Dialectics of Decline

Dialectics of Decline

The people crave extinction

When god is the machine

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Sep 13, 2025
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I was sitting in a bar this weekend and listening to a patron and the bartender have the most mind numbing, infuriating, and generally maddening conversation I’ve overheard in a while. They were talking about the “AI revolution” and making bold and sweeping declarations about what it means for society, for daily life, for art, for everything. This start…

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