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This reversal of priorities is one of the hallmarks of a system which can be characterized without hyperbole as ‘market Stalinism’. What late capitalism repeats from Stalinism is just this valuing of symbols of achievement over actual achievement.
Capitalist Realism
Mark Fisher
Here’s a company that should be shut down immediately. Open source AI voice cloning is supposed to be a good thing? No possibility for mischief, right? Surely they have included iron clad ways to ensure it’s only used on your own voice, not merely TOS. 👎🏽 https://t.co/f04GsQEJK2?
Tweets From Neil Turkewitz
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One last thought. What this insistence on a new order—the vibes—remind me of a lot was the hysterical run-up to the war against Iraq. The sense was created of an unstoppable momentum and there was relentless, insidious sidelining and castigation of critics and dissent. Even if people did not think they were warmongering, they helped the regime’s cause by attacking those who objected as fuddy-duddies, hopelessly out-of-date, and unfashionable. *Obviously,* we were in a New Era**™** after 9/11. *Obviously,* the administration had the winds of history at its back.
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