Sebastian Wenk
@w303nk.bsky.social
"Lifestyle Linker" Propagandaplakatmaler im Dienste des Kapitals.
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
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If I rent or buy a movie from #YouTube, it’s far more expensive if you do it from the mobile app instead of a desktop browser. This shit makes me reconsider piracy.
December 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If I rent or buy a movie from #YouTube, it’s far more expensive if you do it from the mobile app instead of a desktop browser. This shit makes me reconsider piracy.
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Sehr gute Dareichungsform:
Diese Warnung ist unmissverständlich.
@francescabria.bsky.social & @josebautista.bsky.social haben das Vorgehen von US-Big-Tech kartografiert.
Ihre Fazit: Ein autoritäres Netzwerk ist auch hier dabei den Staat zu privatisieren.
Wir müssen #Palantir & Co den Stecker ziehen bevor es zu spät ist.
@francescabria.bsky.social & @josebautista.bsky.social haben das Vorgehen von US-Big-Tech kartografiert.
Ihre Fazit: Ein autoritäres Netzwerk ist auch hier dabei den Staat zu privatisieren.
Wir müssen #Palantir & Co den Stecker ziehen bevor es zu spät ist.
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Sehr gute Dareichungsform:
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I guess corporate found that engagement metrics increase if you don't mention whose birthday it is, because now there's an opportunity to catch you scrolling in the app
I'm so tired of the mundane hostility of the attention economy
I'm so tired of the mundane hostility of the attention economy
October 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I guess corporate found that engagement metrics increase if you don't mention whose birthday it is, because now there's an opportunity to catch you scrolling in the app
I'm so tired of the mundane hostility of the attention economy
I'm so tired of the mundane hostility of the attention economy
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Eine Wirtschaftsministerin, die der Lobby der Milliardärsfamilien Tipps gibt, wie sie besser politischen Einfluss nehmen kann – und das mit dem eigenen Ministerium abstimmt? #Reiche
Das ist ein Skandal.
Das ist ein Skandal.
October 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Eine Wirtschaftsministerin, die der Lobby der Milliardärsfamilien Tipps gibt, wie sie besser politischen Einfluss nehmen kann – und das mit dem eigenen Ministerium abstimmt? #Reiche
Das ist ein Skandal.
Das ist ein Skandal.
Bald könnten ALLE Chat-Nachrichten von den Behörden durchsucht werden – selbst ohne Verdacht! Das entscheiden *heute* die Minister*innen. Sag Nein zur Chatkontrolle! Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️ weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
Chatkontrolle stoppen!
Die EU-Kommission will Messenger-Dienste wie WhatsApp und Signal zwingen, alle privaten Nachrichten und Fotos in Echtzeit zu scannen. Angeblich zum Kinderschutz. In Wahrheit bedeutet die Chatkontrolle...
weact.campact.de
October 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Bald könnten ALLE Chat-Nachrichten von den Behörden durchsucht werden – selbst ohne Verdacht! Das entscheiden *heute* die Minister*innen. Sag Nein zur Chatkontrolle! Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️ weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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**BREAKING**
We're all officially a bunch of terrorists.
We're all officially a bunch of terrorists.
September 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
**BREAKING**
We're all officially a bunch of terrorists.
We're all officially a bunch of terrorists.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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so the trouble with humanoid robots as the next great tech hype is just that they're shit, they don't work and they have no applications
spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-rob...
spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-rob...
Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype
It takes more than building a humanoid robot to build a humanoid robot product.
spectrum.ieee.org
September 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
so the trouble with humanoid robots as the next great tech hype is just that they're shit, they don't work and they have no applications
spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-rob...
spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-rob...
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Milliardäre, die sich wie Könige sehen. Zunehmende Verachtung sämtlicher sozialer und demokratischer Ideen. Spaltung von Arm und Reich und Ständestrukturen. Kriege für den Machterhalt. Wissenschaftsignoranz und religiöse Führerkulte.
Wir leben (wieder) im Mittelalter. Nur diesmal gibt's WLAN.
Wir leben (wieder) im Mittelalter. Nur diesmal gibt's WLAN.
August 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Milliardäre, die sich wie Könige sehen. Zunehmende Verachtung sämtlicher sozialer und demokratischer Ideen. Spaltung von Arm und Reich und Ständestrukturen. Kriege für den Machterhalt. Wissenschaftsignoranz und religiöse Führerkulte.
Wir leben (wieder) im Mittelalter. Nur diesmal gibt's WLAN.
