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> Our preexisting society and massive wealth inequality It seems like anything that will make this problem worse is a net negative for society If the only way
by bluefirebrand 2y ago
> Our preexisting society and massive wealth inequality
It seems like anything that will make this problem worse is a net negative for society
If the only way to make it a positive is to change everything underneath it, then...
- aperrien 2y agoIf your subfloor is rotting away, do you replace it or put new carpeting on top of it?
- funciton 2y agoThe city is polluted. Do we replace the entire city or install air filters? It's mostly a matter of scale.
- xboxnolifes 2y agoI'd like air filters, but AI is not air filters in this analogy.
- disqard 2y agoIs GenAI more like cigarettes ("cool factor", but harmful in the long run), or is it more like cars (noisy and creates pollution, but super-convenient and therefore something most people should adopt)? I still struggle with this every day. Maybe I'll figure it out someday soon...
- bluefirebrand 2y agoIf the carpet is AI, and the subfloor is everything else, then we're already in the process of putting the new carpet overtop of it And there's a lot of people telling us we can't afford the time or money to replace the subfloor first
- aperrien 2y agoI understand in this case the subfloor is unrestrained and unregulated capitalism.
- rockemsockem 2y agoThose two problems are some of the largest we have at the moment. They screw everything up. We should not optimize for a shitty existence. I actually think making the problem worse is a good side-effect. The larger and more direct a problem is impacting us the greater impetus for fixing it.
- hackinthebochs 2y agoThe casualness some people talk about putting large segments of society's lives and livelihoods on the brink never ceases to amaze me.
- rockemsockem 2y agoI really wish our society was able to solve problems before that become enormous, but that just doesn't seem to be something that happens very often. :/
- hackinthebochs 2y agoAbsolutely. We're incapable of the foresight and coordination needed to stave off these disasters. It doesn't help that "progress" has become the idol of our secular religion. Slowing down or stopping is just sacrilegious to modernity.