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Benjamin T. Awesome

Benjamin T. Awesome

The Election is Over

Let the avalanche of insufferable punditry about why Harris lost begin.

10h ago

10h ago

Benjamin T. Awesome

Anti-Palestine Sentiment in the US is Just Garden Variety Racism

Let’s be real. This is fundamentally just white people ginning up hatred toward nonwhite people. Yes, whiteness is an ever-changing social…

May 7

A cloud from an explosion rises over an image of Gaza’s city scape.

May 7

Benjamin T. Awesome

How to Stop Wasting Time Online

If you’re here, that means you’re not supposed to be reading this story right now. Stop reading it and go do what you’re supposed to be…

Mar 18

a minimalist clock

Mar 18

Benjamin T. Awesome

LLMs Are Robot Arms, Not Brains

It is better to think of LLMs as a form of automation, not a form of intelligence. They are not intelligent. In the same way that a robot…

Jan 25

robot arms performing production tasks in a factory setting

Jan 25

Benjamin T. Awesome

Jonathan Haidt is a Koch Stooge and The Heterodox Academy is an Outlet for Koch Propaganda

The Heterodox Academy is purely a right-wing operation. Period. It has no redeeming cultural value and exists strictly to propagate…

Sep 25, 2021

Jonathan Haidt is a Koch Stooge and The Heterodox Academy is an Outlet for Koch Propaganda

Sep 25, 2021

Benjamin T. Awesome

The IDW Was Always a Clown Car of Anti-Intellectualism

The veneer of thoughtfulness and intellectualism is gone. These people are anti-science.

Sep 21, 2021

Jordan Peterson, Eric Weinstein, Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, Joe Rogan, and Sam Harris sitting at a table together in a dining or drinking establishment.

Sep 21, 2021

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Hail Satan Podcast Ticks All the Boxes of Sophomoric Authoritarianism

It’s unfortunate when Satanists adopt authoritarian politics. But is is also common. Many Satanic groups have documented histories of…

May 3, 2021

transgender flag with satanic pentagram superimposed

May 3, 2021

Benjamin T. Awesome

My Fundamental Problem With Bitcoin

Bitcoin has the appearance of a Libertarian tax avoidance scheme that compounds the myriad problems associated with sequestering wealth…

Apr 26, 2021

My Fundamental Problem With Bitcoin

Apr 26, 2021

Benjamin T. Awesome

Why is The Hill’s Rising Platforming an Alt-Right COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory?

Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti hosted Bret Weinstein, of intellectual dark web fame, in an absolute farce of journalism and conspiracism…

Apr 7, 2021

Why is The Hill’s Rising Platforming an Alt-Right COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory?

Apr 7, 2021

Benjamin T. Awesome

What Jacobin Gets Wrong about Antiracism

Jacobin Magazine has long trucked in anti-antiracist rhetoric. They correctly point out that there are deficiencies in the antiracist…

Apr 7, 2021

Apr 7, 2021

Benjamin T. Awesome

Benjamin T. Awesome

Just the facts: Writer. Gamer. Feminist. Educated in Astrophysics. Professional Gambler. Student of Language. Satanist. Anarchist. He/Him.

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