Stijn Masschelein
@stijnmasschelein.bsky.social
Researcher and lecturer in management accounting at the University of Western Australia. Working on a textbook. Team R. Owned by one cat.
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People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
Oh. Yes. I completely agree with that. I think where we both agree is that understanding what causal is, clarifies what else is possible.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Oh. Yes. I completely agree with that. I think where we both agree is that understanding what causal is, clarifies what else is possible.
Fair enough. It’s also more an abstract idea than an actual practical policy.
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Fair enough. It’s also more an abstract idea than an actual practical policy.
Feels related to my stance that most doctoral students would benefit from designing and running at least one lab experiment.
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Feels related to my stance that most doctoral students would benefit from designing and running at least one lab experiment.
First of all, sorry you even have to endure the 3.5 creep scale. Second, thanks for the euh clarifying example. I am always second guessing whether I should barge in the Malazan shit posting threads. Clearly, it can be worse.
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
First of all, sorry you even have to endure the 3.5 creep scale. Second, thanks for the euh clarifying example. I am always second guessing whether I should barge in the Malazan shit posting threads. Clearly, it can be worse.
ST (outwardly): You fool, you imbecile. What have you done? You know nothing! I am already spread too thin.
ST (inwardly): Hi hi. Scheming intensifies.
ST (inwardly): Hi hi. Scheming intensifies.
November 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
ST (outwardly): You fool, you imbecile. What have you done? You know nothing! I am already spread too thin.
ST (inwardly): Hi hi. Scheming intensifies.
ST (inwardly): Hi hi. Scheming intensifies.
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My naive hope is that THIS WHOLE THING will make us rethink what matters, academically. The ubiquity of papers TRYING to look like THE KIND OF THING that gets published was a problem long before AI started doing it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
My naive hope is that THIS WHOLE THING will make us rethink what matters, academically. The ubiquity of papers TRYING to look like THE KIND OF THING that gets published was a problem long before AI started doing it.
Also
- The Cure
- Radiohead
- Dylan
- The Buzzcocks
- Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
- The Cure
- Radiohead
- Dylan
- The Buzzcocks
- Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Also
- The Cure
- Radiohead
- Dylan
- The Buzzcocks
- Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
- The Cure
- Radiohead
- Dylan
- The Buzzcocks
- Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
And, at some point, wealth is political power. Centralization of political power is bad.
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And, at some point, wealth is political power. Centralization of political power is bad.
i agree with the framing. I don’t think that’s going to work though because it relies on the implicit moral argument that everyone should be able to participate with dignity. Opponents are just going to say: why should I pay for what is morally abhorrent. It is part of the anti abortion rhetoric.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
i agree with the framing. I don’t think that’s going to work though because it relies on the implicit moral argument that everyone should be able to participate with dignity. Opponents are just going to say: why should I pay for what is morally abhorrent. It is part of the anti abortion rhetoric.
Yeah ... I have no excuses for that. (but see my original post for proof that *I* am not one of them)
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Yeah ... I have no excuses for that. (but see my original post for proof that *I* am not one of them)
I happen to know the Maastricht accounting department quite well. And I am not surprised. I am in two minds. There is a difference between the journals definitely. On the other hand, people in financial economics could benefit from reading more accounting. So rewarding those pubs somehow is not bad.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I happen to know the Maastricht accounting department quite well. And I am not surprised. I am in two minds. There is a difference between the journals definitely. On the other hand, people in financial economics could benefit from reading more accounting. So rewarding those pubs somehow is not bad.