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Globe99 · 3w
Yeah most longform platforms are vibe-coded trash that aren't maintained. Every time I publish a new longform it's using a different tool.
Juraj · 3w
Did you compare to Claude Opus 4.5?
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What I like about Claude is it's MCP capabilities. By renting an inexpensive Linux host and running remote desktop controller on it, Claude became a personal assistant capable of installing and even coding its own tools (more mcp servers). Only the voice recognition is rather disappointing compared to chatgpt.

Globe99 · 3w
Yes, it posts long form articles last I checked...
Stacking Functions · 4w
Who said anything about a few? Yes it did develop over centuries, as nation states formed and a class of people realized they could subjugate the entire population with abstract ideas and power proje...
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The tribes got larger with the formation of nation states. All human societies have some kind of hierarchical elements these are always reproduced by narratives. Storytelling and warfare might be what distinguishes us from other apes. The enlightenment let us question many of the stories that reproduced the feudal society but this doesn't mean we were left with no stories at all. Stories powerful enough to motivate men to sacrifice their life for some ideas, and certainly powerful enough for some people to have privileges other don't have. My point is, that the narrative based web of power and inequality relations is far more complex than a distinction between an exploiting class and the subjugated population. And that the remedy is not just eliminating "the system" but presenting new narratives that allow for a better organization of society.

Stacking Functions · 4w
Who said anything about a few? Yes it did develop over centuries, as nation states formed and a class of people realized they could subjugate the entire population with abstract ideas and power projection
Stacking Functions · 4w
Only cause the masses give it to them. The creators of this system we live in were clever