Is There Any End to the Atlantic's "End-Ism" Fetish?

amadeuspagel 12 points 5 comments July 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)

attemptone

Quoting a chatbot in an article that is not related to a chatbot felt offputting and weird. I had to stop reading, because it somehow undermined any interest i had in the article

arjie

It’s just a different form of outrage porn. Attractive to a kind of conservative blue-tribe member. A single argument shape applied to various targets. It’s style-transfer into a field. No different from popular movie or TV tropes is a magazine trope.

simianwords

I while back I posted a chatgpt analysis of the percentage of articles (from main stream journalism outlets) positive about technology vs negative. The answer was unambiguously negative - around 70-80% negative vs 10% positive. Generally these type of media outlets hinge on negativity and cynicism. Optimism is seen as childish.

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