handspasmsAutomalypse: The Automation ApocalypseFirst acknowledged in national politics at least a decade ago, the impending ‘automation crisis’ — which would replace human workers with…Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
handspasmsHow To Regroup after Covid-19There are lots of incredible analyses of the Covid-19 crisis and how best for societies to handle it that have appeared in academia and…Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
handspasmsStopping Tech Immigration Trafficking from Asia should be a Liberal GoalHurts underemployed, marginalized americans, as the labor supply and demand have cascading effects. Underrepresented groups will be pushed…Feb 15, 2020Feb 15, 2020
handspasmsThe Reducible Bit: Why We Probably Don’t Live in a (Von Neumann) Computer Simulation…or at least one based on anything resembling conventional computing machinery.Jan 25, 2020Jan 25, 2020
handspasmsAI’s Peaceful GenocideThere is much literature, both fictional and nonfictional, regarding the existential threat posed by future super-intelligent machines. In…Jan 25, 2020Jan 25, 2020
handspasmsThe Future Targets of Woke Identity Politics ActivismWoke Identity Politics is a phenomenon I have often reflected on the past several years, and I have noticed patterns in its behavior…Jan 25, 2020Jan 25, 2020
handspasmsThe New Left is a ReligionWhile not a theism, modern western leftism retains characteristic aspects of religious behavior.Aug 24, 2018Aug 24, 2018
handspasmsPolitical Correctness HeroesBelow is a list of prominent people who’ve endured attempted censorship by the political correctness crusade. The media has attempted to…Aug 17, 2018Aug 17, 2018
handspasmsGender Pronouns: Some ThoughtsThe topic of transgender rights as a prominent political subject is a relatively new one on the timeline of US history, and it has gained…Aug 12, 2018Aug 12, 2018
handspasmsOld Left / New Left Ideological ContrastOld Left: We should be careful not to support policies which can be dangerous in the wrong hands. (ex: censorship of offensive speech)Aug 12, 2018Aug 12, 2018