Guy next to me at the cafe I’m working out of this morning gets a call:

“… no we don’t live there anymore… no… no, we don’t live there anymore… are you serious?! [my ears perk up] Is this AI?… It is?!”

Spoke to him afterwards. Apparently “some energy company.” And it was an LLM on the other side. He said it sounded so real (a woman who gave him her name and sounded perfectly normal) until he asked it if it was AI when it responded “yes” and then restarted the script.

*smdh*

#AI #BigTech #bullshit #capitalism #Ireland

The usual amazing interview with Cory Doctorow:
"In this episode of Dot Social, recorded live at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025, Doctorow unpacks the concept of “enshittification.” ... He talks about how to challenge platform monopolies and the importance of true federation."

#Internet#Computing#Capitalism#Democracy#Resist#Oligarchy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aULx-29nf-s

A little reminder that DuckDuckGo is venture capital (VC) funded.

The way VC works:

1. You get VC
2. You grow as fast as you can (or fail fast)
3. You sell (either to a larger corporation or to the public in an IPO; this is called the “exit”)

(In case any of you are surprised by recent/future developments.)

#DuckDuckGo #ventureCapital #VC #BigTech #capitalism

Capitalism ❤️ genocide

“If you say one more word about Palestine, we will null the contract.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlJazeera/s/zuDAGqS6Jk

#israel#USA#unitedStates #germany #capitalism #corporatocracy #genocide#ethnicCleansing #apartheid#settlerColonialism#Palestine#Gaza#WestBank

What is neoliberalism, and why should you care?

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-george-monbiot

The irony of a philosophy that was originally created to prevent fascism, instead directly causing fascism, is extreme. This article is almost a decade old, and yet already draws the connection that led us down this hateful path.

#fascism
#neoliberalism
#capitalism
#FreeMarket

and while the West believed the fairy tale that #Socialism would take away your freedoms, #Capitalism confiscated your homes, stole your pensions, took your savings, sent your jobs overseas, took away your health care, broke up your education system, and put you in debt, leaving you with fascism, racism, xenophobia, and hatred.

#classwar

EU risks breaking international law over Israel gas deal, say campaigners
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/12/eu-risks-breaking-international-law-over-israel-gas-deal-say-campaigners

Business as usual for the ruling class.
#gazagenocide #eucomplicity #internationallaw #capitalism #imperialism