Michael Burns

fuck it - i think the video on humanism and big tech I made is very good - and it got a bit buried - so here it is again. come for the critique of AI freaks, stay for the bars from SZA and Madonna. youtu.be/I8Qtrs2TDUI

this is great - watch if you haven't.

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"Reading books is active resistance" is something I tell to my students every day.

I wrote about The Ringer/Spotify launching a series of Substacks, the lack of coordination and communication surrounding the strategy, and a failed odyssey of trying to get people involved to talk about it: defector.com/nobody-wants...

@michaelburns.bsky.social I got my Always Historicize hat within a couple days or so of my Now Time dot Biz order and you both use the same brand of blank hat. Funny coincidence considering how you both have theory-focused merch! (Highly recommend Now Time if you’ve never checked them out BTW.)

all we need is 10 cool/woke jocks to beat the living shit out of the 10 worst nerds and things will get a lot better

New video out ⚧️ Trans people often defend ourselves by pointing to "third genders" that are revered across the globe. The truth about third genders isn't nearly so simple. Featuring @taliabhatt.itch.io :)

May or may not make a video about this, but one of the few areas we have any real leverage to resist and undermine Silicon Valley dominant is in aesthetics and culture more broadly. Not only should they be excluded, but culture should continually mock them. Don’t let them be cool.

It’s important to really support people making good stuff who are committed to making it as humans and not operators of algorithmic prompts

We’re really letting the dumbest and most evil motherfuckers on the planet wreck society as we watch.

Oh shit this rips www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...

Look, keep in mind that I am a person who derives most of their income from creative work through the internet, I think content monetization on social media platforms has been one of the most destructive forces of the last few decades.

YES, THE ART OF GIVING HEAD is out on YouTube, YES it's exactly what you're thinking!! youtu.be/F9_nO11qlhs?...

at least one famous science fiction author has ordered this shirt burnstheory-shop.fourthwall.com/products/alw...

also shoutout to @colormind.bsky.social for the music on the new @fdsignifier.bsky.social you knew he was a top tier youtube guy, maybe you didn't know he was a top tier music maker guy as well

watching the new @fdsignifier.bsky.social and thinking about making a youtube short titled "why EL-P HAS BETTER POLITICS THAN KILLER MIKE"

when i took the political axes quiz i learned that i'm maybe more "progressive" and also more "IRA" than i realized www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ3D...

ain’t that just the way 😔🔫💻

I have to wait until my wife finishes her Felicity rewatch the cancel Netflix but once she does we’re cancelling

youtu.be/D0iZWqTFR4s

for everyone who gets mad at me for taking sponsors you can know i at least turned down Kalshi

the next Leave a Comment merch drop is going to be a @roryblank.bsky.social exclusive. the man is a genius.

available for patrons now at a special price. available for everyone else when the movie comes out.

if anyone has like . . . i dunno . . . $250,000 or so . . . I have a very good idea for the next movie i want to make and you could be a part of history with me.

We really gotta learn how to think. Read books, subscribe to good magazines and journals, ask questions, avoid impulsive reactivity, take walks, drink water, work together, fight the power.

I wrote about my undergraduate alma mater New College of Florida. Many thanks to everyone who spoke with me or fact checked me (you know who you are!). It was a crazy task to pack as much as I possibly could into about 3,500 words and keep it focused and hopefully interesting for a broad readership.

Chapo being anti-digger makes sense

I don’t love when politicians do comedy sketches

The movie is as good as everyone says it is, see it asap

did you guys know that Jesus is 5'11, 6ft tall? youtu.be/aTGZB52V3Og

after seeing Geese last night I realize the real "take" from the "psyop" discourse is simply that if you actually put good art in front of people - they'll like it! it's just that usually bullshit art is shoved down our throats.

burns theory members - doing an extra office hours at 10am pt to chat about the Circulation chapter of Immediacy. link on patreon/discord

Geese is the best band in the world right now

doing a make-up stream in a few minutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=22g_...

insane but earnest request . . . anyone ever read (or written) anything considering Chipotle from the pov of political economy, architecture theory, urban politics, etc?

Great video from the Burns Man as usual but was not prepared for how hairy he is

watch new video to learn why tech won't destroy the world but why it also might destroy the world youtu.be/zngQYwphQuA

A must watch

Thank you, Michael!

watch new video to learn why tech won't destroy the world but why it also might destroy the world youtu.be/zngQYwphQuA

Yeah, the headline says it all, but you should listen to him anyway. He's fun.

youtu.be/_fTZVoJGzDk It's live

and i would love to connect with anyone who might want to review/write about the project so do get in touch if that's you.

it's been amazing screening this movie in some of my favorite cities. i would love to do it some more so please let me know if you want to help co-organize something in your town. happy to it in conjunction with non-profits, galleries, DSA chapters, etc.