Dr. Wes Robertson
@scriptingjapan.bsky.social
Chair of Languages & Cultures @ Macquarie University. Sociolinguist of Japanese. Lingua Brutallica co-host. Studies Japanese script, media, language, and metal. 日本語の文字やメタル や翻訳を研究する社会言語学者. He/Him.
https://wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
https://wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
New pronoun just dropped (read as yatakushi)
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
New pronoun just dropped (read as yatakushi)
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A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Reposted by Dr. Wes Robertson
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Reposted by Dr. Wes Robertson
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
Reposted by Dr. Wes Robertson
interesting fact: noah smith is part of an ongoing experiment designed to see how much you could smooth a person’s brain out before they can no longer function
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
interesting fact: noah smith is part of an ongoing experiment designed to see how much you could smooth a person’s brain out before they can no longer function
Reposted by Dr. Wes Robertson
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
Reposted by Dr. Wes Robertson
i'm howling.
area academic man in the House of Lords unaware of words with multiple definitions
area academic man in the House of Lords unaware of words with multiple definitions
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
i'm howling.
area academic man in the House of Lords unaware of words with multiple definitions
area academic man in the House of Lords unaware of words with multiple definitions
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
This video is about Lily Ebay
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This video is about Lily Ebay
If you can't read
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
If you can't read
Unsure what to do with this feedback
November 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Unsure what to do with this feedback
I love getting late Saturday evening emails.
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I love getting late Saturday evening emails.
If you haven't checked out @mrjeffu.bsky.social's interview on Lemonade Stand you should! A very good, really informative overview of Japanese politics and current social issues.
youtu.be/Dc0z0ulibtk?...
youtu.be/Dc0z0ulibtk?...
THE JAPAN EPISODE ft. @JapanMatters | Lemonade Stand 🍋
YouTube video by Lemonade Stand
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If you haven't checked out @mrjeffu.bsky.social's interview on Lemonade Stand you should! A very good, really informative overview of Japanese politics and current social issues.
youtu.be/Dc0z0ulibtk?...
youtu.be/Dc0z0ulibtk?...
Found my first あ゛in the wild
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Found my first あ゛in the wild
It's only fantasy when it's from Europe, and everything else is just sparkling mythology
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It's only fantasy when it's from Europe, and everything else is just sparkling mythology
Van Gogh, the famous Dr. Who character
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Van Gogh, the famous Dr. Who character
The author of this book is such a troll lmao
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The author of this book is such a troll lmao
Yeah you SAY you're my friend, but have you cited me four times in a single paper?
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Yeah you SAY you're my friend, but have you cited me four times in a single paper?
Japanese Slang Explanation: 文鎮化
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Japanese Slang Explanation: 文鎮化
Reposted by Dr. Wes Robertson
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
Hey who up kai-ing their zen?
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey who up kai-ing their zen?