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> I feel people were much more sensible about AI back when their thoughts about it weren't mixed with their antipathy for big tech. Why big tech ? Big corps in
by lm28469 1y ago
> I feel people were much more sensible about AI back when their thoughts about it weren't mixed with their antipathy for big tech.
Why big tech ? Big corps in general have been fucking us over since the industrial revolution, why do you think it will change now lol ? If half of their promises had materialized we'd be working 3 days a week and retire at 40 already
- atleastoptimal 1y ago>Big corps in general have been fucking us over since the industrial revolution And yet your computer, all the food you eat, the medicine that keeps you alive if you get sick, etc is all due to the organizational industrial and productive capacity of large corporations. The existence of large corporations is just a consequence of demand for goods and services and the advantages of scale, and they exist because of the enormous demand for reliable systems to provide them.
- lm28469 1y agoBig "It exists hence we should not imagine any other alternative system, and you can't criticise it because you live in it" vibe.
- int_19h 11mo agoThe existence of large corporations is a consequence of the ability to accumulate capital without limit and have the state defend that hoard with violence on your behalf.