Brain Juice
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Wise ass from NYC and fervent storyteller. Writing about all things topical with flair, imagination, and wit. No AI generated content, just a little editing. All opinions expressed are solely my own, which is what makes them great.
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The Danger of Imminent Generative AI
By now, most people are acquainted with doomsday predictions of what AI is going to accomplish in the near future. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, recently made waves for predicting as much as half of all entry-level white-collar jobs would be replaced in the next one to five years.
By Brain Juice8 months ago in Humans
Real Life Inspiration for Game of Thrones Characters
I’m following up my inaugural piece about the real life prototypes for Game of Thrones’ characters with another story of doomed royalty. This time I’ll be discussing Robb Stark, first King in the North following Aegon the Conqueror’s conquest of the Seven Kingdoms.
By Brain Juice8 months ago in Humans
Social Media
There is really no argument against the fact that social media has detrimental effects on both individuals and society in general. The only arguments left to ponder are just how drastic the deleterious effects are and if whatever advantages social media offers society are outweighed by the negatives.
By Brain Juice9 months ago in Humans
Global Staring Contest
There’s no shortage of Pravda-esque, pro-administration, applauding of Donald Trump’s cockamamie “tariff all the things” grand design to reengineer the global economy. These ovations come from people who can be separated into two categories: slavishly devoted MAGAs zealots addicted to propaganda and aspiring influencers offering contrarian takes in transparent attempts to be heard over all the social media noise.
By Brain Juice9 months ago in Humans
Defunding the (Tax) Police
The Trump administration is giving the left wing of the body politic something it’s wanted for a long time, defunding the police, in the form of upheaval at, and withdrawing resources for, the FBI. This is a hilarious twist of irony given the sentiment has always been anathema to conservatives.
By Brain Juice10 months ago in Humans
Consumer Rage
Boycotts have been the go–to tool for activist consumers looking for a marketplace–based solution to express their outrage about what they perceive to be corporate malfeasance. The term is named after Charles Boycott, against whom the tactic was successfully employed in the late 19th century, though the concept dates back an additional century or so.
By Brain Juice10 months ago in Humans
Duplicitous Double Dealing
By now, nearly everyone can agree that Elon Musk and reckless, self-serving decisions go together like rice and beans. Consequently, it’s really not that shocking that he would use a big pile of investor cash to bail himself out from the largest impulse buy in world history, especially in light of the fact this is not the first time he’s used other people’s money for quixotic acquisitions that only make sense in light of how they serve Elon’s interests. In light of those episodes, no one should be surprised he’d rob Peter to pay Paul.
By Brain Juice10 months ago in Humans
