Tag: dystopia
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Robot underlords
In 15 minutes, CPG Grey’s Humans Need Not Apply paints a bleak picture for anyone who thinks that the coming robot revolution will free everyone up for more creative pursuits. Trouble is, poetry and painting don’t pay the rent. Transportation, driving things & people from point A to point B employs millions of people today.…
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Keep the internet ephemeral, distributed, and anonymous
The internet is full of old hands that were around during it’s renaissance and are keepers of that spirit. Maciej Cegłowski (Idlewords, Pinboard) is one of those keepers and his writings poke fun at the establishment, elevate the strange, and celebrate the possible. His recent rant about keeping the internet free and clear of centralized…