Nolen Gertz

Reminder: You can now buy the book that @PublishersWkly described as "pithy" wherever books are sold... mitpress.mit.edu/books/nihilism #Nihilism ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Many view nihilism as a hopeless outlook, but Professor Nolen Gertz (@ethicistforhire) believes there are hidden benefits of abandoning all fundamental beliefs in a technological age. Tap the link to watch his talk. iai.tv/video/nihilism…

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Some photos from today's massive protest rally and march in Den Haag against the Dutch government's proposed cuts to the education budget... 🟥🟥🟥

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“Everyone wants to live forever but no one wishes to be old.” | iai.tv/video/the-real… David Gems, Sunetra Gupta, and Nolen Gertz (@ethicistforhire) debate if we should stop resisting death in a time of aging populations, decreasing working-age groups, and struggling health services.

Has the AI hype started to wear off? | iai.tv/articles/the-d… Nolen Gertz (@ethicistforhire) expertly questions whether AI is truly our saviour or just a captivating distraction, fuelling capitalist gains and nihilistic diversions from the global crises we face.

@undrawbill I look forward to discussing this with you at xmas...

@ethicistforhire Great songs but a dreadful premise—ultimately a turkey but I still hum the theme to Denton USA all the time

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Finally watched The Substance. Wish I'd just watched Seconds again instead...

Was great to have @TheLitCritGuy give a talk to our @MscPsts students this evening about his book #CapitalismAHorrorStory and specifically his analysis of internet horror movies...

Me: "Due to the Dutch government's cuts to the education budget, we can't hire students to help grade papers, which are jobs they need, and so staff don't have time to do all the grading in the time allotted." Administrator: "Oh but can't you use AI to help you grade?" Me: 💀💀💀

How to write an Ethics of AI paper: 1) Define "AI" 2) Realize "AI" is exploited invisible labor 3) Write an Ethics of Exploited Invisible Labor paper

TOMORROW University of Twente Philosophy Lectures 2024-2025 15:45-17:30 Jon Greenaway (@TheLitCritGuy) "On the Horror Space of the Internet: From haunting to sadism" utwente.nl/en/bms/phil/ev…

A new holiday classic!! 😈🤣🖤

Linda McMahon to become the first Secretary of Education to have been a playable character in WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo 64. x.com/BACStratus_/st…

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Son: "We have to write poems for classmates for Sinterklaas." Me: "Sounds fun." Son: "The teacher said we couldn't just look for poems online." Me: "Good." Son: "But he didn't say we couldn't use ChatGPT!" Me: 💀