Benjamin Harnett
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Sometime poet, historian, software engineer, novelist, union man. https://www.benjaminharnett.com https://thehappyvalleynovel.com
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I cant remember a single time when Democrats said they would take the moderate path then did a secret, better thing once they achieved power. I can certainly recall a thousand times I was told to trust them only for it to land us in a worse place than where we started.
January 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I cant remember a single time when Democrats said they would take the moderate path then did a secret, better thing once they achieved power. I can certainly recall a thousand times I was told to trust them only for it to land us in a worse place than where we started.
“We have to show voters we can govern by assisting the ruling regime to crush whatever they hold most dear in irreparable ways that will haunt the world for decades!”
January 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“We have to show voters we can govern by assisting the ruling regime to crush whatever they hold most dear in irreparable ways that will haunt the world for decades!”
And why do they think that? Because it’s profitable for them, and because that’s the world they live in: every one has been bullshitting along with no care for truth their whole lives.
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
And why do they think that? Because it’s profitable for them, and because that’s the world they live in: every one has been bullshitting along with no care for truth their whole lives.
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We present a typology of traps to avoid:
1. Believing that AI systems are minds
2. Believing that AI systems are theories
3. Believing that cognitive science can be automated.
Learn to recognise and avoid these traps. Failure to avoid leads to numerous problems.
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1. Believing that AI systems are minds
2. Believing that AI systems are theories
3. Believing that cognitive science can be automated.
Learn to recognise and avoid these traps. Failure to avoid leads to numerous problems.
3/🧵
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
We present a typology of traps to avoid:
1. Believing that AI systems are minds
2. Believing that AI systems are theories
3. Believing that cognitive science can be automated.
Learn to recognise and avoid these traps. Failure to avoid leads to numerous problems.
3/🧵
1. Believing that AI systems are minds
2. Believing that AI systems are theories
3. Believing that cognitive science can be automated.
Learn to recognise and avoid these traps. Failure to avoid leads to numerous problems.
3/🧵
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Jacob Frey saw ICE brutalizing people here and thought “only MY police force gets to do that”
January 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Jacob Frey saw ICE brutalizing people here and thought “only MY police force gets to do that”
Oh Putin this and China that, and GDP projections and factors of production and law of the sea treaties you all have lost your goddamned minds.
January 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Oh Putin this and China that, and GDP projections and factors of production and law of the sea treaties you all have lost your goddamned minds.
At least we still have art. Oh they're after that too?
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
At least we still have art. Oh they're after that too?