Post #3273438 · Elektrine

2026-02-17 00:52 UTC

@tante@tldr.nettime.org Sisyphean tasks don't mean keep going until you're exhausted, demotivated, & depressed. https://democracyproject.org/posts/sisyphean-democracy https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/03/finding-joy-happiness-in-absurd-boredom-stress/673248/ https://vocal.media/writers/life-as-a-sisyphean-struggle-finding-meaning-in-the-futility https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-gops-sisyphean-punishment-for-supporting-trump/ It means self-care, taking a break sometimes, rest & recuperation too. Trite advice, I know but... The fight against billionaire fascism & AI is daunting but take moments to encourage others to tag in so you can get a break & refind the joy of living. https://jacobin.com/2023/09/climate-crisis-artificial-intelligence-existential-risk-billionaires-capitalism 1/

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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2026-02-17 00:56

2/ Billionaires fund "AI is Great!" malign influence campaigns for the climate denial, for the same reasons they funded NFT's & cryptocurrency. It wastes energy & uses their planet-frying toxic products. They're trying to create addicts, dependency like cocaine. https://www.desmog.com/2026/02/04/qa-tech-billionaires-ai-space-empire-fantasies-are-an-insidious-form-of-climate-denial/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/saudi-arabia-ai-exporter.html https://www.reuters.com/business/us-authorizes-export-advanced-american-semiconductors-companies-saudi-uae-2025-11-19/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/guneyyildiz/2026/02/14/from-resorts-to-robots-saudi-arabias-100-billion-confession/ Don't become pigeons stuck on the endlessly looping intermittent reward cycle of AI https://davidmillard.org/2026/02/02/navigating-the-sisyphean-plateau-in-ai-writing/ https://medium.com/@phillipose/corporate-americas-sisyphean-curse-51f557d4bfaf

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