ngl i look at the same things and don't see "passion projects" because that strikes me as a strange reification of the individual. i see major works of humanity as a collaborative effort. how many hands touched every part of it? did the labor, built the tools, pooled the knowledge?
I suspect we won't fully appreciate this sentiment until AI makes it no longer true, and the passion projects of human labor become comparatively scarce.
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
ngl i look at the same things and don't see "passion projects" because that strikes me as a strange reification of the individual. i see major works of humanity as a collaborative effort. how many hands touched every part of it? did the labor, built the tools, pooled the knowledge?
I’m an athlete. Sport is my life. Competition is everything. I don’t want my opponent to be matched with me based on their height and weight, or age, or overall ability, or pro status, or performance record. I just want them to have my exact same chromosomes.
February 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I’m an athlete. Sport is my life. Competition is everything. I don’t want my opponent to be matched with me based on their height and weight, or age, or overall ability, or pro status, or performance record. I just want them to have my exact same chromosomes.
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
i forgot that a core tenet of the episcopal church is that we insist we're so not protestant that we actually pre-date catholocism. we were into the teachings of christ before the first council of nicaea made it cool.
February 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
i forgot that a core tenet of the episcopal church is that we insist we're so not protestant that we actually pre-date catholocism. we were into the teachings of christ before the first council of nicaea made it cool.
[the plucky strings and warbled tones of a song about an 18th orphan start up] Decemberists. We should be fine for this block. [music switches to impassioned yell-singing about orgasms] Dreseden Dolls. Pick up the pace, the YA authors with poor boundaries loom in the shadows.
February 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
[the plucky strings and warbled tones of a song about an 18th orphan start up] Decemberists. We should be fine for this block. [music switches to impassioned yell-singing about orgasms] Dreseden Dolls. Pick up the pace, the YA authors with poor boundaries loom in the shadows.