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← Slop is becoming the defining cultural metaphor of the late 2020s.
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taste Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Slop is becoming the defining cultural metaphor of the late 2020s. Slop is becoming the defining cultural metaphor of the late 2020s. Last stated 4 months ago
28 May 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. — tap to centre the map on it AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mass-produced AI-generated podcast shows are not a major threat to podcasting because listeners do not like them. — tap to centre the map on it Mass-produced AI-generated podcast shows are not a major threat to podcasting because listeners do not like them. Last stated 3 months ago
25 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People's desperate need to manipulate their own image, and their acceptance of being human-machine hybrids in the AI era, is reflected in current ugly, artificial-feeling consumer aesthetics. — tap to centre the map on it People's desperate need to manipulate their own image, and their acceptance of being human-machine hybrids in the AI era, is reflected in current ugly, artificial-feeling consumer aesthetics. Last stated a year ago
20 Aug 2025
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2025-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The author has entered a phase of publicly criticizing content created for clicks. — tap to centre the map on it The author has entered a phase of publicly criticizing content created for clicks. Last stated 6 days ago
26 Sept 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated junk papers risk overwhelming the hep-th physics field with worthless content. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated junk papers risk overwhelming the hep-th physics field with worthless content. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are