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> AI is just a tool, like most other technologies, it can be used for good and bad. The same could be said of social media for which I think the aggregate bad
by georgemcbay 11mo ago
> AI is just a tool, like most other technologies, it can be used for good and bad.
The same could be said of social media for which I think the aggregate bad has been far greater than the aggregate good (though there has certainly been some good sprinkled in there).
I think the same is likely to be true of "AI" in terms of the negative impact it will have on the humanistic side of people and society over the next decade or so.
However like social media before it I don't know how useful it will be to try to avoid it. We'll all be drastically impacted by it through network effects whether we individually choose to participate or not and practically speaking those of us who still need to participate in society and commerce are going to have to deal with it, though that doesn't mean we have to be happy about it.
- marcosdumay 11mo ago> The same could be said of social media Yes, absolutely. Just because it's monopolized by evil people doesn't mean it's inherently bad. In fact, mots people here have seen examples of it done in a good way.
- satvikpendem 11mo ago> In fact, mots people here have seen examples of it done in a good way. Like this very website we're on, proving the parent's point in fact.
- johnnyanmac 11mo ago>Like this very website we're on I don't know if HN 2025 has been a good example of "in a good way".
- satvikpendem 11mo agoWhy not?
- johnnyanmac 11mo agoA crowd of people continually rooting against their best interests isn't exactly what's needed for the solidarity that people claim is a boon from social media. Its not as bad as other websites out there, but I've see these flags several times on older forums. It won't be as hard as you think for HN to slip into the very thing they mock Instagram of today for being.
- satvikpendem 11mo agoOr maybe they differ on the opinions of what their own best interests are, which aren't yours by definition.
- johnnyanmac 11mo agoUh huh, that's always how it starts. "Well you're in the minority, majority prevails". Yup, story of my life. I have on fact had a dozen different times where I chose not to jump off the cliff with peers. How little I realized back then how rare that quality is. But you got your answer, feel free to follow the crowd. I already have migrations ready. Again, not my first time.
- nradov 11mo agoRegardless of whether you use AI or social media, your happiness (or lack thereof) is largely under your own control.
- johnnyanmac 11mo ago>your happiness (or lack thereof) is largely under your own control. Not really. Or at least, "just be happy" isn't a good response to someone homeless and jobless.