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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr

3/13/2026, 3:03:27 AM

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Inside: Three more AI psychoses; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/12/normal-technology/

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A cross-section of a man's head. His brain has been replaced with an intricate mass of wooden gearing, being pumped and cranked by three 16th century druges. Behind them is a blown up view of a microchip. Behind the head is a stylized illustration of grey matter, blown out with lots of saturation and blended in places with tumbled rocks.

Image:
ZeptoBars (modified)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microchip-24lcs52-HD.jpg

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Glyph @glyph@mastodon.social

3/13/2026, 5:25:58 AM

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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116219642373307943

I wish I could recommend this piece more, because it makes a bunch of great points, but the "normal technology" case feels misleading to me. It's not _wrong_, exactly, but radium paint was also a "normal technology" according to this rubric, and I still very much don't want to get any on me and especially not in my mouth