Mel
@pagemelt
I'm a writer and video essayist who focuses on books, art, and internet culture.
Mel
pagemelt.neocities.org
re: social media, “We have a liberty of ends, but a tyranny of means.”
The Twittering Machine - Rethinking Freedom in an Age of Social Media | Richard Seymour (2020)
Whether Microsoft and Google (and the other big generative AI backers) slowly wind down their positions, or cannibalize their companies to keep OpenAI and Anthropic (as well as their own generative AI efforts) alive, I’m convinced that the end result will be the same. I fear tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs, and much of the tech ind... See more
Edward Zitron • The Subprime AI Crisis
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
Hannah Arendt • Hannah Arendt Quote
Hannah Arendt
(what's the point of) making things
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
