Sergio Visinoni
@piffio.bsky.social
Passionate about books, engineering leadership and helping others grow.
Check out my website https://sergiovisinoni.com or my newsletter https://makemeacto.substack.com
Please share your reading suggestions
Check out my website https://sergiovisinoni.com or my newsletter https://makemeacto.substack.com
Please share your reading suggestions
Just to clarify, is it OK if I join in during the call even though I'm not technically a journalist but just someone who writes online about technology and its implications?
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Just to clarify, is it OK if I join in during the call even though I'm not technically a journalist but just someone who writes online about technology and its implications?
Yesterday I backed www.kickstarter.com/projects/kim...
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
Technofascism Survival Guide
Technofascism is here. From the Black Panthers to Anonymous to Julian Assange, what can we learn and how can we resist?
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Yesterday I backed www.kickstarter.com/projects/kim...
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
Let me be clear, as quick misinterpretations are easy.
I am not blaming the process. I love write-intensive. I do write a lot myself.
The problem is with the expectations I'm setting on myself for going through the process, which inevitably leads to procrastination.
I am not blaming the process. I love write-intensive. I do write a lot myself.
The problem is with the expectations I'm setting on myself for going through the process, which inevitably leads to procrastination.
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Let me be clear, as quick misinterpretations are easy.
I am not blaming the process. I love write-intensive. I do write a lot myself.
The problem is with the expectations I'm setting on myself for going through the process, which inevitably leads to procrastination.
I am not blaming the process. I love write-intensive. I do write a lot myself.
The problem is with the expectations I'm setting on myself for going through the process, which inevitably leads to procrastination.
Oxide is at the top of the list of companies I'd like to apply to.
I respect them so much that I want to do the writing-heavy process very carefully.
Which means I'm constantly procrastinating because I never have the time I feel it deserves.
Am I the only one?
Help @bcantrill.bsky.social!
I respect them so much that I want to do the writing-heavy process very carefully.
Which means I'm constantly procrastinating because I never have the time I feel it deserves.
Am I the only one?
Help @bcantrill.bsky.social!
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oxide is at the top of the list of companies I'd like to apply to.
I respect them so much that I want to do the writing-heavy process very carefully.
Which means I'm constantly procrastinating because I never have the time I feel it deserves.
Am I the only one?
Help @bcantrill.bsky.social!
I respect them so much that I want to do the writing-heavy process very carefully.
Which means I'm constantly procrastinating because I never have the time I feel it deserves.
Am I the only one?
Help @bcantrill.bsky.social!
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
Just Fancy That! Sam Altman on ads in ChatGPT.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Just Fancy That! Sam Altman on ads in ChatGPT.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
Great initiatives, and doing good things is more contagious than doing evil.
Keep it up!
Keep it up!
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Great initiatives, and doing good things is more contagious than doing evil.
Keep it up!
Keep it up!
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
February 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
Or maybe this article? :)
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
OK, I'll stop here.
Thanks for reacting, and thanks for the work you folks are doing in this space.
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
OK, I'll stop here.
Thanks for reacting, and thanks for the work you folks are doing in this space.
The reverse Napster manoeuvre of Big AI
Tech companies and copyright haven't always been friends. But today, the balance of power is significantly different to what it used to be around 1999.
makemeacto.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Or maybe this article? :)
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
OK, I'll stop here.
Thanks for reacting, and thanks for the work you folks are doing in this space.
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
OK, I'll stop here.
Thanks for reacting, and thanks for the work you folks are doing in this space.
Thanks, added to the list.
I'm currently going through Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social , which I find to be a perfect companion for the AI Con.
Does any rigorous book on the "opposite camp" even exist?
I mean something better than "Abundance" or "The future is faster than you think"
I'm currently going through Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social , which I find to be a perfect companion for the AI Con.
Does any rigorous book on the "opposite camp" even exist?
I mean something better than "Abundance" or "The future is faster than you think"
February 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Thanks, added to the list.
I'm currently going through Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social , which I find to be a perfect companion for the AI Con.
Does any rigorous book on the "opposite camp" even exist?
I mean something better than "Abundance" or "The future is faster than you think"
I'm currently going through Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social , which I find to be a perfect companion for the AI Con.
Does any rigorous book on the "opposite camp" even exist?