Wir leben (wieder) im Mittelalter. Nur diesmal gibt's WLAN.
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die dümmsten, stumpfesten und brutalsten menschen, die diese gesellschaft hervorgebracht hat, sind jetzt für sie verantwortlich und ich breche manchmal zusammen, bei dem gedanken.
July 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
die dümmsten, stumpfesten und brutalsten menschen, die diese gesellschaft hervorgebracht hat, sind jetzt für sie verantwortlich und ich breche manchmal zusammen, bei dem gedanken.
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So geht das. Exzellent. Genau diese Art von grün-linker Politik, die die Dinge klar benennt, brauchen wir. 👇🏼
"We have to draw the line. We have to change the system."
"We have to draw the line. We have to change the system."
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
July 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
So geht das. Exzellent. Genau diese Art von grün-linker Politik, die die Dinge klar benennt, brauchen wir. 👇🏼
"We have to draw the line. We have to change the system."
"We have to draw the line. We have to change the system."
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Really like this project by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek. Titled Exactitudes, it's a series of portraits stretching back 20 years that shows how people style themselves to signal they're part of a group and unique individuals within that group.
exactitudes.com
exactitudes.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Really like this project by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek. Titled Exactitudes, it's a series of portraits stretching back 20 years that shows how people style themselves to signal they're part of a group and unique individuals within that group.
exactitudes.com
exactitudes.com
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Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms:
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.
www.404media.co
July 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms:
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
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I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
July 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
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A coworker alerted me to the fact that—starting this week—you now have to buy credits from Adobe to use the generative AI tools in the professional software we already pay a subscription fee to access, even if it generates something worthless…this isn’t a productivity tool, it’s a slot machine.
July 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A coworker alerted me to the fact that—starting this week—you now have to buy credits from Adobe to use the generative AI tools in the professional software we already pay a subscription fee to access, even if it generates something worthless…this isn’t a productivity tool, it’s a slot machine.
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Wer den Gedankengang von @garyseconomics.bsky.social noch etwas ausführlicher im globalen Kontext möchte, hört doch mal bei uns in die Episode "Der große Raubzug" rein, falls noch nicht getan:
June 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Wer den Gedankengang von @garyseconomics.bsky.social noch etwas ausführlicher im globalen Kontext möchte, hört doch mal bei uns in die Episode "Der große Raubzug" rein, falls noch nicht getan:
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Whatsapp führt Werbung ein. Dafür relevant sind die Datenspuren, wer mit wem wann und wo kommuniziert. Das reicht schon aus, um sehr viel über eine Person zu wissen, auch wenn die Unterhaltung selbst verschlüsselt ist.
It´s the Metadata!
Viel Spaß damit. Und wechselt einfach zu Signal.
It´s the Metadata!
Viel Spaß damit. Und wechselt einfach zu Signal.
June 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Whatsapp führt Werbung ein. Dafür relevant sind die Datenspuren, wer mit wem wann und wo kommuniziert. Das reicht schon aus, um sehr viel über eine Person zu wissen, auch wenn die Unterhaltung selbst verschlüsselt ist.
It´s the Metadata!
Viel Spaß damit. Und wechselt einfach zu Signal.
It´s the Metadata!
Viel Spaß damit. Und wechselt einfach zu Signal.
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
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Ich halte es für komplett verantwortungslos angesichts der leider sehr realen Gefahr einer möglichen zukünftigen AfD-Regierungsbeteiligung Maßnahmen wie die Vorratsdatenspeicherung auch nur in Erwägung zu ziehen. Ihr liefert damit ohne Not einen schlüsselfertigen Überwachungsstaat frei Haus.
April 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ich halte es für komplett verantwortungslos angesichts der leider sehr realen Gefahr einer möglichen zukünftigen AfD-Regierungsbeteiligung Maßnahmen wie die Vorratsdatenspeicherung auch nur in Erwägung zu ziehen. Ihr liefert damit ohne Not einen schlüsselfertigen Überwachungsstaat frei Haus.
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We despise the use of GenAI to produce images, and we will die on this hill. Please don’t play around with it, pass it off as harmless, or use it full stop. Art is an expression of human creativity, not a frivolous by-product of greed. #NoAI
April 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
We despise the use of GenAI to produce images, and we will die on this hill. Please don’t play around with it, pass it off as harmless, or use it full stop. Art is an expression of human creativity, not a frivolous by-product of greed. #NoAI