Benjamin T. AwesomeThe Election is OverLet the avalanche of insufferable punditry about why Harris lost begin.10h ago10h ago
Benjamin T. AwesomeAnti-Palestine Sentiment in the US is Just Garden Variety RacismLet’s be real. This is fundamentally just white people ginning up hatred toward nonwhite people. Yes, whiteness is an ever-changing social…May 7May 7
Benjamin T. AwesomeHow to Stop Wasting Time OnlineIf 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 18Mar 18
Benjamin T. AwesomeLLMs Are Robot Arms, Not BrainsIt 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 252Jan 252
Benjamin T. AwesomeJonathan Haidt is a Koch Stooge and The Heterodox Academy is an Outlet for Koch PropagandaThe Heterodox Academy is purely a right-wing operation. Period. It has no redeeming cultural value and exists strictly to propagate…Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
Benjamin T. AwesomeThe IDW Was Always a Clown Car of Anti-IntellectualismThe veneer of thoughtfulness and intellectualism is gone. These people are anti-science.Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Benjamin T. AwesomeinHelLAHail Satan Podcast Ticks All the Boxes of Sophomoric AuthoritarianismIt’s unfortunate when Satanists adopt authoritarian politics. But is is also common. Many Satanic groups have documented histories of…May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Benjamin T. AwesomeMy Fundamental Problem With BitcoinBitcoin has the appearance of a Libertarian tax avoidance scheme that compounds the myriad problems associated with sequestering wealth…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Benjamin T. AwesomeWhy 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, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Benjamin T. AwesomeWhat Jacobin Gets Wrong about AntiracismJacobin Magazine has long trucked in anti-antiracist rhetoric. They correctly point out that there are deficiencies in the antiracist…Apr 7, 20212Apr 7, 20212