2025/09/17, not /18

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

@nilclass Fixed! Thanks.

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

#Ithaca and #NYC! I'm heading your way for a zillion events from Sept 11-19. Here's a list of open-to-all #Cornell activities including two major keynotes and a public event at Cornell Tech in NYC:

https://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/visits/cory-doctorow/

I'll also be at the #Brooklyn Book Festival on Sept 21:

https://brooklynbookfestival.org/event/big-techs-big-heist-cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-adam-becker/

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Brooklyn Book Festival

Big Tech’s Big Heist - Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Adam Becker - Brooklyn Book Festival

We hear it again and again, the gospel of technological salvation. First, there was the promise of social media and other digital platforms (Amazon, Google, etc.) that became ingrained in our daily lives—but then devolved into what is widely acknowledged as much poorer-quality service and user experience. Now, it’s AI that’s supposed to save humanity […]

Andrew D. White Professors-at-Large Program

Cory Doctorow

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sept. 12-18 – Cornell Ithaca · Sept. 19 – Cornell Tech FRIDAY, SEPT. 12: KEYNOTE TALK “The Enshittification of Everything (and what to do about it)” 3:00pm · Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium (Rm. 132), Goldwin Smith Hall Register here to livestream Free & open to the public. Book signing and light reception […]

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

Getting Yelled at By Dumbasses

The defining experience of fascism.

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The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas

Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him”…

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Prediction markets once lived on the academic fringe. Now they’re trading billions on politics, sports, and celebrity gossip — under rules never designed for retail gamblers.

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

Every College Should Issue a Transparency Report About Government Requests for Student Data

The University of California, Berkeley, has become the first university in the United States to publish a set of transparency reports that detail...

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

Tumblr

Tumblr. Pure effervescent enrichment. Old internet energy. Home of the Reblogs. All the art you never knew you needed. All the fandoms you could wish for. Enough memes to knock out a moderately-sized mammal. Add to it or simply scroll through and soak it up.

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

Macmillan Publishers

Book details - Macmillan Publishers

Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify it.We’re living through the Enshittocen...

Macmillan Publishers

Book details - Macmillan Publishers

New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new...

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

Every College Should Issue a Transparency Report About Government Requests for Student Data

The University of California, Berkeley, has become the first university in the United States to publish a set of transparency reports that detail...

p2pnet.net - the original daily p2p and digital media news
site

p2pnet.net - The original daily p2p and digital media news site: p2p file sharing and more ...

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