Jacob Birken
@jbirken.bsky.social
Futures historian & media archaeologist @ Uni Köln ~ @akgwds.bsky.social ~ er || they ~ writes in EN & DE ~ http://www.jacob-birken.de ~ GLHF (◔◡◔✿)
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Jacob Birken
@jbirken.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Dachte ich illustriere mal wie das aussieht wenn Autor:innen ihre Bücher pushen, wobei ich hierzu eine Hilfskraft anheuern musste weil meine beiden letzten Bücher recht klein sind und das etwas albern aussehen würde wenn ich die selbst pushte
ChatGPT & Co als gesellschaftliches Phänomen vllt auch mehr von einer Kultur der hierarchischen Bürokratisierung her verstehen, der Prompt dann als Weisungsbefugnis 'für alle'
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
ChatGPT & Co als gesellschaftliches Phänomen vllt auch mehr von einer Kultur der hierarchischen Bürokratisierung her verstehen, der Prompt dann als Weisungsbefugnis 'für alle'
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See, there's two kinds of people: Cat People (1942), and Cat People (1982)
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
See, there's two kinds of people: Cat People (1942), and Cat People (1982)
Soon! (Vielleicht die erste Onlinetagung bei der ich nicht die Kamera ausschalten sollte wenn ich beim Zuhören nebenbei Warhammerminis bemale?)
Anlässlich des 10-Jährigen und der Vereinsgründung veranstaltet der AKGWDS vom 28.-29.11.25 seine erste Online-Tagung!🥳
▶️Zoom-Link unter dieser Mail erhalten: [email protected]
🗓️Das Programm am Freitag: www.instagram.com/ak_gwds/p/DR...
🗓️Und am Samstag: www.instagram.com/ak_gwds/p/DR...
▶️Zoom-Link unter dieser Mail erhalten: [email protected]
🗓️Das Programm am Freitag: www.instagram.com/ak_gwds/p/DR...
🗓️Und am Samstag: www.instagram.com/ak_gwds/p/DR...
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Soon! (Vielleicht die erste Onlinetagung bei der ich nicht die Kamera ausschalten sollte wenn ich beim Zuhören nebenbei Warhammerminis bemale?)
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Seriously, what other president is even remotely in his league?
There was corruption in the Grant and Harding administrations, but the presidents were largely uninvolved. Nixon committed crimes in secret but didn't really line his own pockets.
Trump is like a Thomas Nast cartoon come to life.
There was corruption in the Grant and Harding administrations, but the presidents were largely uninvolved. Nixon committed crimes in secret but didn't really line his own pockets.
Trump is like a Thomas Nast cartoon come to life.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Seriously, what other president is even remotely in his league?
There was corruption in the Grant and Harding administrations, but the presidents were largely uninvolved. Nixon committed crimes in secret but didn't really line his own pockets.
Trump is like a Thomas Nast cartoon come to life.
There was corruption in the Grant and Harding administrations, but the presidents were largely uninvolved. Nixon committed crimes in secret but didn't really line his own pockets.
Trump is like a Thomas Nast cartoon come to life.
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
Apart from this being gross AF we might also want to talk more about this culture and language of patriarchal sycophancy and bootlicking that pervades academia, and which in this sense already paved the way for ChatGPT to 'replace' central means of communication
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Apart from this being gross AF we might also want to talk more about this culture and language of patriarchal sycophancy and bootlicking that pervades academia, and which in this sense already paved the way for ChatGPT to 'replace' central means of communication
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
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Maybe the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" is the (still?) paradigmatic narrative of our age, clueless dudes thinking they're re-enchanting the world while they're just fatally confusing automation and magic
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Maybe the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" is the (still?) paradigmatic narrative of our age, clueless dudes thinking they're re-enchanting the world while they're just fatally confusing automation and magic
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Oh. Mein Urgroßvater ist offensichtlich an einem Shitstorm gestorben. Big News.
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oh. Mein Urgroßvater ist offensichtlich an einem Shitstorm gestorben. Big News.
