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Gabe Stein
Thinking about media, tech, science, and society through a vitalist lens. My personal site, occasional blog & archive.
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The Metamodern Miasma
Published: Nov 11, 2024
The decline of cultural postmodernism explains the rise of global far-right populism better than any pundit.
Las Vegas
Published: Aug 31, 2024
An unhinged rant about the only God humanity has ever created.
Polling
Published: Aug 30, 2024
A scientific case for being cautiously optimistic about 2024 (and yes, we still need to work hard af)
Retirement
Published: Mar 27, 2024
A quick hit of late capitalist angst involving Amazon, Larry Fink, and a single-serving cup of Cheerios.
Promises tracker 1
Published: Jan 16, 2024
How to read Elon's threat to take his Tesla vaporware elsewhere.
Subscribe? Or not!
Published: Jan 03, 2024
By "popular" demand, I have created a way to subscribe to my writing via email. Subscribe if you want!
Back on the rails
Published: Dec 31, 2023
Can the environmental movement — and our collective imagination — be rewilded?
Shock and awe
Published: Dec 29, 2023
The same absurd Big Promise is driving AI and crypto to the same corrupt ends
The Big Promise, revisited
Published: Dec 08, 2023
A year+ into the AI boom, what has the tech industry learned about manipulating society with the promise of existential advances?
The Big Promise
Published: Mar 02, 2023
Is Artificial General Intelligence the start of a new era of big tech deception?
Connections
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Highlights & Deep Dives
Social cost
Why traditional startups struggle to disrupt the academic publishing industry.
Connections
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Reclaiming rye
Is sourdough goyish? A personal essay.
Token retreat
Let's talk when the metaverse can directly feed the hungry, house people, or remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Wanted: Late Capitalist Tech Worker
A Prototype for Stemming the Flood of Misinformation during Breaking News Event
Warning: Some Collaboration Required
The viral publishing game is over and we all lost
A Death In The Family
Savor your newspaper. This is what it feels like when it’s gone.
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