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A model of life in which I have a right to be entertained all the time seems, to me, not to be a promising one.

This system relies on your celebrity target being dazzled by receiving a large sum of free money. If you came to them before the money was there, they might ask questions like “why wouldn’t people just directly donate to me?”, or “are these people who think they’re supporting me going to lose all their money?“. But in the warm glow of a few hundred thousand dollars, it’s easy to think that it’s all working out excellently.

The fact that this seemingly revolves around X accounts should be raising alarm bells right off the bat.

It’s been four months since I left my job at a startup. I say “left”, but it was somewhat involuntary: I had worn myself down so much that I couldn’t continue.

Our industry is in a weird place right now. Social media is full of software engineers sharing their struggles getting hired (or even getting an interview). There are reports of excellent engineers struggling to find a new role for six months or more. At the same time, employers are lamenting the dearth of talented candidates. It seems that hiring has gotten harder for them, too.

A few weeks ago outrage gathered around an “AI actress” called Tilly Norwood, an avatar being pitched to talent agencies as the future of acting. The character was created by Particle6, a UK production company, and everyone hated it.