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  1. 🚫📘 Behold, the groundbreaking tome on computers and politics—so exclusive, even you can't read it! MIT Press serves up a digital fortress, proving once again that access is for the elite, not the curious. 🙄🔒
    mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053198 #digitalfortress #accessdenied #elitism #politicsandtech #MITPress #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

  2. 🚫📘 Behold, the groundbreaking tome on computers and politics—so exclusive, even you can't read it! MIT Press serves up a digital fortress, proving once again that access is for the elite, not the curious. 🙄🔒
    mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053198 #digitalfortress #accessdenied #elitism #politicsandtech #MITPress #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

  3. 🚫📘 Behold, the groundbreaking tome on computers and politics—so exclusive, even you can't read it! MIT Press serves up a digital fortress, proving once again that access is for the elite, not the curious. 🙄🔒
    mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053198 #digitalfortress #accessdenied #elitism #politicsandtech #MITPress #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

  4. 🚫📘 Behold, the groundbreaking tome on computers and politics—so exclusive, even you can't read it! MIT Press serves up a digital fortress, proving once again that access is for the elite, not the curious. 🙄🔒
    mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053198 #digitalfortress #accessdenied #elitism #politicsandtech #MITPress #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

  5. 🚫📘 Behold, the groundbreaking tome on computers and politics—so exclusive, even you can't read it! MIT Press serves up a digital fortress, proving once again that access is for the elite, not the curious. 🙄🔒
    mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053198 #digitalfortress #accessdenied #elitism #politicsandtech #MITPress #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

  6. Rather than fixing education for the greater good, they’re paying for a pricey, unproven AI experiment for their own kids. Classic elitism, and a pretty reckless gamble.
    #AI #Education #Elitism

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7exlcsle4mjfhu3wnhcgizz6/post/3mpwnfdwsqz26

  7. Rather than fixing education for the greater good, they’re paying for a pricey, unproven AI experiment for their own kids. Classic elitism, and a pretty reckless gamble.
    #AI #Education #Elitism

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7exlcsle4mjfhu3wnhcgizz6/post/3mpwnfdwsqz26

  8. A quotation from Hannah Arendt

    A mixture of gullibility and cynicism had been an outstanding characteristic of mob mentality before it became an everyday phenomenon of masses. In an ever-changing, incomprehensible, world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything is possible and that nothing was true. The mixture in itself was remarkable enough, because it spelled the end of the illusion that gullibility was a weakness of unsuspecting primitive souls and cynicism the vice of superior and refined minds.

    Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
    The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 11 “The Totalitarian Movement,” sec. 2 (1951)

    More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/41872/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #belief #cynicism #elitism #gullibility #mob #totalitarianism #truth

  9. A quotation from Hannah Arendt

    A mixture of gullibility and cynicism had been an outstanding characteristic of mob mentality before it became an everyday phenomenon of masses. In an ever-changing, incomprehensible, world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything is possible and that nothing was true. The mixture in itself was remarkable enough, because it spelled the end of the illusion that gullibility was a weakness of unsuspecting primitive souls and cynicism the vice of superior and refined minds.

    Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
    The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 11 “The Totalitarian Movement,” sec. 2 (1951)

    More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/41872/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #belief #cynicism #elitism #gullibility #mob #totalitarianism #truth

  10. A quotation from Hannah Arendt

    A mixture of gullibility and cynicism had been an outstanding characteristic of mob mentality before it became an everyday phenomenon of masses. In an ever-changing, incomprehensible, world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything is possible and that nothing was true. The mixture in itself was remarkable enough, because it spelled the end of the illusion that gullibility was a weakness of unsuspecting primitive souls and cynicism the vice of superior and refined minds.

    Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
    The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 11 “The Totalitarian Movement,” sec. 2 (1951)

    More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/41872/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #belief #cynicism #elitism #gullibility #mob #totalitarianism #truth

  11. A quotation from Hannah Arendt

    A mixture of gullibility and cynicism had been an outstanding characteristic of mob mentality before it became an everyday phenomenon of masses. In an ever-changing, incomprehensible, world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything is possible and that nothing was true. The mixture in itself was remarkable enough, because it spelled the end of the illusion that gullibility was a weakness of unsuspecting primitive souls and cynicism the vice of superior and refined minds.

    Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
    The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 11 “The Totalitarian Movement,” sec. 2 (1951)

    More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/41872/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #belief #cynicism #elitism #gullibility #mob #totalitarianism #truth

  12. A quotation from Hannah Arendt

    A mixture of gullibility and cynicism had been an outstanding characteristic of mob mentality before it became an everyday phenomenon of masses. In an ever-changing, incomprehensible, world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything is possible and that nothing was true. The mixture in itself was remarkable enough, because it spelled the end of the illusion that gullibility was a weakness of unsuspecting primitive souls and cynicism the vice of superior and refined minds.

    Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
    The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 11 “The Totalitarian Movement,” sec. 2 (1951)

    More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/41872/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #belief #cynicism #elitism #gullibility #mob #totalitarianism #truth

  13. Seems if you Smiths Potato Chips you get an invite to the party.

    [hurls]

    Gross advert.

    Sure to have me buying their greasy stale cardboard chips

    #TheLittleMatchGirl1928 #SBSOnDemand #Elitism #AFairGo

  14. Seems if you Smiths Potato Chips you get an invite to the party.

    [hurls]

    Gross advert.

    Sure to have me buying their greasy stale cardboard chips

    #TheLittleMatchGirl1928 #SBSOnDemand #Elitism #AFairGo

  15. Ah, nothing like finding out yet again that while professional societies like my money, they don't like me as a person with a Masters who has not yet gone on to a Doctorate.

    #Elitism #GradSchool #Academia

  16. Ah, nothing like finding out yet again that while professional societies like my money, they don't like me as a person with a Masters who has not yet gone on to a Doctorate.

    #Elitism #GradSchool #Academia

  17. Stealing cultural heritage is a crime against humanity. The stories of these bad actors and their quests for power through looting, destroying provenance and archeological contexts are my favorite “real crime” tales. Seems like a corollary to war. I just ordered this book from my neighborhood bookstore, the Secret Garden in Ballard realease June 2.
    #culturelooting #repatriation #Met #warloot #DouglasLatchford #elitism
    hyperallergic.com/the-looter-w

  18. Stealing cultural heritage is a crime against humanity. The stories of these bad actors and their quests for power through looting, destroying provenance and archeological contexts are my favorite “real crime” tales. Seems like a corollary to war. I just ordered this book from my neighborhood bookstore, the Secret Garden in Ballard realease June 2.
    #culturelooting #repatriation #Met #warloot #DouglasLatchford #elitism
    hyperallergic.com/the-looter-w

  19. Ah, the eternal struggle of open-source: where anyone can join, so naturally no one you want ever does. 😅 Of course, the #culture wars gave us solutions like the Contributor Covenant, because nothing says "inclusive community" like a list of rules only three people read. 🙄 Spoiler alert: rejecting everyone isn't a "strategy," it's just laziness with a side of #elitism. 🍷
    justine.lol/animus/ #open-source #ContributorCovenant #inclusivity #communitymanagement #HackerNews #ngated

  20. Ah, the eternal struggle of open-source: where anyone can join, so naturally no one you want ever does. 😅 Of course, the #culture wars gave us solutions like the Contributor Covenant, because nothing says "inclusive community" like a list of rules only three people read. 🙄 Spoiler alert: rejecting everyone isn't a "strategy," it's just laziness with a side of #elitism. 🍷
    justine.lol/animus/ #open-source #ContributorCovenant #inclusivity #communitymanagement #HackerNews #ngated

