Ash McGonigal
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Ash McGonigal
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You will never convince me that it's good politics for Democrats to cater to the imagined anxieties of bigots rather than condemn them.
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That’s why I drew her as a Saint!!
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
That’s why I drew her as a Saint!!
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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non Euclidian abuelita
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
non Euclidian abuelita
Mama Lupe CLAIMS these are authentic triangles, but when I open the bag they're all in three dimensions
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Mama Lupe CLAIMS these are authentic triangles, but when I open the bag they're all in three dimensions
My new warm socks are up to my knee and very tight. My most obvious physical characteristic is long, skinny limbs, so I do not know who these are for.
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My new warm socks are up to my knee and very tight. My most obvious physical characteristic is long, skinny limbs, so I do not know who these are for.
This won't be a popular opinion, but I really enjoy eating cheese.
"This won't be a popular opinion" means "I can feel that I am wrong but I can't keep my mouth shut."
Except when I say it.
When I say it, it means I'm about to say something that is a popular opinion.
Except when I say it.
When I say it, it means I'm about to say something that is a popular opinion.
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This won't be a popular opinion, but I really enjoy eating cheese.
"This won't be a popular opinion" means "I can feel that I am wrong but I can't keep my mouth shut."
Except when I say it.
When I say it, it means I'm about to say something that is a popular opinion.
Except when I say it.
When I say it, it means I'm about to say something that is a popular opinion.
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"This won't be a popular opinion" means "I can feel that I am wrong but I can't keep my mouth shut."
Except when I say it.
When I say it, it means I'm about to say something that is a popular opinion.
Except when I say it.
When I say it, it means I'm about to say something that is a popular opinion.
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We all should start saying that Trump is an illegitimate president due to the 14th Amendment’s plain text and his pardons are null and void
dems should start saying that presidential pardons dont apply to international war crimes and in fact implicate the president, no idea if thats true but they should start saying it
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We all should start saying that Trump is an illegitimate president due to the 14th Amendment’s plain text and his pardons are null and void
The cat knows if she knocks the guitar over it will make a noise that she does not like, but she can't resist rubbing her face on the tuners.
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The cat knows if she knocks the guitar over it will make a noise that she does not like, but she can't resist rubbing her face on the tuners.
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It really is precisely the inverse of how much work you actually are doing
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It really is precisely the inverse of how much work you actually are doing
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I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
This inversely maps on to my prior assumptions about how much time each class spends on productive activities.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This inversely maps on to my prior assumptions about how much time each class spends on productive activities.
My advice for people who want to be prepared for the future AI economy:
Learn to write well without assistance. Learn to draw. Learn music theory and color theory. Pick up some musical instruments and practice with the one that speaks to you most. Watch Bob Ross videos with an easel in front of you
Learn to write well without assistance. Learn to draw. Learn music theory and color theory. Pick up some musical instruments and practice with the one that speaks to you most. Watch Bob Ross videos with an easel in front of you
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My advice for people who want to be prepared for the future AI economy:
Learn to write well without assistance. Learn to draw. Learn music theory and color theory. Pick up some musical instruments and practice with the one that speaks to you most. Watch Bob Ross videos with an easel in front of you
Learn to write well without assistance. Learn to draw. Learn music theory and color theory. Pick up some musical instruments and practice with the one that speaks to you most. Watch Bob Ross videos with an easel in front of you
So my eyes are no longer good enough to do manual focus on a DSLR camera. That's my first real big blow of aging.
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So my eyes are no longer good enough to do manual focus on a DSLR camera. That's my first real big blow of aging.
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Just hear me out: maybe the Democratic Party’s problem is that the party leadership is full of people incapable of realizing that Matt Yglesias has terrible political instincts.
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just hear me out: maybe the Democratic Party’s problem is that the party leadership is full of people incapable of realizing that Matt Yglesias has terrible political instincts.
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i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
Which news media that most people have heard of am I supposed to like?
Washington Post has a right-wing publisher who was disgraced in the low-integrity world of British media.
NYTimes has Sulzberger.
CBS has EIC Bari Weiss.
Condé Nast made Olivia Nuzzi WC editor of their flagship publication.
Washington Post has a right-wing publisher who was disgraced in the low-integrity world of British media.
NYTimes has Sulzberger.
CBS has EIC Bari Weiss.
Condé Nast made Olivia Nuzzi WC editor of their flagship publication.
I’m not sure what to make of this survey, honestly? If you’re a young person in solidarity with Gaza, or against police killings, or you’re trans or queer, would you have reason to trust the news?
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Which news media that most people have heard of am I supposed to like?
Washington Post has a right-wing publisher who was disgraced in the low-integrity world of British media.
NYTimes has Sulzberger.
CBS has EIC Bari Weiss.
Condé Nast made Olivia Nuzzi WC editor of their flagship publication.
Washington Post has a right-wing publisher who was disgraced in the low-integrity world of British media.
NYTimes has Sulzberger.
CBS has EIC Bari Weiss.
Condé Nast made Olivia Nuzzi WC editor of their flagship publication.
Trump 45: "Every single day is Teapot Dome times Watergate."
Trump 47: "This is SO MUCH WORSE somehow."
Trump 47: "This is SO MUCH WORSE somehow."
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trump 45: "Every single day is Teapot Dome times Watergate."
Trump 47: "This is SO MUCH WORSE somehow."
Trump 47: "This is SO MUCH WORSE somehow."
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
Being friends with Jeff Epstein is, best I can tell, the thing Larry Summers sucked at the least.
The #MurdochJournal Editorial Board has sympathy for Larry Summers. Of course, it does.
Epstein and the Larry Summers Example
www.wsj.com/opinion/epst...
Epstein and the Larry Summers Example
www.wsj.com/opinion/epst...
Opinion | Epstein and the Larry Summers Example
The Harvard economist has received the harshest public sanction. Why?
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Being friends with Jeff Epstein is, best I can tell, the thing Larry Summers sucked at the least.
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square is giving away the $59 chip reader for free as long as you log in to your account to order it 👁️👄👁️
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
square is giving away the $59 chip reader for free as long as you log in to your account to order it 👁️👄👁️
This thing is unimaginably juicy.
Carving it sounded lewd.
Carving it sounded lewd.
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This thing is unimaginably juicy.
Carving it sounded lewd.
Carving it sounded lewd.
Made a turkey AND delivered a video today. Pretty productive for a Saturday
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Made a turkey AND delivered a video today. Pretty productive for a Saturday
A junior in college wrote this, read it, and turned it in. It reads like a transcript from a flailing Miss South Carolina pageant contestant.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A junior in college wrote this, read it, and turned it in. It reads like a transcript from a flailing Miss South Carolina pageant contestant.