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“I asked my colleague #StevenLevy, who has been reporting on #SiliconValley for decades, what he thought of this #culture shift underway. He pointed out that working for an AI startup over the past few years has offered a lot of founders and top researchers an accelerated experience.“Working for an AI #startup for one year is equivalent to working for a startup for five years in a different era of #tech,” Levy said.” #AIBubble 🫧<https://wired.com/story/model-behavior-loyalty-is-dead-in-silicon-valley/> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/RwStQ>

Is "trickle down culture" a thing that's talked about? Like when language or other culture things of a subculture "trickle down" to the whole society#culture

To define and measure toxic masculinity, researchers analyzed data from 15,808 heterosexual men in New Zealand, aged 18 to 99.35% atoxic profile53.8% moderate profiles7.6% benevolent toxic profile3.2% hostile, toxic profilehttps://phys.org/news/2026-01-men-subscribe-toxic-masculinity-traits.html#toxic #masculinity #research #prevention #culture #misogyny #sociology @sociology

"It will operate in three-year cycles and provide a weekly payment of €325 to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland."https://www.rte.ie/culture/2026/0210/1557748-basic-income-for-the-arts-scheme-to-be-made-permanent/#art #economics #culture

@mousey @paninid I know right? Put that quote together with the "Mother of all Demos" and just think about how clearly certain people saw things.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY