“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
Cover image: Skating in Central Park, Agnes Tait, 1934 Okay, the fruitcakes are in the oven (until you've mixed and packed them in the pans on your own...it's NOT easy), I have a collection from the last four days and the Couch Commando will not SHUT UP, so, please, excuse any testiness. Ready or not, … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20221206 Open Thread
Thanks to Darren Beattie, Elon Musk, and Gail Combs, I have been struck by lightning, and can now see the origins of the highly successful "trust and safety" censorship paradigm. I survey the catastrophe that "Trust & Safety" has been for not only Twitter and Apple, but all of Big Tech, America, and the world, … Continue reading Was “Trust and Safety” a CCP Trojan Horse?