2026-10-08 18:27 UTC
If you have 6 minutes to spare over the next few days, you need to watch #JonStewart on #TheDailyShow dissect the current #AI frenzy.
Why is late-night satire examining this reality with far more critical rigor than the very institutions whose job it is to study, regulate, and safeguard the intersection of tech, politics, and society? It is striking to watch those tasked with protecting the public stand at the front of the line, ready to blindly buy whatever tech billionaires put on the shelf..
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@JDGooiker@waag.social 2026-10-08 19:11
@wlaatje@social.edu.nl Thnx. Also: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dwnWj2WoCG8
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@js@mastodon.nl 2026-10-08 21:19
@wlaatje@social.edu.nl “Why is only the jester free to speak”, such an ancient question.
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@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social 2026-10-08 21:44
@wlaatje@social.edu.nl Watch thru to the end for the devastating conclusion. 🤣
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@ZDL@mstdn.social 2026-10-09 06:05
@wlaatje@social.edu.nl I have noticed that I get more accurate and higher quality news from "comedians" than I've seen in ages from any "proper news" sources. The "free" press is a joke, and unlike the comedians', the joke isn't funny.