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The last time we saw a bet from Wall St like we are seeing with AI, was when they bet on the internet. Do you still use the internet?

turzmo 1y ago
Maybe a better generalization, the last time [bubble] happened, do you still use [bubble]? Depends on the nature of the bubble, doesn't it?
- TeMPOraL 1y ago
  Indeed. Therefore, the past bubbles most similar to AI are the one around Internet, and the earlier one around electricity.
  - Jensson 1y ago
    > the past bubbles most similar to AI are the one around Internet I'd say crypto is more similar, the internet and telephones and rails and roads and electricity is around connective infrastructure, AI and crypto is around compute. Connective infrastructure is almost always useful, local computed things is harder to motivate hype for because its usefulness isn't as apparent as adding more connectivity.
    - dpoloncsak 1y ago
      Crypto STILL hasn’t seen widespread user adoption like ChatGPT has. My CIO never asked about blockchain technology, but he sure as hell is asking about AI
satisfice 1y ago
I still use the Internet. The Internet is also a technology that undermines society.
- petralithic 1y ago
  You are free not to use it if that is what you believe.
  - satisfice 1y ago
    [flagged]
  - Timwi 1y ago
    You are also free to give away all your money and not participate in capitalism if you wish. Wait, are you sure?
    - petralithic 1y ago
      Yes, if you don't want to participate in capitalism, you're free to live in the woods and homestead.
      - satisfice 1y ago
        No, you are not free to do that. There are billions of humans on the planet. We all can't "live in the forest" without immediately destroying the forests. I wish you'd try thinking for at least five seconds before commenting. If you are here, then you must be smart-- so, use your brain, man.
        jacquesm 1y ago
        > If you are here, then you must be smart Citation needed...
        petralithic 1y ago
        Who said we all? If you specifically don't want to live in a capitalist society, you don't have to, there are lots of homesteaders even in the US who live off the land, you can be like them. I'm not being sarcastic, it's an actual suggestion.
      - 1y ago

turzmo 1y ago

Maybe a better generalization, the last time [bubble] happened, do you still use [bubble]? Depends on the nature of the bubble, doesn't it?

TeMPOraL 1y ago
Indeed. Therefore, the past bubbles most similar to AI are the one around Internet, and the earlier one around electricity.
- Jensson 1y ago
  > the past bubbles most similar to AI are the one around Internet I'd say crypto is more similar, the internet and telephones and rails and roads and electricity is around connective infrastructure, AI and crypto is around compute. Connective infrastructure is almost always useful, local computed things is harder to motivate hype for because its usefulness isn't as apparent as adding more connectivity.
  - dpoloncsak 1y ago
    Crypto STILL hasn’t seen widespread user adoption like ChatGPT has. My CIO never asked about blockchain technology, but he sure as hell is asking about AI

satisfice 1y ago

I still use the Internet. The Internet is also a technology that undermines society.

petralithic 1y ago
You are free not to use it if that is what you believe.
- satisfice 1y ago
  [flagged]
- Timwi 1y ago
  You are also free to give away all your money and not participate in capitalism if you wish. Wait, are you sure?
  - petralithic 1y ago
    Yes, if you don't want to participate in capitalism, you're free to live in the woods and homestead.
    - satisfice 1y ago
      No, you are not free to do that. There are billions of humans on the planet. We all can't "live in the forest" without immediately destroying the forests. I wish you'd try thinking for at least five seconds before commenting. If you are here, then you must be smart-- so, use your brain, man.
      - jacquesm 1y ago
        > If you are here, then you must be smart Citation needed...
      - petralithic 1y ago
        Who said we all? If you specifically don't want to live in a capitalist society, you don't have to, there are lots of homesteaders even in the US who live off the land, you can be like them. I'm not being sarcastic, it's an actual suggestion.
    - 1y ago