Freddie deBoer

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Freddie deBoer is a writer and academic. He writes a newsletter at Substack. His first book, The Cult of Smart, was published in 2020.

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Technology

What Might 21st Century Anti-Tech Terrorism Look Like?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Dec 28, 2023 A warning, or perhaps notes for someone else's manifesto. Dig deeper ( 35 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Effective Altruism Scam 2.0

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Nov 28, 2023 "EA is always sold as a very pure and fundamentally straightforward project but collapses into obscurity and creepy tangents when substance is demanded." Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

TV Review

Is ‘The Curse’ Nathan Fielder’s Penance?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Nov 17, 2023 Instead of his usual shtick of making a mockery of unsuspecting rubes, Nathan Fielder finds himself in the crosshairs in this scripted Showtime original show. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Opinion

Can the Liberal Democratic Project Incorporate Israel and Survive?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Oct 26, 2023 The concept of allyship falls flat when your ally is an explicitly ethnonationalist state built on dispossession. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Sports

‘Player Empowerment’ in the NBA is Unsustainable

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2023 As long as the player empowerment trend continues, small-market fans have no incentive to get invested in their teams. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Technology

The Eternal Recurrence of Human Hubris

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 5, 2023 The debate over whether AI can truly "think" must begin by acknowledging the continuing mystery of human cognition. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

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