Tech Bros Keep Saying AI Is Going to Replace You, Maybe Even Kill You, and They Don’t Know Why You’re Mad

People don’t like being told to just accept bad things happening to them.

Oct 6 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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The World as It Isn’t

Truth as a matter of imagination.

Oct 5 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Weekend Reading

New article, new baby on the way, new update.

Oct 4 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Schmitt Show

Wile E. Coyote on Capitol Hill.

Oct 1 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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September 2026

Merchants of Hate

The radicals of the future past and our bitter present.

Sep 19 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Thank You for Reading Contra: Articles, Podcasts, and Updates

News and notes about what I’ve been up to and where this newsletter is heading.

Sep 16 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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Magic

My boy started school last week. I wasn’t ready for it.

Sep 3 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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July 2026

Why People Hate Flock

The company whose CEO wants every inch of America draped in his surveillance tech.

Jul 27 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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The Odyssey as a Chud Cognitive Extinction Event

Christopher Nolan's latest film drives culture warriors without culture insane.

Jul 22 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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The Wolf and the Lamb

On the narrow passage of childhood.

Jul 13 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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June 2026

Goodbye, Rob

Remembering a friend.

Jun 25 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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February 2026

The Right Lost the Culture War, and America

Thoughts on Woke 2.0 and how the country is moving on from a bankrupt movement.

Feb 17 • Pedro L. Gonzalez

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