Sean MacRae
@seanmacrae.bsky.social
Husband to Michelle, Father to Charlotte and Levi; Data Scientist, Comic Book Enjoyor. Last year, I was in the top 1% of Wu-Tang Clan listeners on Spotify.
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Sean MacRae
@seanmacrae.bsky.social
· Dec 10
Evergreen tweet: “Everyday I come across more examples of an internet that is increasingly untethered from reality, a hyperreality of interchangeable signs and simulated facts made to fit any world view”
I can literally post this every day it will continue to be applicable
I can literally post this every day it will continue to be applicable
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there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
The way Trump talks about the problems he caused by unilaterally imposing tariffs is fairly insane, even by his standards.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
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OpenAI researchers quitting because it’s not interested in publishing papers on the negative economic impacts of AI is another predictable milestone in the transition from non-profit research group to for-profit big tech.
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
OpenAI researchers quitting because it’s not interested in publishing papers on the negative economic impacts of AI is another predictable milestone in the transition from non-profit research group to for-profit big tech.
I’m listening to Kitaro, a second hand album I picked up which is a Japanese take on 80’s synth
December 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I’m listening to Kitaro, a second hand album I picked up which is a Japanese take on 80’s synth
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When Pete Hegseth tweeted he was investigating me, Gabby laughed and laughed.
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
When Pete Hegseth tweeted he was investigating me, Gabby laughed and laughed.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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New Yorkers kept telling me the same thing: they’re thinking of leaving because they can’t afford to raise their kids here. Universal childcare isn’t just a promise — it’s how we make this a city for everyone.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
New Yorkers kept telling me the same thing: they’re thinking of leaving because they can’t afford to raise their kids here. Universal childcare isn’t just a promise — it’s how we make this a city for everyone.
Everyday I come across more examples of an internet that is increasingly untethered from reality, a hyperreality of interchangeable signs and simulated facts made to fit any world view
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Everyday I come across more examples of an internet that is increasingly untethered from reality, a hyperreality of interchangeable signs and simulated facts made to fit any world view
grok citing his failures—repeated near-bankruptcies, rocket explosions, SpaceX failures, Tesla misses, company collapses—as why he’d be the world’s greatest poop eater and piss drinker is 👌
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
grok citing his failures—repeated near-bankruptcies, rocket explosions, SpaceX failures, Tesla misses, company collapses—as why he’d be the world’s greatest poop eater and piss drinker is 👌
Everyday I come across more examples of an internet that is increasingly untethered from reality, a hyperreality of interchangeable signs and simulated facts made to fit any world view
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Everyday I come across more examples of an internet that is increasingly untethered from reality, a hyperreality of interchangeable signs and simulated facts made to fit any world view
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One comment I sometimes get on my chess posts is that it's demotivating to consider getting into chess now, when a computer can more or less easily beat any human. Respectfully, that's never been persuasive to me. A car can outrace any human, but humans still run track. It's about the joy of doing
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
One comment I sometimes get on my chess posts is that it's demotivating to consider getting into chess now, when a computer can more or less easily beat any human. Respectfully, that's never been persuasive to me. A car can outrace any human, but humans still run track. It's about the joy of doing
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Reading Baudrillard before 2020: "This guy has some excellent lines and occasionally some insight into modern societies."
Reading Baudrillard after 2020: "This man is a provides the key analytical framework to understand our times, and that's why we're screwed."
Reading Baudrillard after 2020: "This man is a provides the key analytical framework to understand our times, and that's why we're screwed."
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reading Baudrillard before 2020: "This guy has some excellent lines and occasionally some insight into modern societies."
Reading Baudrillard after 2020: "This man is a provides the key analytical framework to understand our times, and that's why we're screwed."
Reading Baudrillard after 2020: "This man is a provides the key analytical framework to understand our times, and that's why we're screwed."
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Everyday I come across more examples of an internet that is increasingly untethered from reality, a hyperreality of interchangeable signs and simulated facts made to fit any world view
This version of Total Recall sucks.
If you can’t afford a vacation, an AI app will sell you pictures of one
Always be manifesting.
www.theverge.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Everyday I come across more examples of an internet that is increasingly untethered from reality, a hyperreality of interchangeable signs and simulated facts made to fit any world view
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I can not imagine a better example of “telling on yourself” than announcing that you oppose Superman’s ideology.
July 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I can not imagine a better example of “telling on yourself” than announcing that you oppose Superman’s ideology.
I followed a guy on Twitter that chained a bunch of ChatGPT calls to create a 50,000 word book—but he never shared why you'd want to read the book… only how many tokens his software processed per second, and how the prompt system could be re-used to write more books (he wouldn't read). Lesson there.
July 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I followed a guy on Twitter that chained a bunch of ChatGPT calls to create a 50,000 word book—but he never shared why you'd want to read the book… only how many tokens his software processed per second, and how the prompt system could be re-used to write more books (he wouldn't read). Lesson there.
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I hate Bluesky, the website with annoying leftists who refuse to create a computer Hitler
July 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I hate Bluesky, the website with annoying leftists who refuse to create a computer Hitler
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This right here.
I'm not going to repost any of the insane antisemitic conspiracy bullshit that grok is spewing today, but it highlights how absolutely essentially is that we not let LLMs become a form of epistemic grounding for our society.
July 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This right here.
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“The simulacrum is never what hides the truth—it is truth that hides the fact that there is none.
The simulacrum is true.”
From: Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
The simulacrum is true.”
From: Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
July 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“The simulacrum is never what hides the truth—it is truth that hides the fact that there is none.
The simulacrum is true.”
From: Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
The simulacrum is true.”
From: Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard