Dystopia is real, but not because AI is going to take over the world. Many of those in the AI safety community are well-meaning, but they serve to prop up a bubble — just see how much of the AI safety debate is ginned up by Big Tech money.
The Death of the Search Engine Is Not Progress
As the Google Search we know declines in quality, its ‘innovative’ replacements signal regression.
Life as a Surplus Elite in the 2020s
The state of elite overproduction in the 2020s, and what it means for our future.
Another dot-com moment?
We all seem to know there’s a bubble around generative AI right now. But if there is, what will happen when it bursts?
The Genocide Will Be Televised
The world is getting its most explicit look at a genocide yet, and the implications are frightening.
Israel, Palestine, and the Spectacle of Suffering
The longstanding exhibitionism of violence online enters a new phase.
Ukraine War Dystopia
Russia’s war of aggression is bad. So is America’s proxy war.
Proving A Sci-fi Legend Right
Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” is one of science fiction’s most famous works. Close to a century after it was published, how close are we to the book’s dystopian setting?
America’s First Cyberpunk State
Every state in the U.S. has its problems, but one stands out in particular. We should heed the lessons it gives us.
Dystopia in the riot, or the response?
We all know the DC riot was pretty bad. We don’t appreciate the response enough. An argument in favor of treading carefully.