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Ed Stern
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Basic Prog Brit Woke Remoaner Centrist Dad.
He/Him, Bi, ADHD, the usual.
Former Splash Damage game dev.
Full-Stack Narrative Designer/Game Writer available for hire:
https://www.sternword.co.uk/
Reposted by Ed Stern
I have seen the same song and dance play out so many times in the last decade and half: the author's objection, always, is that society is rotten, and their "solution", always, is total societal reorganization, with even herculean political endeavors being presented as less than the bare minimum.
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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this all goes back to my central take on MAGA which is that they believe that only the Internet is real - a belief that can carry you terrifyingly far in 2026, but always comes up against the remorseless ol' bitch that is reality eventually:

little-flying-robots.ghost.io/rejecting-re...
Rejecting Reality in the Age of AI
The Internet and AI are encouraging more and more people to deny reality itself. Here's why that's bad.
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Anyway its praxis to make them feel like huge freaks and losers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM