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@wells.bsky.social
critical race, queer/trans & AsAm studies, algorithmic justice at UMSI
all about abolition, transformative justice, free palestine. SSBM (link main), anime, and indie art/zine fan. catch me staffing at anime cons! @lysiave.bsky.social
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all about abolition, transformative justice, free palestine. SSBM (link main), anime, and indie art/zine fan. catch me staffing at anime cons! @lysiave.bsky.social
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Introducing Luddenites
Playing off both LUDENS and LUDDITES, LUDDENITES is envisioned as a collective whose goal is to counter oppressive technologies like surveillance tech and generative AI, instead seeking communal infra...
blog.wellssanto.com
Introducing LUDDENITES: a collective whose goal is to counter oppressive technologies like surveillance tech and generative AI, instead seeking communal infrastructures in service of CONSENTFUL PLAY and CREATIVE JOY.
blog.wellssanto.com/luddenites/
blog.wellssanto.com/luddenites/
what if we brought back the term GOFAI (good old fashioned AI) to refer to non-machine learning AI systems that are more limited but certain, as opposed to these data-hungry correlation machines?
February 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
what if we brought back the term GOFAI (good old fashioned AI) to refer to non-machine learning AI systems that are more limited but certain, as opposed to these data-hungry correlation machines?
while this current account will be used for more research/work posts (likely about tech and social media), i've decided to make a secondary personal account. follow below if you want to see that content, but it'll mostly be art/game reposts and noisy thoughts:
started a new personal account to decouple it from my main, more work/research-y account! expect things on here to be mostly art reposts and stream of consciousness posting
February 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
while this current account will be used for more research/work posts (likely about tech and social media), i've decided to make a secondary personal account. follow below if you want to see that content, but it'll mostly be art/game reposts and noisy thoughts:
i wonder if i should make a secondary account so that i don't bother / spam the people (mainly academics) following me on this account.
if bsky had polls i'd ask what y'all prefer, cause i don't wanna alienate followers over personal stuff i post
if bsky had polls i'd ask what y'all prefer, cause i don't wanna alienate followers over personal stuff i post
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 AM
i wonder if i should make a secondary account so that i don't bother / spam the people (mainly academics) following me on this account.
if bsky had polls i'd ask what y'all prefer, cause i don't wanna alienate followers over personal stuff i post
if bsky had polls i'd ask what y'all prefer, cause i don't wanna alienate followers over personal stuff i post
for all this social media research we have we sure don't actually use it to inform the social media we build
February 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM
for all this social media research we have we sure don't actually use it to inform the social media we build
i still think it's stupid that we call errors 'hallucinations' like if my calculator said 1+1=3 i wouldn't really be enamored by it
February 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM
i still think it's stupid that we call errors 'hallucinations' like if my calculator said 1+1=3 i wouldn't really be enamored by it
fit check!!!
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
fit check!!!
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Bluesky was literally meant to be a cryptobro social network for grifters, LinkedIn sludge, and libertarians who know way too much about age of consent laws.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
Can you think of examples where people use technologies differently from what the developers intended, whether unintentionally or as an act of resistance?
February 15, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Bluesky was literally meant to be a cryptobro social network for grifters, LinkedIn sludge, and libertarians who know way too much about age of consent laws.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
what the hell are we even talking about anymore
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
what the hell are we even talking about anymore
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
first day over 50 degrees in a while and i've decided to boymod today for some reason
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
first day over 50 degrees in a while and i've decided to boymod today for some reason
my shitposting doesn't correlate with my livelihood, you could expect to see even more egregious hot takes 😂
Hey artist/creator/writer/etc people: if tomorrow you were guaranteed a very comfortable living the rest of your life, how would that affect your relationship to social media?
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
my shitposting doesn't correlate with my livelihood, you could expect to see even more egregious hot takes 😂
bluesky what do y'all think about this fit
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
bluesky what do y'all think about this fit
who got $5 million so i can pay a team to develop a better social media alternative
February 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
who got $5 million so i can pay a team to develop a better social media alternative
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Wrote up some thoughts in abridged form:
- J.D. Vance is a product of Asian America.
- AI doesn't replace jobs, it invisibilizes them.
- Like speaking, driving has regional accents, and "self-driving cars" fail to replicate that.
blog.wellssanto.com/a-scramble-o...
- J.D. Vance is a product of Asian America.
- AI doesn't replace jobs, it invisibilizes them.
- Like speaking, driving has regional accents, and "self-driving cars" fail to replicate that.
blog.wellssanto.com/a-scramble-o...
a scramble of thoughts (feb 13, 2026)
Since I can't seem to write a full blog post for the life of me, here are some thoughts in bullet point form.
* Why do we even write if no one reads anymore? I've been wondering a lot lately about t...
blog.wellssanto.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Wrote up some thoughts in abridged form:
- J.D. Vance is a product of Asian America.
- AI doesn't replace jobs, it invisibilizes them.
- Like speaking, driving has regional accents, and "self-driving cars" fail to replicate that.
blog.wellssanto.com/a-scramble-o...
- J.D. Vance is a product of Asian America.
- AI doesn't replace jobs, it invisibilizes them.
- Like speaking, driving has regional accents, and "self-driving cars" fail to replicate that.
blog.wellssanto.com/a-scramble-o...
AI doesn't replace jobs, it invisibilizes them.
February 14, 2026 at 2:11 AM
AI doesn't replace jobs, it invisibilizes them.
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me in any conversation about anything lately:
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
me in any conversation about anything lately:
i miss when i could yap without worrying about disturbing folks, maybe it's almost time to get a secondary account on here
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
i miss when i could yap without worrying about disturbing folks, maybe it's almost time to get a secondary account on here
why do we write if no one reads it
February 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
why do we write if no one reads it
i wish we didn't have to write to convince people that ai is bad anymore
February 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
i wish we didn't have to write to convince people that ai is bad anymore
i wanna be a part of a collective that builds cool shitttt (starting with better social media)
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
i wanna be a part of a collective that builds cool shitttt (starting with better social media)
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🔭🧪 Are you interested in having a night sky? (Like at all?)
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
How to Submit Comments on Satellite Applications to the FCC
Step-by-step guide for submitting comments on satellite applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
aas.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
🔭🧪 Are you interested in having a night sky? (Like at all?)
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
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That's 100% why I created leavesubstack.com -- got tired of re-hashing the points; wanted to make a simple 1-pager.
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
leavesubstack.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:54 AM
That's 100% why I created leavesubstack.com -- got tired of re-hashing the points; wanted to make a simple 1-pager.
hey, that's me!
📸🟧 UPCOMING 🟧📸
Tuesday, March 10th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET]
Join us for "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" featuring @vashetc.bsky.social, @meg-fereday.bsky.social, Kim Fernandes, @wells.bsky.social, & Shin Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social (Director, DAF Lab)
Tuesday, March 10th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET]
Join us for "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" featuring @vashetc.bsky.social, @meg-fereday.bsky.social, Kim Fernandes, @wells.bsky.social, & Shin Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social (Director, DAF Lab)
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
hey, that's me!
discord is spyware
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 AM
discord is spyware