Cornell University, where Cory Doctorow @pluralistic spoke about the AI bubble (and where he serves as an AD White Professor-at-Large) has any number of bullshit AI initiatives under way, all aimed to appear cutting-edge while ramming the crap down the students' and faculty's throats.
Today's threads (a thread)
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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#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:
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Conspiratorialism's causal chain; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/17/cause-and-effect/
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#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:
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: No such thing as selective censorship resistance; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/16/too-many-throats-to-choke/
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#Ithaca and #NYC! I'm heading your way for a zillion events from Sept 11-17. 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:
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Wallet voting; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/13/consumption-choices/
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https://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/visits/cory-doctorow/
I'm at Autumn Leaves Books TODAY (Sept 13):
https://www.autumnleavesithaca.com/event-details/enshittification-why-everything-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it
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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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/vulgar-thatcherism/
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https://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/visits/cory-doctorow/
I'm also appearing at Buffalo Street Books on Sept 11:
https://buffalostreetbooks.com/event/2025-09-11/cory-doctorow-tcpl-librarian-judd-karlman
and at Autumn Leaves Books on Sept 13:
https://www.autumnleavesithaca.com/event-details/enshittification-why-everything-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it
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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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Hate the player AND the game; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/10/say-their-names/
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https://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/visits/cory-doctorow/
I'm also appearing at Buffalo Street Books on Sept 11:
https://buffalostreetbooks.com/event/2025-09-11/cory-doctorow-tcpl-librarian-judd-karlman
and at Autumn Leaves Books on Sept 13:
https://www.autumnleavesithaca.com/event-details/enshittification-why-everything-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it
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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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Trump steals $400b from American workers; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/09/germanium-valley/
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https://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/visits/cory-doctorow/
I'm also appearing at Buffalo Street Books on Sept 11:
https://buffalostreetbooks.com/event/2025-09-11/cory-doctorow-tcpl-librarian-judd-karlman
and at Autumn Leaves Books on Sept 13:
https://www.autumnleavesithaca.com/event-details/enshittification-why-everything-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it
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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Today's threads (a thread).
Inside: Fingerspitzengefühl; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/08/process-knowledge/
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#Ithaca and #NYC! I'm heading your way for a zillion events from Sept 11-17. Here's a list of open-to-all #Cornell activities including two major keynotes; a movie night with dinner and discussion; and a public event at Cornell Tech in NYC:
https://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/visits/cory-doctorow/
I'm also appearing at Buffalo Street Books on Sept 11:
https://buffalostreetbooks.com/event/2025-09-11/cory-doctorow-tcpl-librarian-judd-karlman
and at Autumn Leaves Books on Sept 13:
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As a growing number of the wealthiest U.S. colleges capitulate in their battles with Washington, the strain from lost and frozen federal funding is pressuring the remaining holdouts to cut a deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/world/politics/universities-cut-deals-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #universities #education #cornell #harvard #colombia #us #donaldtrump #republicans