Building more equitable, effective and sustainable open knowledge infrastructure (PubPub, Commonplace, DocMaps) at Knowledge Futures. Vitalist. Media, Science, Tech, Politics, General Silliness. Past: Massive Science, Upworthy, Fast Company, Google, etc...https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3mmr43i5vvc2l"Storytelling, gathering, intentional design, meaningful exchange, design-forward, beautifully crafted, authentic connection – these terms, and more, can be found in the marketing gloss my wife discovered when she got curious and decided to pay the shop a visit." https://www.gabestein.com/your-local-coffee-shop-probably-has-ai-brain/26 May 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr43i5vvc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3mlswnnan4s2qThe moment has finally arrived for you to, er, start talking to your friends and representatives about multi-member districts. https://www.gabestein.com/messaging-reform/14 May 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlswnnan4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3mk45oh7v7225Code LLMs are so polarizing because they represent the attempt to industrialize a fundamentally artisanal industry. Home bakers love their shiny new toys. Skilled factory workers see them as a threat to their livelihoods. My question is whether code can be industrialized, and if it needs to be. https://www.gabestein.com/welcome-to-the-age-of-industrial-code/22 Apr 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk45oh7v7225https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3mgpwwwnm3c2oFirst writing post-move and post-kid was a tough one to get through, I'm so out of practice. But I think I landed somewhere interesting. TLDR: Reclaiming agency in our mediatized world requires giving some up. https://www.gabestein.com/plugging-back-out/10 Mar 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpwwwnm3c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3m2co5rehhs26Sneak peak of what we'll discuss on our "media theory of open science" virtual panel on Monday with @richardsever.bsky.social, @needhibhalla.bsky.social & @rachelzamzow.bsky.social at @journoresource.bsky.social/@shorensteinctr.bsky.social. Learn more & register: https://www.gabestein.com/monday-why-we-need-a-new-media-theory-for-open-science/03 Oct 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2co5rehhs26https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lzysazcjgs23One week until our virtual panel on how the open science and media communities can adapt to changes in our information ecosystem to (re)build trust in research. I hope it'll be the start of a much-needed longer conversation. Don't miss it! Register here: https://shorensteincenter.org/new-event/can-open-science-practices-increase-trust-research/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzysazcjgs23https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lz2hbmot5k2wOn October 6, join me for a virtual panel with on a vital topic: how can we make sure that open science advances not just science itself, but society’s understanding of, trust in, and willingness to invest in research? Register here: https://shorensteincenter.org/new-event/can-open-science-practices-increase-trust-research/17 Sep 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2hbmot5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lwquhixxek2sTechnology is neutral, but it distributes power in unpredictable ways. I've come to believe the attention economy is particularly insidious in the way it gives us the illusion of choice and voice. Here's the case for logging off as resistance. https://www.gabestein.com/your-phone-or-your-freedom/19 Aug 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwquhixxek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lvnx33bav22d👋 Substack. It’s cool that you’re interested in academic publishing. Before diving in, I suggest fully understanding the market you’re getting into and how you might link up with open science advocates. https://www.gabestein.com/substack-is-probably-the-answer-to-academic-publishing/05 Aug 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnx33bav22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lv52ridvnc27Fun new threads: 1. "Vibe productivity." 2. Grappling with the impacts of open science on general audiences. 3. Let's stop playing "bureaucratic astrology" with the regime and start actively opposing it. https://www.gabestein.com/i-am-going-to-try-to-write-more-and-i-need-your-help/29 Jul 2025 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv52ridvnc27https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lurwukmfys2pThis is one of the most important connections I've ever made. It's very simple, but I haven't quite heard anyone say so clearly: big tech and the Trump admin. aren't just working together out of convenience or fear, they're operating under the same core ideology. https://www.gabestein.com/big-tech-and-trumpism-share-the-same-ideology/25 Jul 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurwukmfys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lurwukmfys2pThis is one of the most important connections I've ever made. It's very simple, but I haven't quite heard anyone say so clearly: big tech and the Trump admin. aren't just working together out of convenience or fear, they're operating under the same core ideology. https://www.gabestein.com/big-tech-and-trumpism-share-the-same-ideology/25 Jul 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurwukmfys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3ltrtqzrkob26I’m fairly sure we’re going to find that LLMs are like any other kind of software. That’s not a good thing for an industry predicated on replacing entire professions. https://www.gabestein.com/the-future-of-generative-ai-is-using-it-less/12 Jul 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrtqzrkob26https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3ltmcwsr4hm2wI've long told folks not to read my newsletter, gabestein.com. I stand by this. Readers may start suspecting that big tech’s real mission is to privatize civil society, experience skepticism about new “magical” tools, or realize the media is incapable of meeting today’s needs. You’ve been warned. https://gabestein.com10 Jul 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmcwsr4hm2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lrtfpd3azy22It's scary that Facebook's latest privacy scandal has barely broken through. https://buttondown.com/gabestein/archive/you-simply-cannot-trust-these-people/17 Jun 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtfpd3azy22https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lpol5x3v6s2yWherein I actually read the studies (and invent a philosopher). https://buttondown.com/gabestein/archive/has-anyone-actually-read-the-generative-ai/21 May 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpol5x3v6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lpeno4tbhs2tAnyone in the scicomm/policy world working on efforts like described to resist cuts to U.S. biomedical research? Imo, Josh is right that activating patient communities is likely the most effective way to demonstrate the political costs of cuts to legislators. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-path-forward-to-save-american-bio-medical-research17 May 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpeno4tbhs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lmhgrulrrk2cYou can and should admit it: yesterday was deeply, absurdly funny. https://buttondown.com/gabestein/archive/laughing-to-the-bank/10 Apr 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhgrulrrk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lhtkctdkxp2yA coup looks different in a world where software is power. https://buff.ly/3CG4GYn10 Feb 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtkctdkxp2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lfpkcztotq2hWherein we oscillate between personal time zone choices, political silliness, and the lengths people went to entertain themselves when history ended. https://buff.ly/3DRt8WR14 Jan 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpkcztotq2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lclm3f2mk222Do we actually make things, or do we just light money on fire and call it innovation? https://buff.ly/3Bda0le05 Dec 2024 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclm3f2mk222https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lbinpcemru2qI did an AI, and it convinced me that building actually valuable AI products is a very specific, very difficult skill. https://buff.ly/3CB5sVY21 Nov 2024 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbinpcemru2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lazeacyf4522How to inoculate yourself against bad takes https://buff.ly/3Cr0ong15 Nov 2024 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazeacyf4522https://bsky.app/profile/gabestein.com/post/3lazaq767oc25I regret to inform you I have "launched" a "newsletter" in an attempt to get off these platforms but keep dialoging (?) with you. All the usual stuff — intersection of tech, politics, etc. Abuse of theory. Here's the first one. Much obliged if you check it out. https://buttondown.com/gabestein/archive/the-metamodern-miasma/15 Nov 2024 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:rp3n64nkxo7mtb2kraabcade/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazaq767oc25