CIRCLE WITH A DOT

What seems missing from any of the news on Iran is a plan for a ground invasion.

So the Trump people believe they can enact regime change entirely with an air war?

This is a real news story in the year of our lord 2026.

Amazing how a year ago, headline writers were telling us that Trump had created a permanent shift in American political alignment and popular culture.

Foes this explain everythint about the current moment?

Well, I dunno. Maybe?
https://www.ft.com/content/1009e6bf-08ad-4b8a-9e14-b37b2d3d0468

@marshray Maybe it's just that I see this view a lot on Bluesky, but I have a distinct sense that "AI is bunk" has become left-coded, and "AI is gonna make me rich if I hustle" has become right-coded (along with grind culture, looksmaxxing, etc).

But I'm an old guy and this is just my impression from the Internet, so I could be completely off.

I suppose this is an easier reality to cope with than what I think is actually the case:

• it's a bubble
• but with real productivity gains
• and as with most productivity-enhancing tech, it will cause labor displacement
• and in a just society, we'd cushion displacement and preserve human dignity

Trying not to strawman, but there seems to be a leftist critique of AI as:

• a useless technology
• which is only possible via IP theft
• and yet is displacing work by human artists and writers

Weirdly like Vance's "illegal criminals are stealing low-wage jobs and driving up the cost of houses."

@zackwhittaker I think the hypocrisy goes at least back to AirTags, which are actually awesome technology (I use them!) but which definitely create a public privacy hazard.

The principle at play seems to be that Apple believes in privacy for Apple users. They don't really care about the implications for non-users and the public at large.