You probably dont think so, considering all the shit i say in the comments(i cant help it, ive always been a contrarian), but i do appreciate the work you do. Somebody needs to be saying *something*, so at least its been said.
So keep up the good work, and sincerely, thank you.
Congrats on another year making a living standing guard over our culture. The AI fueled futility of uselessness that is strengthening its grip on all artists needs to be shouted out daily. The apathy is deafening. The time is now. Let’s leave that “tool” in the box while we continue to $upport transcendent human creative achievement.
187 articles per year? That’s a mammoth effort! I’m curious about your research process. I hope it’s something you can touch upon in one of the next 187 articles.
Honestly, Ted you have become one of the more important sources of information for me. Your honest insightful view helps me to keep some distance from the increasingly toxic legacy media sphere or spending too much time on Youtube. Thanks a lot!
#9 is, IMHO, going to be 100% accurate and dovetails with your graph in #7. I refuse to use AI. It's not fact based. Why do/did we need a large language model? If it's not factual it's useless.
#2...so true! Having just finished Aaron Siri's Vaccines, Amen the statements about science really hit. 'Trust the science' was a lie. Now we question everything. And we should! When the agencies we trusted didn't insist on using the scientific method of testing and wholesalely approve anything Big Pharma creates (because they're in bed with them), we should stop trusting them. I hope Secretary Kennedy dismantles, or thoroughly overhauls, HHS, FDA, USDA and all the other agencies he oversees that don't have our health as a priority.
I've lost all faith in our government. I'm sure I have plenty of company.
Congratulations on completing another year full of a quantity and quality of articles that would put an entire magazine staff to shame.
Is this a good place for requests? I have two: (1) A Reading Plan Year Two (cheesy sequel name optional); (2) a series of guides to the music of different parts of the world, covering the absolute essentials, perhaps in a format similar to "How to Listen to Jazz", such that, when and if completed, a reader could attempt to sample the greatest music of all times and places. I don't see any books in print that fit this description.
As a paid subscriber, jazz lover and humanities nerd, I obviously consider Ted’s writings to be worth reading - such erudition. I have used some of his great graphics in presentations to make compelling and well received observations about where our culture, minds etc are headed.
I also have been consuming a lot of information around the current state and direction of AI and some of the massive benefits (and costs) that are coming our way. I didn’t drop in here to list the pros and cons of AI but to express my thought that is Ted too negative on AI?
I dont think so. Guess it depends on what kind of world you want to live in.
When do things ever work out the way theyre supposed to? All the great things ai is supposed to bring, i dont think we'll see but a sliver of them. The good wont be as good as expected, but the bad will be even worse than we imagine. Remember what a godsend social media was expected to be? Sure enough, social media has laid waste to the social aspect of human life. Instant information has made many people dumber. Entertainment on tap has sapped the life outta everyone. So on and so forth. Only long after the fact do people take stock and realize what has already happened, and scramble for ways to "fix" it.
I see no reason to expect ai to be any different.
And i think ai entertainment is the least of our worries. Implications for war or government seem so much worse.
But i guess we'll find out, wont we. I dont see any future where we dont find out.
You are up against another natural born contrarian.
You say 'tis, I say 'tisn't.
There is no philosophical line of argument that cannot be tied up in nots.
A contrarian walks into a bar all by himself, and convinces himself that "there is hope for thee, but not for me." Then he starts to wonder if that can be true. He's never met anyone one named "Thee." So, he concludes there is no hope anywhere, except possibly in a place called "Hopeville," but you can't get there from here, so forget it.
A contrarian meets a pessimist:
Q. "Don't I know you from somewhere?"
A. "You are looking in a mirror."
A child asked The Grinch what time it was. He said "No."
No matter how bad things are now, they can always get worse. So isn't that something to look forward to?
I may be mistaken, but I wouldn't notice it if I were. I never agree with myself anyway.
In February, there is a monthlong event for the OFF Movement about deleting apps...January 6th, Americans for Responsible Technology is sponsoring a free national webinar with Diego to talk about the harms of social media and the “OFF February” campaign. Please join us for a live and lively discussion about social media and the “OFF February” campaign and learn how you can be part of it! REGISTER Join Us | OFF: A Manifesto Tuesday, January 6th 1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific (more below) More here: https://patriciaburke.substack.com/p/january-1-2-safe-tech-international with active zoom link
You probably dont think so, considering all the shit i say in the comments(i cant help it, ive always been a contrarian), but i do appreciate the work you do. Somebody needs to be saying *something*, so at least its been said.
So keep up the good work, and sincerely, thank you.
Congrats on another year making a living standing guard over our culture. The AI fueled futility of uselessness that is strengthening its grip on all artists needs to be shouted out daily. The apathy is deafening. The time is now. Let’s leave that “tool” in the box while we continue to $upport transcendent human creative achievement.
187 articles per year? That’s a mammoth effort! I’m curious about your research process. I hope it’s something you can touch upon in one of the next 187 articles.