  21. Ah, the eternal struggle of open-source: where anyone can join, so naturally no one you want ever does. 😅 Of course, the #culture wars gave us solutions like the Contributor Covenant, because nothing says "inclusive community" like a list of rules only three people read. 🙄 Spoiler alert: rejecting everyone isn't a "strategy," it's just laziness with a side of #elitism. 🍷
    justine.lol/animus/ #open-source #ContributorCovenant #inclusivity #communitymanagement #HackerNews #ngated

  22. Ah, the eternal struggle of open-source: where anyone can join, so naturally no one you want ever does. 😅 Of course, the #culture wars gave us solutions like the Contributor Covenant, because nothing says "inclusive community" like a list of rules only three people read. 🙄 Spoiler alert: rejecting everyone isn't a "strategy," it's just laziness with a side of #elitism. 🍷
    justine.lol/animus/ #open-source #ContributorCovenant #inclusivity #communitymanagement #HackerNews #ngated

  23. Ah, the eternal struggle of open-source: where anyone can join, so naturally no one you want ever does. 😅 Of course, the #culture wars gave us solutions like the Contributor Covenant, because nothing says "inclusive community" like a list of rules only three people read. 🙄 Spoiler alert: rejecting everyone isn't a "strategy," it's just laziness with a side of #elitism. 🍷
    justine.lol/animus/ #open-source #ContributorCovenant #inclusivity #communitymanagement #HackerNews #ngated

  24. Do you want to know why conspiracy theories are so easy to spread or nobody care what expert said or people just listening to influencer in Indonesia?

    This mentality and elitism from said experts are one of the reason.

    Some background check:
    Ferry Irwandi is sharing his opinion on how to make Indonesia better in economy.

    And of course X people being X people, saying "hmm, please submit it on science journal paper".

    The main problem is, all his opinion already there, why don't we just break it down? There are many experts on social media.

    If we are just craving this elitism mentality, well general public won't care with what you said, they will just listen on what Ferry Irwandi said. EVEN IF YOU KNOW IT IS WRONG.

    Note: Why am I not commenting at X on ths? Well they have limited number of post per character.

    @indonesia

    #indonesia #ferryirwandi #elitism #deathofexpertise #conspiracytheories

  25. Do you want to know why conspiracy theories are so easy to spread or nobody care what expert said or people just listening to influencer in Indonesia?

    This mentality and elitism from said experts are one of the reason.

    Some background check:
    Ferry Irwandi is sharing his opinion on how to make Indonesia better in economy.

    And of course X people being X people, saying "hmm, please submit it on science journal paper".

    The main problem is, all his opinion already there, why don't we just break it down? There are many experts on social media.

    If we are just craving this elitism mentality, well general public won't care with what you said, they will just listen on what Ferry Irwandi said. EVEN IF YOU KNOW IT IS WRONG.

    Note: Why am I not commenting at X on ths? Well they have limited number of post per character.

    @indonesia

    #indonesia #ferryirwandi #elitism #deathofexpertise #conspiracytheories

  26. PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

    Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

    Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

    When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

    communityedition.ca/paul-droto
  27. PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

    Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

    Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

    When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

    communityedition.ca/paul-droto
  28. PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

    Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

    Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

    When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

    communityedition.ca/paul-droto
  29. PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

    Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

    Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

    When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

    communityedition.ca/paul-droto
  30. PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

    Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

    Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

    When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

    communityedition.ca/paul-droto
  31. The recording of my discussion about Defund Culture on Breaking Culture Live is now up on YouTube here:

    youtube.com/watch?v=_QbYJ2JwSn

    Defund Culture: A Radical Proposal is available open access on a CC4r basis in a variety of formats: mediastudies.press/defund-cult

    'Drawing on contemporary debates around platform capitalism, cultural #elitism, #openaccess publishing and the crisis of the #humanities, Defund Culture makes the case for a bold rethinking of how cultural production is organised and resourced. Rather than defending existing institutions in their current form — or merely calling for incremental reform — it proposes a strategy of defunding as redistribution: redirecting resources, authority, and legitimacy toward more community-led, experimental, and socially responsive forms of cultural practice.'

