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The Echo of Controversy: How Lacari Became the New Vaush in the Internet’s Cycle of Scandals

There is something strangely ritualistic about internet scandals. They arrive suddenly, detonate loudly, fracture communities, spawn memes and threads and think pieces, and then, slowly, settle into the sediment of online history. When a new one breaks, people rarely experience it as something entirely new. Instead, they reach backward, searching for a precedent, a template,Continue reading “The Echo of Controversy: How Lacari Became the New Vaush in the Internet’s Cycle of Scandals”

Cuomo Mentioning Hasan Is a Watershed Moment in Politics

When Andrew Cuomo referenced Hasan Piker during the recent New York City mayoral debate, it was more than a simple rhetorical jab. It was a crystallization of a decade-long process in which the internet has consistently bled into politics, shaping narratives, framing debates, and influencing voter perception. What we witnessed on that debate stage wasn’tContinue reading “Cuomo Mentioning Hasan Is a Watershed Moment in Politics”

AI Psychosis Is Bullshit: Stop Sensationalizing Technology

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Lately, there’s a term making the rounds in articles, headlines, and social media threads: AI psychosis. Just hearing it makes your skin crawl, as if some malevolent, sentient algorithm is lurking in every chatbot, ready to warp human minds. It sounds dramatic, frightening, and unquestionably clickworthy. But let’s cut through the hype. AI psychosis isContinue reading “AI Psychosis Is Bullshit: Stop Sensationalizing Technology”

Sick of Anti-AI Slop: Let’s Stop Blaming the Tool and Focus on the Humans

I am officially calling it: I am sick and tired of this “anti-AI slop.” And yes, I coined that term deliberately. You’ve all heard people complain about AI-generated content as “AI slop,” a lazy way to dismiss anything created with technology as low-quality, soulless, or dangerous. Well, I’m flipping the script: I am labeling allContinue reading “Sick of Anti-AI Slop: Let’s Stop Blaming the Tool and Focus on the Humans”