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William S Burroughs on Capitalism

our guy sussed out 'AI' before computers were even a thing

Could do most of their creative tricks with a set of scissors too.

I can't help in my mind but compare LLMs to the cut up method... which at least still has a human evaluating the connections of the new text...

William S. Burroughs was correct.

Excellent writer, but a terrible shot and an even worse husband.

That apple moved

Willie B loved Willie Mays. Not many ppl know that.

Joe is tracking down the Venusian agents of a conspiracy… It is antimagical, authoritarian, dogmatic, the deadly enemy of those who are committed to the magical universe, spontaneous, unpredictable, alive. The universe they are imposing is controlled, predictable, dead.

Well said, William

Capitalism is the single most destructive force to art. Turning ideas and creativity into a product with a budget and a deadline.

Well he was right about that and he was talented but he was no hero. Don't get me started.

Cool any other domestic abusers you’d like to lionize because you agree with their politics, or is it just him?

Oh that's right, we're only allowed to engage with ideas made by immaculate, absolutely perfect morally pure beings. Totally rational way to engage with the world

Would just say it eats people and shits gold

Burroughs sacred poetry m.youtube.com/watch?v=sLSv...

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