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I would counter with, “When any political faction (lib / cons) treats its moral convictions as self-evident global truths, and sympathetic media outlets and so
by javascriptpy 1y ago
I would counter with, “When any political faction (lib / cons) treats its moral convictions as self-evident global truths, and sympathetic media outlets and so called journalists amplify that certainty, our democratic discourse erodes at a rate far greater than anything AI could do.”
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoThat’s a criticism of direct democracy, not republics; it’s been a known failure mode (and base case) for millennia. The novel elements are social media and AI. I am increasingly convinced that ad-funded social media should be banned and/or tightly regulated like utilities are.
- user32489318 1y agoAh yes, let’s the replace all ad-funded social media with state/gvn’t funded social media. That will be much better.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> state/gvn’t funded social media Not how things that are "banned and/or tightly regulated like utilities are" are funded.
- pickledoyster 1y agoWe pay for utilities directly. Also, even it if it was funded from state budget(s), there are known and working controls to make publicly funded <> state controlled.
- phorkyas82 1y agoWell, I wouldn't entrust critical infrastructure to the private sector which.. blindly optimizes shareholder value and sells your data anywhere. Germany's train privatization also comes to mind,.. or US healthcare - worse service for more money.