Erik Johnson
distractal@hachyderm.io
<p>Surly raccoon, democratic socialist<br />Anti of capitalism, fascism, genocide, and "AI"<br />AuDHD, BPD and autoimmune disease-haver<br />Games, code, politics, philosophy, small tech enjoyer and sysadmin<br />he/they</p>
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Ran into some pro-AI &quot;Marxists&quot; on Reddit and my day is not better for it
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I don&#39;t know how you deal with otherwise intelligent, credentialed people who are experts in their field and have somehow fallen for the largest grift in history.
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Been playing some Cyberpunk 2077. *puts on Unpopular Opinions hat* I&#39;m overall enjoying myself but the &quot;everyone is always selfish and in it for themselves and the good people are super rare&quot; is kind of jarring and immersion-breaking. Its incredibly cynical worldview is very depressing. I expect some of that from a noir game but they have to constantly remind you about it. And so far it has been humorless and devoid of any kind of silliness. The closest thing to a...
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https://www.axios.com/2026/09/14/coxon-bernie-bannon-unite-human-ai Please retire, Bernie.
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https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/55-percent-of-leaders-regret-ai-layoffs-and-a-major-hiring-reversal-has-begun/91380901
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This looks... kinda good? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_2099
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https://youtu.be/nhYi-NTSavg This looks incredibly cool.
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https://theintercept.com/2026/06/26/daniel-sanchez-estrada-zines-prairieland-free-speech/
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287430/Metropolis_1998/ Oh, I love this idea.
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jjgbozOYjpE Title: I Played One Last Song as Bombs Fell | Goodbye to My Music School 💔 Hamidreza afarideh &quot;Honiak Music
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https://karlbode.com/ceo-said-a-thing-journalism/ Title: &quot;CEO said a thing!&quot; Journalism
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The key problem with US investment laws, norms and regulations is that they assume investors aren&#39;t delusional cultists with a ravenous hunger for monopoly money
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I&#39;d liken AI to to PFAS but PFAS were actually useful.
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We need to stop calling it age verification and call it what it really is: universal de-anonymization and surveillance. The real life panopticon.
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LRT: “AI” SaaS CEOs have been chronically, pervasively wrong on nearly every prediction about “AI” dominance and supremacy they’ve made. And yet for some reason, many folks who are not “AI” CEOs still parrot the “it’s inevitable” “it’s here to stay” “it’s not going anywhere” lies. It’s almost as if the “AI” inevitability is less about reality and more about the stories we tell ourselves. Like any other speculative finance foray.
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https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/open-source-game-engine-godot-is-drowning-in-ai-slop-code-contributions-i-dont-know-how-long-we-can-keep-it-up/