Kai Laurentius
@kailaurentius.bsky.social
Austrian larper and teacher in the Czech Republic
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Wenn jemand 60, 80 oder 100h pro Woche beruflich arbeitet, dann heißt das: Diese Person hat sonst nichts zu tun, ihr werden alle anderen Aufgaben irgendwie aus dem Weg geräumt. Sie muss nicht Kinder erziehen, Kranke pflegen, putzen oder einkaufen gehen. Und sie ist offensichtlich gesund und fit.
September 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Wenn jemand 60, 80 oder 100h pro Woche beruflich arbeitet, dann heißt das: Diese Person hat sonst nichts zu tun, ihr werden alle anderen Aufgaben irgendwie aus dem Weg geräumt. Sie muss nicht Kinder erziehen, Kranke pflegen, putzen oder einkaufen gehen. Und sie ist offensichtlich gesund und fit.
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🧵 I’ve talked a lot about disordered discourse, conspiracies, polarisation, denialism. But maybe the better question is: why does this keep happening? Why does our shared reality keep fracturing? What are the drivers I talk about as a dimension of disordered discourse?
I've just come back from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit where I gave the opening keynote, titled "Demanufacturing Consent - How Disordered Discourse is Destroying Democracy", featuring everything from Fake Hooves to Jackson Hinkle being the worst.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
Belllingcat CEO Eliot Higgins, on how disordered discourse is destroying democracy
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
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May 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🧵 I’ve talked a lot about disordered discourse, conspiracies, polarisation, denialism. But maybe the better question is: why does this keep happening? Why does our shared reality keep fracturing? What are the drivers I talk about as a dimension of disordered discourse?
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Die Trennung von "Meinung" und "Nachricht" im Journalismus hat heute viel zu oft die Konsequenz, dass man bei "Nachrichten" nicht mehr Lügen einordnet oder faktencheckt, und bei "Meinung" glaubt, dass man sich nicht an Fakten halten muss. Am Ende finden sich so nirgends wo mehr Fakten.
March 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Die Trennung von "Meinung" und "Nachricht" im Journalismus hat heute viel zu oft die Konsequenz, dass man bei "Nachrichten" nicht mehr Lügen einordnet oder faktencheckt, und bei "Meinung" glaubt, dass man sich nicht an Fakten halten muss. Am Ende finden sich so nirgends wo mehr Fakten.
A visual summary of Trump's main actions in his first three weeks of office, and how they lead directly away from democracy and into authoritarianism. Both a reality check and a warning about the current reliability of the US and for any country headed towards a similar path.
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A visual summary of Trump's main actions in his first three weeks of office, and how they lead directly away from democracy and into authoritarianism. Both a reality check and a warning about the current reliability of the US and for any country headed towards a similar path.
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When she was eight years old, Evy Mages was taken to a mysterious Austrian villa, where she was humiliated and surveilled for months. Decades later, she became determined to uncover what, exactly, had happened.
The Villa Where a Doctor Experimented on Children
As a girl in Austria, Evy Mages was confined to a mysterious institution in Innsbruck. Decades later, she learned why.
www.newyorker.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
When she was eight years old, Evy Mages was taken to a mysterious Austrian villa, where she was humiliated and surveilled for months. Decades later, she became determined to uncover what, exactly, had happened.
Check the link for the full list of excellent advice
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Check the link for the full list of excellent advice
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So, I've spent way to much time trying just to understand why crypto geeks think it's more than a system for storing information and transferring money. That is, why do so many people believe in can change governments/corporations/etc.
I think what's going on is a specific category error:
I think what's going on is a specific category error:
December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
So, I've spent way to much time trying just to understand why crypto geeks think it's more than a system for storing information and transferring money. That is, why do so many people believe in can change governments/corporations/etc.
I think what's going on is a specific category error:
I think what's going on is a specific category error:
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“Momente, die niemand den Syrern nehmen kann”. Mein heutiges Essay zum Ende des Assad-Regimes @taz.de
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taz.de/Ende-des-Ass...
Ende des Assad-Regimes: Momente, die niemand den Syrern nehmen kann
Aufgebrochene Zellen, umgestürzte Statuen, wiedervereinte Familien: Syrien ist ein anderes Land. Ein Essay über die Bedeutung dieses historischen Augenblicks.
taz.de
December 8, 2024 at 7:04 PM
“Momente, die niemand den Syrern nehmen kann”. Mein heutiges Essay zum Ende des Assad-Regimes @taz.de
taz.de/Ende-des-Ass...
taz.de/Ende-des-Ass...
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Ich habe sehr wenig Ahnung von #Syrien und seiner komplizierten Politik. Aber damit in Bezug auf dieses Land nicht nur von Krieg, Gewalt und Islamismus die Rede ist, hier ein kleiner Thread über die syrische Wissenschaftlerin Dina Katabi und ihre verblüffende Forschungsarbeit.
December 8, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Ich habe sehr wenig Ahnung von #Syrien und seiner komplizierten Politik. Aber damit in Bezug auf dieses Land nicht nur von Krieg, Gewalt und Islamismus die Rede ist, hier ein kleiner Thread über die syrische Wissenschaftlerin Dina Katabi und ihre verblüffende Forschungsarbeit.
