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Should read "People Are Ruining The ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ World By Using AI To Try To Harvest Passive Income Instead Of Getting A Fucking Job." Time to start pers

by jtode 3y ago

Should read "People Are Ruining The ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ World By Using AI To Try To Harvest Passive Income Instead Of Getting A Fucking Job." Time to start persecuting the lazy again, you ask me.

api 3y ago
It’s not laziness exactly. Laziness is mere idleness. These people are not idle. It’s hustle culture. These people work very hard managing all their bots and offshore gig workers to churn out spam, run dropship hustles, set up bullshit web sites, spam marketplaces with counterfeit goods, … The goal is to make outsized profits on a lifestyle where you don’t answer to anyone. It’s more of a way of life and even a bit of a cult. Andrew Tate for instance gets all the press for being rapey but one of his biggest gigs is “hustlers university” where he teaches this stuff. This of course is also a hustle. It’s hustles all the way down.
- jtode 3y ago
  Yes, and culturally we respect it, even as it sets fire to our tablecloth. Good hustle son, I know your dropshipped replacement will look fantastic.
  - api 3y ago
    We need to learn the difference between value creation and value extraction. Making money does not mean you have created value. A casino is usually more profitable than a hospital.
    - trealira 3y ago
      The closest economic concept is rent-seeking, although I'm not sure whether casinos would be considered rent-seekers.
- sharemywin 3y ago
  Is it much different than startup culture. most saas products are just marketing automation products anymore. analytics just feeds the metrics for automation. And you happen to find an idea that isn't your going to need it to scale. Bring in the growth hackers. VCs could give 2 shits about the tech. they only care about the current hype cycle.
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    Yeah, it's a similar tune. That's why I have a serious issue with "startup culture".
    - sharemywin 3y ago
      Sad thing is a lot of people don't take you seriously unless you have a B after your name
PretzelPirate 3y ago
This is exactly what happened with blockchain. Some people built blockchain and had a community who thought the idea was cool. Then people came in and realized they could use it to build scams and make money, ruining the reputation of blockchain tech and hurting naive people. It seems that people kind of suck.
- stodor89 3y ago
  That's the lifecycle of most subcultures: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
- jtode 3y ago
  To be fair, it was pretty obvious that would happen to anyone who gave it a moment's thought. There is nothing inherently better about decentralization.
  - CatWChainsaw 3y ago
    Same goes for AI...
    - jtode 3y ago
      AI is a bunch of executives huffing their own turd vapors. It will take a bit of time for the hype to die down because there are some genuinely great uses for the current tech, but it's instead going to be another cycle of pumping video cards so everyone can have a shitty Star Trek Ship's Computer.
ChatGTP 3y ago
Won't AI be taking everyone's fucking jobs?

by jtode 3y ago

api 3y ago

It’s not laziness exactly. Laziness is mere idleness. These people are not idle. It’s hustle culture. These people work very hard managing all their bots and offshore gig workers to churn out spam, run dropship hustles, set up bullshit web sites, spam marketplaces with counterfeit goods, … The goal is to make outsized profits on a lifestyle where you don’t answer to anyone. It’s more of a way of life and even a bit of a cult. Andrew Tate for instance gets all the press for being rapey but one of his biggest gigs is “hustlers university” where he teaches this stuff. This of course is also a hustle. It’s hustles all the way down.

jtode 3y ago
Yes, and culturally we respect it, even as it sets fire to our tablecloth. Good hustle son, I know your dropshipped replacement will look fantastic.
- api 3y ago
  We need to learn the difference between value creation and value extraction. Making money does not mean you have created value. A casino is usually more profitable than a hospital.
  - trealira 3y ago
    The closest economic concept is rent-seeking, although I'm not sure whether casinos would be considered rent-seekers.
sharemywin 3y ago
Is it much different than startup culture. most saas products are just marketing automation products anymore. analytics just feeds the metrics for automation. And you happen to find an idea that isn't your going to need it to scale. Bring in the growth hackers. VCs could give 2 shits about the tech. they only care about the current hype cycle.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  Yeah, it's a similar tune. That's why I have a serious issue with "startup culture".
  - sharemywin 3y ago
    Sad thing is a lot of people don't take you seriously unless you have a B after your name

PretzelPirate 3y ago

This is exactly what happened with blockchain. Some people built blockchain and had a community who thought the idea was cool. Then people came in and realized they could use it to build scams and make money, ruining the reputation of blockchain tech and hurting naive people. It seems that people kind of suck.

stodor89 3y ago
That's the lifecycle of most subcultures: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
jtode 3y ago
To be fair, it was pretty obvious that would happen to anyone who gave it a moment's thought. There is nothing inherently better about decentralization.
- CatWChainsaw 3y ago
  Same goes for AI...
  - jtode 3y ago
    AI is a bunch of executives huffing their own turd vapors. It will take a bit of time for the hype to die down because there are some genuinely great uses for the current tech, but it's instead going to be another cycle of pumping video cards so everyone can have a shitty Star Trek Ship's Computer.

ChatGTP 3y ago

Won't AI be taking everyone's fucking jobs?