Mickey McManus
@mickeymcmanus.bsky.social
Maker/teacher/student/stumbler, author of Trillions, thriving in the information ecology. http://trillions.civium.net
TED talks, films, podcasts? https://t-1ventures.com/tedtalks-podcasts-films/
TED talks, films, podcasts? https://t-1ventures.com/tedtalks-podcasts-films/
Awww they won’t let him play anymore!
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Awww they won’t let him play anymore!
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Reposted by Mickey McManus
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
Fact-checking a custom-made bullshit generator in realtime is an impossible ask.
Fact-checking a custom-made bullshit generator in realtime is an impossible ask.
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
Fact-checking a custom-made bullshit generator in realtime is an impossible ask.
Fact-checking a custom-made bullshit generator in realtime is an impossible ask.
Ok so let me get this right, the social sciences, far harder than the hard sciences because, people, at a time of emerging disruptive tech & media that is in itself deeply changing what it means to be human, are now defunded. This should be the golden age. Instead it’ll be the Saran Wrap one.
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ok so let me get this right, the social sciences, far harder than the hard sciences because, people, at a time of emerging disruptive tech & media that is in itself deeply changing what it means to be human, are now defunded. This should be the golden age. Instead it’ll be the Saran Wrap one.
Reposted by Mickey McManus
So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
"The Enemy of Imagination": Here's the Speech I Gave Last Night
I had such an incredible day yesterday, y’all. First I was at the Trans Day of Literature at George Mason University, talking with incredible authors...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...