Juncture

1. a particular point or event in time; point (in time); moment (in time); 2. a place where things join

Rich Toffee 🔵

Rich Toffee 🔵

@richtoffee.bsky.social

The meltdown from some over Iraola (possibly) going to the shite is quite the thing.

We're at a very different juncture having been on the brink of administration with players sold to 'keep the lights on'

TFG invested circa 600M to clear debt, finish HDS and new players.

Some perspective needed.

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Exacerbate

to make something worse; to make something more severe (often used in reference to feelings, illness or disease)

Julia Barton

Julia Barton

@bartona104.bsky.social

"Chatbots exacerbate traditionally understood dark patterns that extract data, while introducing new threats like anthropomorphizing and sycophancy." Yes, we noticed (darkly). https://www.404media.co/new-study-reveals-the-manipulative-dark-patterns-of-ai-chatbots/?ref=the-abstract-newsletter

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Dissonance

1. a state of disagreement or conflict 2. a harsh, discordant combination of sounds; a lack of harmony among musical notes Note: Cognitive dissonance is defined as "the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change."

J

J

@disorienteddraugr.bsky.social

exactly 4 months later i have finished the book i started. i think i’m going slightly insane with the dissonance of how lauded this guy is with how little i care for his writing. so many pages saying so little

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