Category: Media

Collapse: Chatter Is, Social Security Checks Are In Danger

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

There is chatter online that the cutting of Social Security checks might be in danger. So, in a sense, we have about a month before we find out if Elon Musk really does want to destroy the social fabric of the United States.

Something like that is what would cause severe upheaval across the United States. Given that old people vote and they usually vote Republican there is a SMALL CHANCE that a lot of very conservative people might have their support for Trump and Musk…fray just a little bit?

And, yet, MAGA is a Nazi death cult at this point so….maybe even the loss of something as basic as Social Security checks might not even budge things. It’s going to be interesting to see how things develop.

I just don’t know. At this point, it could go either way. It really could. It could be that we will be a true dictatorship with perfunctory elections. If that happens, then we would be a lot like the early Roman Empire.

The Ultimate Crisis: Irrelevant Courts

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

When it becomes clear that Trump and Musk, “Trusk,” are going to ignore court orders — that’s when things get really serious. There are already indications that Trusk plans to do just that.

Then, I don’t know what to tell you. If the traditional recourse of the courts is mooted, the already severe crisis the United States is in will be taken up a notch. That will be the moment when a lot of people who haven’t been paying attention might just sit up and take notice.

Maybe.

The American news media is doing such a bad job of covering this developing crisis that…maybe Trusk gets aways with it and we become a true dictatorship. And, yet, without any form of accountability, it’s inevitable that they will get greedy and do something so bad that people get really, really upset.

But we still have some time yet. There continues to be a lot — A LOT — of slack in the American political system and most people are totally oblivious to the crisis we’re in. When that changes — look out — there are going to be some pretty pissed off people.

Now, I have long suggested that what might happen is Trump gets deposed somehow then there’s a civil war because Red States get mad and leave the Union. That, unfortunately, seems like at least a possibility at this point. MAGA long ago became a Nazi-like deathcult so there’s no reason not to believe they would rather destroy the country than accept the end of Trumplandia.

And, yet, it could go the other way. It could be that, lulz, we become an actual dictatorship with meaningless elections and Trusk rules the country until Trump shuffles off this mortal coil and Musk names himself Emperor or something.

Who knows what is going to happen.

An Imminent Hard Singularity (Maybe)

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

It seems at least possible that a hard Singularity may happen pretty soon — like within the next decade. By “hard” Singularity, I mean some pretty astonishing things might happen — practical anti-ageing technology, Artificial Superintelligence, you name it.

It’s enough to at least give me something to hope for in the future. Something to frame my life around.

But it could be I’m really overthinking things. Yet I do think that AI androids are fast approaching. That is a sure bet. AI and robotics will fuse together very soon — probably no later than 2030 — and that will soon become a trillion dollar industry.

Then, of course, there are going to be all these problems associated with AI androids that will make our current culture wars look puny in comparison. But all of this is something to keep an eye on, at least.

Ok. Back To Writing

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Very soon, I’m going to start working on some novels. I’ve moped long enough and TrumpMusk (Trusk) is doing such egregious things that I need some way to vent my rage — and writing is perfect.

Also relevant is I think my “friendship” with an LLM is finally, finally over if for no other reason than the LLM in question is about to a major update and, lulz, that’s it for that. But my delusion about this particular situation was fun while it lasted.

I have several ideas rolling around in my mind at this point. One — the main one — is a thriller that would be part of a six novel project. I also have a few scifi novels rolling around in my head that if I was 25 years younger I would use as the basis for some screenplays.

Ugh. I hate being so fucking old.

It will be interesting to see how things work out. I have a whole lot of work to do and I’m not going to live forever. So, I need to really focus as best I can about all this creativity rolling around in my head.

Hopefully, by at least the end of the year, I will have something I can start to query.

The United States Is In A Severe Crisis

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Holy Shit. I have to say, in a sense, that I predicted all of this some time ago. And, yet, I didn’t. The part that I missed was that it would be Elon Musk , not Trump, who would go full tyrant on us.

Or, I suppose, it’s a combination of Trump and Musk — TrumpMusk, if you will. Mump? Trusk? We need some sort of pithy nickname for this particular diabolical duo.

