Ben Karlin

The behaviour debate(s) on here feel *particularly* charged/toxic at the moment so thought it’d be a good time to collect my various attempts to bring nuance to the discussion (/pretentious milquetoast ramblings, delete as appropriate) in one place. A 🧵 of 🧵s.

I’m actually less skeptical than some others about the *possibility* of trad-aligned, AI-powered education. But it’s very obvious that Alpha, a for-profit company founded by a tech billionaire and engaged in transparent self-dealing, is not a good vehicle for achieving this.

Alpha School’s downfall is gonna hit like crack

We’re teaching kids to read with books about how great it is to be a NIMBY, we are so cooked as a country.

You’re telling me there’s been a new Emily St John Mandel novel out for over a week and I’m just finding out now, this is unacceptable