It is rational to trust your peers or positions of authority, but it is a mistake.
Here is a concise argument for technoCriticism, in four items: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/followup-on-trusting-your-own-judgement/ by @baldur

www.baldurbjarnason.comAvoiding generative models is the rational and responsible thing to do – follow-up to “Trusting your own judgement on ‘AI...’”

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#validation #AIRisks #science

**Lazarou Monkey Terror** @Lazarou@mastodon.social · 21h

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Lazarou Monkey Terror @Lazarou@mastodon.social

But you're not going to stand up to the Tech Bros are you who allow and foster this content for profit?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jul/11/social-media-southport-misinformation-online-safety-act

The Guardian · 22hSocial media incentivised spread of Southport misinformation, MPs sayBy Robert Booth

#Southport #Fascism #Misinfomation

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**Lazarou Monkey Terror** @Lazarou@mastodon.social · 1d

Lazarou Monkey Terror @Lazarou@mastodon.social

Sitting on Mastodon, safe from all of this, watching Corperate Social Media destroy itself and take a billion idiots (c'mon, they've had their chance by now) with it.

"I only go on there to read what Famous people are saying, don't be mean to me!"

Clowns

Flashback: One of Musk's big beefs with Twitter's previous leaders was that he said they let bots
run rampant and drown out human voices.

Now X's main character is a bot.

The bottom line: Al is replacing social media as the tech industry's dominant platform. That
‘means X might not be the only social network to get swallowed up by AL

#Mastodon #SocialMedia #AI

**Max Gross** @MaxG@theblower.au · 1d

Max Gross @MaxG@theblower.au

Golly gosh I wonder why El Presidente Naranja is refusing to release The #Epstein List... #USA #Trump #MangoMussolini #Vance #Thiel #TechBros #TrumpCrimeFamily #Treason #autocracy #BatshitCrazy #MAGA #Obscurantism #ChristoFascism

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**vonDAuer** @vonDAuer@bonn.social · 1d *

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vonDAuer @vonDAuer@bonn.social

@padeluun
Wie so oft, kein Erkenntnisproblem sondern das große Problem der Umsetzung.
Darauf will ich nicht warten.
Lösung jede*r muss sich selbst unabhängig machen. Unter #dutgemacht #ididit dann am ersten Sonntag im Monat, dem Tag der digitalen Unabhängig darüber berichten. So entziehen Wir Schritt für Schritt den #techbros #bigtech die Geschäftsgrundlage.
#unplugtrump
Bitte gerne boosten.

Erster Sonntag im Monat ist DigitalerUnabhägigkeitstag Heute schon was #DUTgemacht? Anregung nötig? Such im Internet #DUTgemacht #iDIDit Überraschend viel ist heute schon möglich!

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**Stefan Galler** @StefanGaller@econgood.social · 1d

Stefan Galler @StefanGaller@econgood.social

@muellertadzio
Und ich habe den Verdacht, das geht noch perverser: man privatisiert einfach die öffentliche Infrastruktur und lässt die Leute für Feuerwehr, Polizei, Katastrophenschutz, Wettervorhersagen, Schulen, etc. bezahlen. Wer nicht zahlt - muss eben selber schauen, wie er über die Runden kommt. Stickwort: Liberäre Privatstädte. Diese Ideen vereint die #TechBros im Valley mit den extremen Rechten.

Siehe nationaler Wetterdienst in den USA: https://apnews.com/article/trump-lutnick-weather-service-privatization-conflicts-9892de853c283468e6fb970cfd898d96

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**Kevin Karhan** @kkarhan@infosec.space · 1d

Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@infosec.space

@zackwhittaker @lorenzofb #LMAO, #ROFLMAO even!

It's all "#TrustMeBro!" with those #TechBros, ain't it?

There are so many protocols and implementations he could've just copy & pasted with minimal effort, yet he chose to violate the #1stRule of #Security:

NEVER ROLL YOUR OWN #ENCRYPTION!

#encryption

**Lazarou Monkey Terror** @Lazarou@mastodon.social · 2d

Lazarou Monkey Terror @Lazarou@mastodon.social

Labour is selling the nation out to the Tech Bros without even a vote on the matter.

Quislings and Appeasers to fascists and fascist enablers.

They want our Youth dangerous and isolated, they want Fascism on every phone screen and Labour isn't going to stop them

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/uk-governments-deal-with-google-dangerously-naive-say-campaigners

The Guardian · 2dUK government’s deal with Google ‘dangerously naive’, say campaignersBy Robert Booth

#TechBros #SiliconValley #UKPOL

**Max Gross** @MaxG@theblower.au · 2d *

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Max Gross @MaxG@theblower.au

This from 2022. Because I need a laugh. No, seriously, I really do need a laugh! #USA #Trump #MangoMussolini #Vance #Thiel #TechBros #TrumpCrimeFamily #Treason #autocracy #BatshitCrazy #MAGA #Obscurantism #ChristoFascism
https://politizoom.com/you-cant-sugarcoat-it-right-now-trump-looks-like-a-schmuck/

PolitiZoom · May 26, 2022You Can't Sugarcoat It. Right Now, Trump Looks Like A SchmuckI'm sorry this is a wee tardy, but you all know that it's hard for me to read type, and MSNBC has been monolithic on the Texas school shooting for the last 48 hours now.

**Max Gross** @MaxG@theblower.au · 2d

Max Gross @MaxG@theblower.au

"The bottom line is that China makes stuff at a scale and cost that the US cannot compete with without massive changes to its own industrial policy."
Yes, he really is an idiot! #USA #Trump #MangoMussolini #Vance #Thiel #TechBros #TrumpCrimeFamily #Treason #autocracy #BatshitCrazy #MAGA #Obscurantism #ChristoFascism https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/donald-trump-managed-two-tariff-deals-in-90-days/105505018

ABC News · 2dTrump managed two trade deals in his 90-day tariff pause. Experts say China was a key factorBy Patrick Martin

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**Linh Pham** @qlp@linh.social · 3d

Linh Pham @qlp@linh.social

Sub-post

**Lazarou Monkey Terror** @Lazarou@mastodon.social · 3d

Lazarou Monkey Terror @Lazarou@mastodon.social

The Nazi affiliated Substack duking the stats so users think their audience is steadily increasing and stick around on the platform?

Would Tech Bros be so duplicitous?

Of course they would, we're all rubes to them!

#Substack #Fraud #TechBros

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**Lazarou Monkey Terror** @Lazarou@mastodon.social · 3d

Lazarou Monkey Terror @Lazarou@mastodon.social

@_elena @molly0xfff everything the Tech Bros make is a con.

#TechBros #SiliconValley #Substack

**R.L. Dane** @rl_dane@polymaths.social · 3d

R.L. Dane @rl_dane@polymaths.social

"Microsoft is pleased to announce that it will be releasing The Torment Nexus under the MIT license. This goes along with their commitment to fostering excellence in Open Source crimes against humanity..."

More fever-dream "fake" headlines at 11...

#OpenSource #TormentNexus #TheStateofFOSS