    #DefundCulture
    #culture #class #UKPolitics
    #copyright #theory #culturalstudies
    #culturewar
    #WorkingClass

  32. The recording of my discussion about Defund Culture on Breaking Culture Live is now up on YouTube here:

    youtube.com/watch?v=_QbYJ2JwSn

    Defund Culture: A Radical Proposal is available open access on a CC4r basis in a variety of formats: mediastudies.press/defund-cult

    'Drawing on contemporary debates around platform capitalism, cultural #elitism, #openaccess publishing and the crisis of the #humanities, Defund Culture makes the case for a bold rethinking of how cultural production is organised and resourced. Rather than defending existing institutions in their current form — or merely calling for incremental reform — it proposes a strategy of defunding as redistribution: redirecting resources, authority, and legitimacy toward more community-led, experimental, and socially responsive forms of cultural practice.'

    #DefundCulture
    #culture #class #UKPolitics
    #copyright #theory #culturalstudies
    #culturewar
    #WorkingClass

  33. I keep coming back to this.

    #Elitism has a very different meaning in Scandyland. Here we pay no tuition in #highered and everybody gets strongly subsidised student loans. We don't know what "trust fund" means. Nobody puts their kids through college -- the State does.

    So here, if you have no uni degree, it's pretty much because either a) you don't have that kind of talent profile, b) *you opted out of readily available higher education*.

  34. I keep coming back to this.

    #Elitism has a very different meaning in Scandyland. Here we pay no tuition in #highered and everybody gets strongly subsidised student loans. We don't know what "trust fund" means. Nobody puts their kids through college -- the State does.

    So here, if you have no uni degree, it's pretty much because either a) you don't have that kind of talent profile, b) *you opted out of readily available higher education*.

  35. Honestly the show #megaconcert was a little bit of for me, knowing that Rafi Ahmad was appointed as one of the hosts there alongside Gilang Dirga and Ramzi. The latter is also a part of the local/regional government from what I know btw :")

    RA was appointed by the president as #specialenvoy therefore it can be said that he is the part of currently ruling government hence the #elitism. It is contrary with the populism spirit as manifested through IF's musical works throughout his career

  36. Is #fineart immoral? I’ve heard the argument that the only moral way to make a living as an artist is to do pornography and character commissions (since it doesn’t help the rich or a corporation). Unfortunately, I’m not overly interested in making porn or exclusively doing comms.
    I’ve considered graphic design, but that involves corporations.
    Do I have to change my interests to remain moral? #art #ethics #elitism

  37. Is #fineart immoral? I’ve heard the argument that the only moral way to make a living as an artist is to do pornography and character commissions (since it doesn’t help the rich or a corporation). Unfortunately, I’m not overly interested in making porn or exclusively doing comms.
    I’ve considered graphic design, but that involves corporations.
    Do I have to change my interests to remain moral? #art #ethics #elitism

  38. The #Trump admin froze $10 billion in #grant #funding for #childcare & #family assistance programs in 5 states purportedly because of “serious concerns about widespread fraud” in state-administered programs.

    All 5 states targeted — #California, #Colorado, #Illinois, #Minnesota & #NewYork — are led by #Democrats.

    #PublicHealth #HealthCare #medicine #RFKJr #law #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Plutocracy #elitism #RevengePolitics
    cnbc.com/2026/01/07/trump-free

  39. The #Trump admin froze $10 billion in #grant #funding for #childcare & #family assistance programs in 5 states purportedly because of “serious concerns about widespread fraud” in state-administered programs.

    All 5 states targeted — #California, #Colorado, #Illinois, #Minnesota & #NewYork — are led by #Democrats.

    #PublicHealth #HealthCare #medicine #RFKJr #law #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Plutocracy #elitism #RevengePolitics
    cnbc.com/2026/01/07/trump-free

  40. @JoePajak

    I'm in Australia. We're not British. But there are still attachments for some of us.

    And hearing of dieing people being shoddily provided for speaks of brutal elitism by the ruling class.

    #HospiceCare #Elitism