I wrote a slightly insane essay on Zero Escape, failure & the fear of knowing for the arts & theory journal of my old uni
#Gamestudies
#Gamestudies
Trial and Terror – Umbau
Following the concept of the spoiler, Trial and Terror explores implications of knowing and not knowing in relation to narratives, specifically in video gaming.
umbau.hfg-karlsruhe.de
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wrote a slightly insane essay on Zero Escape, failure & the fear of knowing for the arts & theory journal of my old uni
#Gamestudies
#Gamestudies
"Dem Bildungsbürgertum kommt in der pauschalen Ablehnung von Soylent Green nicht der Gedanke, dass es weniger privilegierten Menschen Ernährung ermöglicht."
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Dem Bildungsbürgertum kommt in der pauschalen Ablehnung von Soylent Green nicht der Gedanke, dass es weniger privilegierten Menschen Ernährung ermöglicht."
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"What a terrible day to have eyes," said Toad.
Then Toad poured a glass of water over his head.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"What a terrible day to have eyes," said Toad.
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inviting the neighborhood kids to check out my Baudriyard
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
inviting the neighborhood kids to check out my Baudriyard
she just like me fr fr
Mackey, the mascot of Matsubara City in Osaka, is a girl born to a pine tree fairy and a rose fairy. She has a kind and cheerful disposition, but as a rose, she also has a thorny side.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
she just like me fr fr
In a way, I'd even say that it's the same goal. When I watched Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" a while ago the one thing that struck me was how utterly narcissistic all of this was, Hitler gleefully basking in the attention of thousands of pick-mes vying for *his* attention
I know people think Musk only bought Twitter to help the rise of fascism.
While that’s important, I still think it’s secondary to his primary goal, which was to own the place where his fans praise him.
With AI, Musk’s use of the platform for love and validation is only getting more transparent.
While that’s important, I still think it’s secondary to his primary goal, which was to own the place where his fans praise him.
With AI, Musk’s use of the platform for love and validation is only getting more transparent.
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In a way, I'd even say that it's the same goal. When I watched Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" a while ago the one thing that struck me was how utterly narcissistic all of this was, Hitler gleefully basking in the attention of thousands of pick-mes vying for *his* attention
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"You think I'm cringe? Yes, I am. Revolution is not for the ironypilled. Look at us: Transes, Palestinians, SWs... blocklist-fodder. We'll all be banned before Singal is. And yet, 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚. Where are you, doll? You're here! You're not on X, you're 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, and you're ready to 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙏"
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"You think I'm cringe? Yes, I am. Revolution is not for the ironypilled. Look at us: Transes, Palestinians, SWs... blocklist-fodder. We'll all be banned before Singal is. And yet, 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚. Where are you, doll? You're here! You're not on X, you're 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, and you're ready to 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙏"
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I don't work on narrative theory that often but every time I do, I end up re-watching La Jetée
La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962).mp4
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I don't work on narrative theory that often but every time I do, I end up re-watching La Jetée
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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Major in Africana Studies or any humanities course like English Literature! You could be mayor of New York City. You could do anything.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Major in Africana Studies or any humanities course like English Literature! You could be mayor of New York City. You could do anything.
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pachnelephalosaurus statue, public park, route 40, dinosaur, colorado, 1991
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
pachnelephalosaurus statue, public park, route 40, dinosaur, colorado, 1991
Ich werd' den nachdenklichen ZEIT-Artikel zu der Faschokommune eher nicht lesen aber es gibt ja auch andere Quellen wenn's euch interessiert (mich leider unfreiwillig weil ich mich mit historischen 'intentional communities' in den USA beschäftige) www.wired.com/story/whites...
Inside the ‘Whites Only’ Community in Arkansas
Members have espoused racist and antisemitic views and repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. They’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, and their movement is growing.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ich werd' den nachdenklichen ZEIT-Artikel zu der Faschokommune eher nicht lesen aber es gibt ja auch andere Quellen wenn's euch interessiert (mich leider unfreiwillig weil ich mich mit historischen 'intentional communities' in den USA beschäftige) www.wired.com/story/whites...
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seeking contributors for an edited volume
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
seeking contributors for an edited volume