10 Totally Real Ways to Deal with Your Crushing Existential Dread
1. Pretend You’re a Hero in a Meaningless Universe (Camus Style)
Nothing matters? Fine. Pretend you’re a stubborn
Why the USA Pays to Protect Japan, and they don’t contribute militarily to the USA
In a perplexing display of historical amnesia and economic self-sabotage, President Donald Trump’s recent imposition of 24% tariffs
Excerpt from a nonsense essay prompt by AI
belonging persists even within the intricate crosscurrents of cultural dislocation that characterize Keiko’s experience in the broader Japanese narrative
Never Start a Tariff War
That statement from the Trump administration — “Studies have repeatedly shown that tariffs can be an effective tool for reducing or
When Empathy Dies: Warnings of Collapse in a “Move Fast and Break Things” World
Do stuff to enact positive change.
Dystopian Events 2024
Around the world, 2024 saw a surge of authoritarian measures, with governments tightening control at the expense of human rights.
The Great TikTok Diaspora: A Journey of Loss, Authenticity, and New Frontiers
In the stillness after TikTok vanished from American shores, its creators found themselves adrift. Those who had once crafted empires
Trojan Horse LLMs: A Seismic Shift from Platform Control to Model Control
Cloaked-Infiltration AI, Hidden-Agenda Language Models, Veiled Propaganda Engines, Covertly Biased LLMs, Surreptitious Code Injectors, Subtle Manipulation Models, Deceptive Source AI
Corporate Art Theory
The corporate art movement today reflects the profound entanglement of art and economic systems, where creativity is both liberated and