Honestly, Ted you have become one of the more important sources of information for me. Your honest insightful view helps me to keep some distance from the increasingly toxic legacy media sphere or spending too much time on Youtube. Thanks a lot!
#9 is, IMHO, going to be 100% accurate and dovetails with your graph in #7. I refuse to use AI. It's not fact based. Why do/did we need a large language model? If it's not factual it's useless.
#2...so true! Having just finished Aaron Siri's Vaccines, Amen the statements about science really hit. 'Trust the science' was a lie. Now we question everything. And we should! When the agencies we trusted didn't insist on using the scientific method of testing and wholesalely approve anything Big Pharma creates (because they're in bed with them), we should stop trusting them. I hope Secretary Kennedy dismantles, or thoroughly overhauls, HHS, FDA, USDA and all the other agencies he oversees that don't have our health as a priority.
I've lost all faith in our government. I'm sure I have plenty of company.
Thank you, Sir. Your writing improves the quality of my life. And I am grateful for you.
✌🏼❤️
Congratulations on completing another year full of a quantity and quality of articles that would put an entire magazine staff to shame.
Is this a good place for requests? I have two: (1) A Reading Plan Year Two (cheesy sequel name optional); (2) a series of guides to the music of different parts of the world, covering the absolute essentials, perhaps in a format similar to "How to Listen to Jazz", such that, when and if completed, a reader could attempt to sample the greatest music of all times and places. I don't see any books in print that fit this description.
As a paid subscriber, jazz lover and humanities nerd, I obviously consider Ted’s writings to be worth reading - such erudition. I have used some of his great graphics in presentations to make compelling and well received observations about where our culture, minds etc are headed.
I also have been consuming a lot of information around the current state and direction of AI and some of the massive benefits (and costs) that are coming our way. I didn’t drop in here to list the pros and cons of AI but to express my thought that is Ted too negative on AI?
I dont think so. Guess it depends on what kind of world you want to live in.
When do things ever work out the way theyre supposed to? All the great things ai is supposed to bring, i dont think we'll see but a sliver of them. The good wont be as good as expected, but the bad will be even worse than we imagine. Remember what a godsend social media was expected to be? Sure enough, social media has laid waste to the social aspect of human life. Instant information has made many people dumber. Entertainment on tap has sapped the life outta everyone. So on and so forth. Only long after the fact do people take stock and realize what has already happened, and scramble for ways to "fix" it.
I see no reason to expect ai to be any different.
And i think ai entertainment is the least of our worries. Implications for war or government seem so much worse.
But i guess we'll find out, wont we. I dont see any future where we dont find out.
So, in a nutshell: you've become an optimist? At the very least you foresee:
1. A future.
2. We found out.
My weaselly predictions for 2026:
1. Whatever will be, will be.
2. We could all agree about something, if we only knew what it was.
See you in the new year! :-)
Lol, yeah i guess so.
The 2nd #2 reminds me of a slogan i heard back in my youth when i was hanging out with some earth firster anarchists..
there is hope, but none for us.
(Not their creation, franz kafkas. Unfortunately today ofc its been memed out, evidence of its verity, perhaps)
You are up against another natural born contrarian.
You say 'tis, I say 'tisn't.
There is no philosophical line of argument that cannot be tied up in nots.
A contrarian walks into a bar all by himself, and convinces himself that "there is hope for thee, but not for me." Then he starts to wonder if that can be true. He's never met anyone one named "Thee." So, he concludes there is no hope anywhere, except possibly in a place called "Hopeville," but you can't get there from here, so forget it.
A contrarian meets a pessimist:
Q. "Don't I know you from somewhere?"
A. "You are looking in a mirror."
A child asked The Grinch what time it was. He said "No."
No matter how bad things are now, they can always get worse. So isn't that something to look forward to?
I may be mistaken, but I wouldn't notice it if I were. I never agree with myself anyway.
I just joined recently. I actually love the elevated cerebral process Ted puts into his work! I wish I had joined years ago!
HI ted, thank you for the great articles and graphics, I shared at our Substack
https://patriciaburke.substack.com/p/january-1-2-safe-tech-international and https://patriciaburke.substack.com/p/january-2-3-safe-tech-international
In February, there is a monthlong event for the OFF Movement about deleting apps...January 6th, Americans for Responsible Technology is sponsoring a free national webinar with Diego to talk about the harms of social media and the “OFF February” campaign. Please join us for a live and lively discussion about social media and the “OFF February” campaign and learn how you can be part of it! REGISTER Join Us | OFF: A Manifesto Tuesday, January 6th 1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific (more below) More here: https://patriciaburke.substack.com/p/january-1-2-safe-tech-international with active zoom link
Thanks for another amazing year of sharing your wisdom.
💎
"... civil dialogue in the comments—which are often the best part of the article."
Yes. :)
"But it’s now hard to identify the robots in our midst."
Very alarming!
"... huge companies that want to eliminate humans from almost every vocation and sphere of life."
And, alas!, many will be oblivious! :(
Thank you, Ted.