Elaine Atwell
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What could happen when the AI bubble bursts - The Dart
Crisis creates opportunity, and when the AI bubble bursts, there will be a chance for a reckoning for tech-driven capitalism.
www.thedart.co
i’ve read a lot of smart predictions about what happens when the AI bubble bursts, but they all left me dissatisfied.
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
y’all are about to make me mute “Star Wars.” and this, on the verge of the holiday season!
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
y’all are about to make me mute “Star Wars.” and this, on the verge of the holiday season!
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
i’m struck by how hard rogan is working to steelman him. he’s not really jumping on the “lmao a vulgar robot” schtick; he keeps saying “and it’s going to get better, right?” i think rogan can anticipate his own audience’s ick with musk in this moment and is trying to keep them on side.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
i’m struck by how hard rogan is working to steelman him. he’s not really jumping on the “lmao a vulgar robot” schtick; he keeps saying “and it’s going to get better, right?” i think rogan can anticipate his own audience’s ick with musk in this moment and is trying to keep them on side.
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The feeling I felt watching was familiar but I couldn't place it for a few minutes....then I realised....I felt the way I feel when I'm at a party and Cards Against Humanity comes out.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The feeling I felt watching was familiar but I couldn't place it for a few minutes....then I realised....I felt the way I feel when I'm at a party and Cards Against Humanity comes out.
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How To Have a Good Tiime or Like Really Make People Laugh at a Party
--by An Expert at Having a Good Time or Like Really Making People Laugh at Parties
--by An Expert at Having a Good Time or Like Really Making People Laugh at Parties
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
How To Have a Good Tiime or Like Really Make People Laugh at a Party
--by An Expert at Having a Good Time or Like Really Making People Laugh at Parties
--by An Expert at Having a Good Time or Like Really Making People Laugh at Parties
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
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A fine little article, like a modern-day Book of Isaiah.
Or maybe Jeremiah.
Look, I'm saying that it's angry, and apocalyptic, and is intensely immanentizing the eschaton.
Or maybe Jeremiah.
Look, I'm saying that it's angry, and apocalyptic, and is intensely immanentizing the eschaton.
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A fine little article, like a modern-day Book of Isaiah.
Or maybe Jeremiah.
Look, I'm saying that it's angry, and apocalyptic, and is intensely immanentizing the eschaton.
Or maybe Jeremiah.
Look, I'm saying that it's angry, and apocalyptic, and is intensely immanentizing the eschaton.
genuinely the world would be a better place right now if journalists did this.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
genuinely the world would be a better place right now if journalists did this.
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
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imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
“look, i don’t know who this ‘sue’ broad is, but whatever she said, i didn’t do it.” - andrew cuomo in the exact same situation
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“look, i don’t know who this ‘sue’ broad is, but whatever she said, i didn’t do it.” - andrew cuomo in the exact same situation
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”AI has been done to us these last three years, and when it collapses, its architects can’t be allowed to cheerfully walk away from the rubble. There must be a reckoning.”
i’ve read a lot of smart predictions about what happens when the AI bubble bursts, but they all left me dissatisfied.
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
What could happen when the AI bubble bursts - The Dart
Crisis creates opportunity, and when the AI bubble bursts, there will be a chance for a reckoning for tech-driven capitalism.
www.thedart.co
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
”AI has been done to us these last three years, and when it collapses, its architects can’t be allowed to cheerfully walk away from the rubble. There must be a reckoning.”
wicked for good does not measure up to the first one but i did have the joyous experience of sitting next to two teenage girls who i can confidently say are jonathan bailey’s BIGGEST FANS. when he said “you’re beautiful” they collapsed into ecstatic giggles for like 30 full seconds. bless them.
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
wicked for good does not measure up to the first one but i did have the joyous experience of sitting next to two teenage girls who i can confidently say are jonathan bailey’s BIGGEST FANS. when he said “you’re beautiful” they collapsed into ecstatic giggles for like 30 full seconds. bless them.
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Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
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Elon Musk > Shakespeare
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Elon Musk > Shakespeare
well then.
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
well then.
i am not surprised that NVIDIA has managed to keep the party going for one more quarter—their financial machinations were designed to do just that. but i will be *hugely surprised* if i have to wait more than three months for this essay to change from the future to the present tense.
i’ve read a lot of smart predictions about what happens when the AI bubble bursts, but they all left me dissatisfied.
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
What could happen when the AI bubble bursts - The Dart
Crisis creates opportunity, and when the AI bubble bursts, there will be a chance for a reckoning for tech-driven capitalism.
www.thedart.co
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
i am not surprised that NVIDIA has managed to keep the party going for one more quarter—their financial machinations were designed to do just that. but i will be *hugely surprised* if i have to wait more than three months for this essay to change from the future to the present tense.
not the point but it is telling that cotton is talking on fox but still says that if there were actually atrocities, *cnn* would be covering them. because he knows fox news absolutely does not give a fuck.
Cotton on Trump's boat strikes: "Use common sense. If any of these had been boats full of fisherman or refugees, CNN would've already been on the ground & interviewed all their families & told their stories. We can be confident all of these strikes have been against cartel-based drug traffickers."
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
not the point but it is telling that cotton is talking on fox but still says that if there were actually atrocities, *cnn* would be covering them. because he knows fox news absolutely does not give a fuck.
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Moxon’s Shaving Cream: “Never exonerate malice simply because it is also stupid.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Moxon’s Shaving Cream: “Never exonerate malice simply because it is also stupid.”
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When "I won't vote for somebody who doesn't support trans people" is considered a hostage taking purity test
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
When "I won't vote for somebody who doesn't support trans people" is considered a hostage taking purity test
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
this should be obvious to anyone who has ever tried to drink more than one thimbleful of mead in a sitting. it is a drink that lends itself to moderation, for which the vikings were not known.
I've written about mead and its popular perception for The Conversation. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab... Mildly concerned that by pointing out that the Vikings (probably) didn't drink (much) mead, I will have annoyed all the re-enactors, many of whom have swords oh dear.
The truth about Vikings and mead might disappoint modern enthusiasts
The standard drink was far more likely to be ale.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
this should be obvious to anyone who has ever tried to drink more than one thimbleful of mead in a sitting. it is a drink that lends itself to moderation, for which the vikings were not known.
dread is thick in the air in north carolina this morning. the old couple selling breakfast burritos are gone. the taco truck is shuttered. i was driving behind a school bus and watched it stop at three trailer parks, waiting for kids who never came. #fuckice
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
dread is thick in the air in north carolina this morning. the old couple selling breakfast burritos are gone. the taco truck is shuttered. i was driving behind a school bus and watched it stop at three trailer parks, waiting for kids who never came. #fuckice
at this point, most people are familiar with the “paperclip problem” of AI, but something about it always bothered me, and it’s the main thing i hope people take away from this essay.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
at this point, most people are familiar with the “paperclip problem” of AI, but something about it always bothered me, and it’s the main thing i hope people take away from this essay.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...