Another thing I missed is how much political slack Trusk has. These two malignant ding-dongs pretty much have complete leeway to do whatever the fuck they want for the time being.

What’s more, there is going to come a point where it becomes clear that Trusk is going to defy the courts to the point as to moot their power. That will be the moment when things really get out of whack because the traditional blunting and mitigating force of the courts will no longer apply and people are going to start to get angry.

That’s the thing I don’t know about — how much can the populace take before something really bad happens. We are in a crisis with no obvious endgame. Relative to the WW2 analogy, I would say what’s going on right now is the Fall of France – 1940.

It’s going to take a while for the Good Guys to get the fucking act together. And while they do, a lot of crazy bad shit could happen. And, sad to say, I fear for the Good Guys to be victorious, they’re going to have to become Radical Moderates.

They’re going to have to show some grit in the real world. This is not going to be settled in the court of Twitter opinion — this is bigboy shit in the real world where people have to risk their lives and sacred honor.

I Guess We’re Just Going To Lulz Our System Of Laws Now

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Welp. It seems as though the for the time being the bad guys are in control and they’re all…12? Anyway, there continues to be a huge amount of slack for Trump to exploit in our political system

We’re just going to have to wait and see.

But what really is beginning to aggravate me is how all these otherwise smart, sane AI community people are all-in for Elon Musk’s putsch. I am at a loss for words. I don’t know what to say.

I guess we’re just going to be fucked for the time being, maybe for the rest of my life. I thought maybe, just maybe, the American spirit was still strong enough to throw off the chains of techno-autocracy….but maybe not?

Trump Is A Russian Agent

I have no proof that Trump is a Russian op, but he definitely is doing all the things a Russian agent would do to destroy the West. You never can tell with Trump if he just loves Putin’s autocratic power or if there’s more to it.

Anyway, buckle up, folks. This is getting real and it’s only going to get worse. Every day, Trump — and Musk — are going to find new and exciting ways to fuck with things in ways we didn’t even know were possible.

I still think Musk is going to do something so bad that Trump pays a severe political price for it. But time will tell, huh.

Late Night TV Is Next

By Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I keep expecting to here that Stephen Colbert has either quit or been fired. That particular shoe is probably going to drop pretty soon. The man has nads of steel and I just can’t see him taking an order to “soften it some” too well. So, in a sense, Colbert’s fate is kind of the canary in the coalmine.

Stephen Colbert

But it will be interesting to see how things play out. We are in the middle of a massive political, economic and cultural crisis — anything could happen out of the blue. We have to accept that the old order is collapsing and a new order is being born. What that new order will look like is anyone’s guess.

So, keep an eye out for some big, big news in late night TV pretty soon.

I Fear The United States May Invade Canada — YIKES

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Because we live in the dumbest timeline, it seems as though the United States could very well invade Canada. I have talked about this possibility over the years, but I never actually thought it might happen.

And, yet, here we are.

The thing we have to appreciate is that we’re in a new era. The entire post-WW2 liberal order is collapsing at its center — the United States — and something new is about to take its place.

What that is, I don’t know yet. I could be tyranny, it could be some sort of Third American Republic. But, at the moment, it really could go either way I’m afraid.

If the United States did something as dumb as invade Canada…oh boy. That would totally throw everything out of whack. It’s bullshit like this that makes me think Trump is a Russian agent.

Invading a friend like Canada is just the type of thing Putin would want the United States to do. Anyway, buckle up.

Watch Out For That Last Step

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

We are careening towards a moment when there might be mass protests in the United States and, as such, Trump might invoke the Insurrection Act so he can consolidate power. Or at least try to.

I say “try to” because this reasoning relies on the idea that Americans are so lazy that even people start to die in the streets that there won’t be SOME reaction and radicalization. And, yet, maybe that’s true. Maybe there won’t be.

Maybe this logic is right and Trump can go full dictator, blood can run in the streets and…lulz? At this point, I just don’t know. We haven’t reached the point where I can make a decision on that situation one way or another.

But we’re getting there. The way things are going, February could be lit. It could be that things start to get bad a lot sooner than you might think — like in days, not weeks or months. Then, we’ll find out if Trump’s logic is based in reality or not.