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On political violence and political pretext
Oh, to live in less-interesting times...
Sep 11
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Dave Karpf
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What *Isn't* Abundance?
The new idea is having a moment. And the people behind the idea are blowing their opportunity.
Sep 5
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Dave Karpf
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Tesla's Roadmap to Nowhere
I'll give him this: Elon Musk has a solid grasp of futurity-as-PR.
Sep 4
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Dave Karpf
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August 2025
Bullet Points: Arguments about Arguments edition
(I sprained my ankle yesterday.
Aug 24
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Dave Karpf
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What it's like being a political communication professor right now
Misgivings, Grievances, and Thanks as I look ahead to my fifteenth year.
Aug 19
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Dave Karpf
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GPT5 and the end of naive AI futurism
Tech boosters have the memories of goldfish
Aug 15
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Dave Karpf
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The AI economy is full of financial gimmicks.
Tech journalists need to start moonlighting as finance journalists.
Aug 5
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Dave Karpf
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July 2025
Defusing the Depopulation Bomb
Book Review: "After the Spike" by Dean Spears and Michael Geruso
Jul 25
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Dave Karpf
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Bullet Points: "We're in Danger" edition
Substack's new funding round, doubting Epstein drama amounts to much, and NYT columnists should shut up about Mamdani.
Jul 18
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Dave Karpf
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Five things I believe about actually-existing AI today.
Here are five things that I believe to be true about generative Artificial Intelligence as it exists today.
Jul 16
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Dave Karpf
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On Elon Musk and Sleazy Optionality
Is he serious about the America Party? <Smirk-shrug> it depends!
Jul 11
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Dave Karpf
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May 2025
OpenAI has an unsubtle communications strategy.
The load-bearing relationships between futurity-vibes and finance
May 23
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Dave Karpf
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