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> This is a brilliant piece of satire. "A Modest Proposal" for the AI age. There's some truth in all satire though. I'm just shocked YC hasn't nuked the link f
by bilekas 1y ago
> This is a brilliant piece of satire. "A Modest Proposal" for the AI age.
There's some truth in all satire though. I'm just shocked YC hasn't nuked the link from the front page.
- overfeed 1y agoEveryone is way above average here on HN, and will be thinking "The article speaks about every other idiot I work with - my genius is singular; I'm too valuable to my employer and irreplaceable. I'll be the one wrangling the AI that replaces my colleagues, while they figure out welfare"
- pydry 1y agoOh, dont worry if you were actually going to be replaced by AI American oligarchs wouldnt freak out at the prospect of keeping the retirement age exactly where it is because it would be massively deflationary. Instead... https://govfacts.org/analysis/how-social-security-and-medicare-face-a-crisis-as-america-ages/ https://govfacts.org/analysis/how-social-security-and-medica...
- hn_throwaway_99 1y ago> I'm just shocked YC hasn't nuked the link from the front page. I'm not. People dump on VCs and YC all the time here and it's frequently on the front page.
- latexr 1y agoIndeed. dang has even stated multiple times that when a story is critical of a YC company on HN, the policy is to moderate less, not more.
- mbac32768 1y agoYou believe that shit?
- latexr 1y agoIf you don’t trust the moderators, who have absolute power, what are you even doing here? If you have proof or reasonable indicators that policy is a lie, let’s see it. Otherwise, being disdainful and cynical just degrades the discussion and foments unnecessary hate.