An Anti-Acknowledgement

At this latest conference, a number of people were asking me about the status of my book and I confessed that it had not come along as quickly as I hoped because real-world things keep happening that were forcing me to reconsider or grapple with what I had planned to write: the proliferation of Gen AI, policies and laws limiting access to social media, Trump and his bullshit, and JK Rowling and hers.

One of my colleagues suggested that I write this somewhere in my book. I decided this was a good idea and added it to the acknowledgements section as a way to acknowledge the things that hindered the writing before I acknowledge all the people who have helped me along the way. Below is a draft of this anti-acknowledgement:



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