Rachel Barton
@rachbar.bsky.social
Policy, theology, data, and technology
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it's easy to see which forces in our society want things done quickly and cheaply, and they're the same forces that want people to NOT take the time to think deeply, to NOT build trusting relationships with one another, to NOT chew on difficult concepts. because the chewing itself builds muscle.
February 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
it's easy to see which forces in our society want things done quickly and cheaply, and they're the same forces that want people to NOT take the time to think deeply, to NOT build trusting relationships with one another, to NOT chew on difficult concepts. because the chewing itself builds muscle.
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Mending our government institutions instead of dismantling them.
September 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Mending our government institutions instead of dismantling them.
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In a stunning moment of self-delusion, the Wall Street Journal headline writers admitted that they don't know how LLM chatbots work.
July 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
In a stunning moment of self-delusion, the Wall Street Journal headline writers admitted that they don't know how LLM chatbots work.
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As someone who's battling AI all the time in the classroom, fighting for students to see the value in their own slow growth rather than the easy "efficiency" of eg using a chatbot to summarize a reading - I find myself arguing more and more that there is no way to replace slow and even tedious work
February 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
As someone who's battling AI all the time in the classroom, fighting for students to see the value in their own slow growth rather than the easy "efficiency" of eg using a chatbot to summarize a reading - I find myself arguing more and more that there is no way to replace slow and even tedious work
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I have missed @danhon.com ‘s threads. This one is a must-read
1/ Here's my take on what's happening with DOGE.
I've got fed experience through contracting with Health & Human Safety, Head Start, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and DOD. I get brought in when people need to get shit done. Other people here have way more experience than me.
I've got fed experience through contracting with Health & Human Safety, Head Start, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and DOD. I get brought in when people need to get shit done. Other people here have way more experience than me.
does anyone _really_ want any more opinions about DOGE and what it's doing and how from someone like me
February 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I have missed @danhon.com ‘s threads. This one is a must-read
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“We have this whole false idea that most addiction is about seeking excess pleasure but in fact most addiction is about trying to be okay,” @maiasz.bsky.social said. “If we want to have less addiction & less harm associated with it, we have to improve people's lives.”
www.salon.com/2025/01/27/a...
www.salon.com/2025/01/27/a...
Addiction treatment often overlooks trauma. That's a major hurdle in stopping the overdose crisis
Trauma is one of the biggest risk factors for addiction — but trauma-centered treatments are lacking
www.salon.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“We have this whole false idea that most addiction is about seeking excess pleasure but in fact most addiction is about trying to be okay,” @maiasz.bsky.social said. “If we want to have less addiction & less harm associated with it, we have to improve people's lives.”
www.salon.com/2025/01/27/a...
www.salon.com/2025/01/27/a...
Besides giving the world the term “broligarchy,” this is a good read on the stories shaping the imaginations of the folks with power right now:
Science fiction meets transhumanism meets unfettered, unending power:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Science fiction meets transhumanism meets unfettered, unending power:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.
The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.
www.vox.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Besides giving the world the term “broligarchy,” this is a good read on the stories shaping the imaginations of the folks with power right now:
Science fiction meets transhumanism meets unfettered, unending power:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Science fiction meets transhumanism meets unfettered, unending power:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...