Frances Lorenz
@franceslorenz.bsky.social
Claude says I process my emotions externally.
I now firmly believe that Wicked For Good is a commentary on compulsory heterosexuality because Elphaba is for some reason convinced that she has to leave the love of her life to live in an empty void with a man
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I now firmly believe that Wicked For Good is a commentary on compulsory heterosexuality because Elphaba is for some reason convinced that she has to leave the love of her life to live in an empty void with a man
obsessed with the Jonas brothers making a fictional christmas movie in which they star as themselves, it makes it seem like the only universe they can imagine is one in which the jonas brothers exist
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
obsessed with the Jonas brothers making a fictional christmas movie in which they star as themselves, it makes it seem like the only universe they can imagine is one in which the jonas brothers exist
the greater normalisation of therapy/mental health also resulted in people misusing terms or diagnoses, or the more widespread "therapy speak," that many people dislike (which can also be used manipulatively). But anyways, my instinct is that the normalisation was still extremely net positive
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
the greater normalisation of therapy/mental health also resulted in people misusing terms or diagnoses, or the more widespread "therapy speak," that many people dislike (which can also be used manipulatively). But anyways, my instinct is that the normalisation was still extremely net positive
it's really important that no one is ever mean to me on the internet ever again because my gf says i'm not allowed to buy anymore labubus
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
it's really important that no one is ever mean to me on the internet ever again because my gf says i'm not allowed to buy anymore labubus
good night girlies <3
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
good night girlies <3
I wish someone would care about how much water *I* consume because as a victim of skincare youtube circa 2015 the frequency with which I pee continues to impact my daily life
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I wish someone would care about how much water *I* consume because as a victim of skincare youtube circa 2015 the frequency with which I pee continues to impact my daily life
shadowsky.io posting UI asks "what's on your mind?" (progressive, inclusive, implies women have thoughts), whereas blusky default asks, "what's up?" (ominous, directionally-limiting, fails to stand up for women), I think it's pretty clear which one we should all be using 🙄
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
shadowsky.io posting UI asks "what's on your mind?" (progressive, inclusive, implies women have thoughts), whereas blusky default asks, "what's up?" (ominous, directionally-limiting, fails to stand up for women), I think it's pretty clear which one we should all be using 🙄
hello bsky, I've written a summary of all the twilight movies from memory. I've been told that the only way to make substack cross-posting effective is to summarise posts in a thread. So, this thread will be a summary of my summary of the twilight movies, from memory (🧵)
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
hello bsky, I've written a summary of all the twilight movies from memory. I've been told that the only way to make substack cross-posting effective is to summarise posts in a thread. So, this thread will be a summary of my summary of the twilight movies, from memory (🧵)
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October 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Good night girlies (time specific, gender neutral), have a good day tomorrow 🩷
August 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Good night girlies (time specific, gender neutral), have a good day tomorrow 🩷
The inevitable has happened. I've launched a podcast! It's called The World Can Be Better ✨
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
August 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The inevitable has happened. I've launched a podcast! It's called The World Can Be Better ✨
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
Hello cutie pies what's going on, could someone show me something nice that they've read or a good bsky or a nice picture or literally anything nice pls and ty
July 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Hello cutie pies what's going on, could someone show me something nice that they've read or a good bsky or a nice picture or literally anything nice pls and ty
my favourite thing about gf is if we dont talk for an hour she'll come into the room and say, "so what's the situation with us"
July 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
my favourite thing about gf is if we dont talk for an hour she'll come into the room and say, "so what's the situation with us"
good evening girlies how is everyone doing
July 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
good evening girlies how is everyone doing
hey girlies how's it going, I was pretty Mentally Unwell this week, but I'm feeling a bit better this eve :) My gf is flying into the UK tonight and I am so freaking excited to see her.
May 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
hey girlies how's it going, I was pretty Mentally Unwell this week, but I'm feeling a bit better this eve :) My gf is flying into the UK tonight and I am so freaking excited to see her.
I think it's really beautiful that Elon Musk did all that evil stuff for free, pro-bono evil, no one even paid him to ruin stuff, he just did it out of the evilness of his heart, that's so nice
May 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think it's really beautiful that Elon Musk did all that evil stuff for free, pro-bono evil, no one even paid him to ruin stuff, he just did it out of the evilness of his heart, that's so nice
Can you automate away love? What about whimsy, can you automate that away? What about friendship, hm? Actually, that one you can, but what about a little je ne sais quoi, hm? Can you automate that away?
May 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Can you automate away love? What about whimsy, can you automate that away? What about friendship, hm? Actually, that one you can, but what about a little je ne sais quoi, hm? Can you automate that away?
I have to find a jean jacket my gf will like before she comes to the UK for EAG and takes mine, it's sort of like the race to make AGI if any of you have heard of that but the stakes are even higher because it's my favourite jean jacket
May 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I have to find a jean jacket my gf will like before she comes to the UK for EAG and takes mine, it's sort of like the race to make AGI if any of you have heard of that but the stakes are even higher because it's my favourite jean jacket
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Just finished preparing my presentation for my work retreat this week, wish me luck!
May 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just finished preparing my presentation for my work retreat this week, wish me luck!
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I found "Borrowed ground" by @franceslorenz.bsky.social a helpful reminder—an idea that is clarified and made more useful by having a name for it.
"arguging ad concessum"
"arguging ad concessum"
Borrowed ground
The trap of arguing from borrowed assumptions
open.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I found "Borrowed ground" by @franceslorenz.bsky.social a helpful reminder—an idea that is clarified and made more useful by having a name for it.
"arguging ad concessum"
"arguging ad concessum"
Reposted by Frances Lorenz
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No more LLM updates, it's too much, they're all smarter than me already and they also somehow still can't come up with good blog post titles
April 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
No more LLM updates, it's too much, they're all smarter than me already and they also somehow still can't come up with good blog post titles
me trying to maintain my zest for life through cognitive dissonance
April 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
me trying to maintain my zest for life through cognitive dissonance