I mean something better than "Abundance" or "The future is faster than you think"
More than welcome, and hopefully I can convince a few more people to read it :)
And then who knows, one day I might find a good enough reason to convince you to invite me to your podcast
Does "giving a talk on ethical implications of AI" at my son's school count? :)
And then who knows, one day I might find a good enough reason to convince you to invite me to your podcast
Does "giving a talk on ethical implications of AI" at my son's school count? :)
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
More than welcome, and hopefully I can convince a few more people to read it :)
And then who knows, one day I might find a good enough reason to convince you to invite me to your podcast
Does "giving a talk on ethical implications of AI" at my son's school count? :)
And then who knows, one day I might find a good enough reason to convince you to invite me to your podcast
Does "giving a talk on ethical implications of AI" at my son's school count? :)
They're both amazing in the sens that
1. Everyone should read them
2. They're sadly very accurate.
3. They share a common theme of resistance against the dominant techno-political fascist structures in today's world
I hope that more people will pick them up after reading the review
1. Everyone should read them
2. They're sadly very accurate.
3. They share a common theme of resistance against the dominant techno-political fascist structures in today's world
I hope that more people will pick them up after reading the review
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
They're both amazing in the sens that
1. Everyone should read them
2. They're sadly very accurate.
3. They share a common theme of resistance against the dominant techno-political fascist structures in today's world
I hope that more people will pick them up after reading the review
1. Everyone should read them
2. They're sadly very accurate.
3. They share a common theme of resistance against the dominant techno-political fascist structures in today's world
I hope that more people will pick them up after reading the review
I just posted the latest issue of "the books I read last month".
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
📚 Books I read in January 2026
Two great books contended for the highlight of the month, but eventually I had to pick one. Besides those, a couple of fiction books worth reading completed the list for January.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I just posted the latest issue of "the books I read last month".
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
Sure, but revenues can be more easily manipulated through selling at a loss in a race to the bottom against competitors (food delivery, anyone?).
They're a promise you might turn profitable in the future.
Not a guarantee.
See OpenAI, Anthropic, CoreWeave, etc
They're a promise you might turn profitable in the future.
Not a guarantee.
See OpenAI, Anthropic, CoreWeave, etc
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Sure, but revenues can be more easily manipulated through selling at a loss in a race to the bottom against competitors (food delivery, anyone?).
They're a promise you might turn profitable in the future.
Not a guarantee.
See OpenAI, Anthropic, CoreWeave, etc
They're a promise you might turn profitable in the future.
Not a guarantee.
See OpenAI, Anthropic, CoreWeave, etc
Ask them to show the 100x, or even 10x, improvements in company results.
Not vanity metrics, but actual cash.
Not valuations, but actual cash.
Not revenues, but actual net profits.
Not vanity metrics, but actual cash.
Not valuations, but actual cash.
Not revenues, but actual net profits.
February 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Ask them to show the 100x, or even 10x, improvements in company results.
Not vanity metrics, but actual cash.
Not valuations, but actual cash.
Not revenues, but actual net profits.
Not vanity metrics, but actual cash.
Not valuations, but actual cash.
Not revenues, but actual net profits.
Consider this as a broader offer for a joint article, eventually
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Consider this as a broader offer for a joint article, eventually
would feedback on the draft help getting it beyond the finish line?
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
would feedback on the draft help getting it beyond the finish line?
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Best read of the week so far
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
Breaking the Spell of Vibe Coding – fast.ai
Sinister variations on the positive state of flow
www.fast.ai
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Best read of the week so far
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
Palantir is the Gestapo of modern times, just equipped with fancier gadgets and speaking with a different language.
January 28, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Palantir is the Gestapo of modern times, just equipped with fancier gadgets and speaking with a different language.
The deshittification / defasctization initiative of 2026 continues.
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
Two helpful paradoxes, and moving home
Exploring a couple of classic paradoxes that come in handy for navigating today's landscape, and some updates on the future of this newsletter
makemeacto.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The deshittification / defasctization initiative of 2026 continues.
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
I just published yesterday a long-form article talking about this fundamental issue
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
The reverse Napster manoeuvre of Big AI
Tech companies and copyright haven't always been friends. But today, the balance of power is significantly different to what it used to be around 1999.
makemeacto.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I just published yesterday a long-form article talking about this fundamental issue
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-revers...
I was having the exact same reaction yesterday when I heard about this.
We're living in unprecedented times.
Not because of marvelous technological advancements.
Because of the rapid decay of human decency at scale.
We're living in unprecedented times.
Not because of marvelous technological advancements.
Because of the rapid decay of human decency at scale.
January 22, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I was having the exact same reaction yesterday when I heard about this.
We're living in unprecedented times.
Not because of marvelous technological advancements.
Because of the rapid decay of human decency at scale.
We're living in unprecedented times.
Not because of marvelous technological advancements.
Because of the rapid decay of human decency at scale.
The Reverse Napster Manoeuvre of Big AI.
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
The reverse Napster manoeuvre of Big AI
Tech companies and copyright haven't always been friends. But today, the balance of power is significantly different to what it used to be around 1999.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The Reverse Napster Manoeuvre of Big AI.
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
That's exactly what led me to leave the crypto industry after spending about 12 months in it.
Zero plans to come back.
Zero plans to come back.
January 19, 2026 at 3:44 PM
That's exactly what led me to leave the crypto industry after spending about 12 months in it.
Zero plans to come back.
Zero plans to come back.