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> they just hear that this guy, whatever his intentions, is threatening their ability to survive in this economy. Yep, Dario is straddling this sort of impossi

by xpe 6mo ago

> they just hear that this guy, whatever his intentions, is threatening their ability to survive in this economy. Yep, Dario is straddling this sort of impossible line: he's the least-scary harbinger who is try to be one of the more transparent people to sound the alarm. But the funny thing about saying "don't shoot the messenger" is that it usually gets uttered well after the messenger has taken a bullet. > You're overthinking the parent comment, I think. Luckily, the phrase overthinking is on the way out. We really don't want any more Idiocracy Part II. In this day, we need all the thinking we can get. We often need (1) better thinking and (2) the ability to redirect our thinking towards other directions. In my experience, 2026 is the year where almost all stigma about "talking AI" is out the window. I am nearly at the point where I say whatever I think needs to be said, even if I'm not sure if people will think I be crazy. So if Typical Q. Person asks me, I tell them whatever I think will fit into their brain at the time -- how AI works, why Dario is awkward, why superintelligence is no bueno, etc.

phainopepla2 6mo ago
> But the funny thing about saying "don't shoot the messenger" is that it usually gets uttered well after the messenger has taken a bullet. Dario is not just a messenger, though. In his case it would be more like, "Don't shoot one of the generals in the invading army." To which it would be reasonable to ask, "Why not?" Even if he's the general saying that he wants minimal civilian casualties.
- xpe 6mo ago
  I get that metaphor. Let's try on another metaphor too, since the goal is insight, not judgment*... This reminds me of economic development policies of China and the USA ... both often pitch a developing country who needs something. Where "something" means i.e. getting out of poverty and/or having fewer people starve. The investor offer certain benefits with strings attached. These benefits are hard to pass up but involve major reforms. Painful reforms. On top of that, one country often says "if you don't work with us, you're stuck with [other country]" and vice versa. Try on this metaphor and see if it sheds some light on the impossible situation Dario is in. * If you are trying to judge Dario, we're not having the same conversation. How many people on earth can grasp even ~1% of the situation he's in? How many have the intellectual tools and ability to reason through it? Maybe 0.1%, tops.

by xpe 6mo ago

phainopepla2 6mo ago

> But the funny thing about saying "don't shoot the messenger" is that it usually gets uttered well after the messenger has taken a bullet. Dario is not just a messenger, though. In his case it would be more like, "Don't shoot one of the generals in the invading army." To which it would be reasonable to ask, "Why not?" Even if he's the general saying that he wants minimal civilian casualties.

xpe 6mo ago
I get that metaphor. Let's try on another metaphor too, since the goal is insight, not judgment*... This reminds me of economic development policies of China and the USA ... both often pitch a developing country who needs something. Where "something" means i.e. getting out of poverty and/or having fewer people starve. The investor offer certain benefits with strings attached. These benefits are hard to pass up but involve major reforms. Painful reforms. On top of that, one country often says "if you don't work with us, you're stuck with [other country]" and vice versa. Try on this metaphor and see if it sheds some light on the impossible situation Dario is in. * If you are trying to judge Dario, we're not having the same conversation. How many people on earth can grasp even ~1% of the situation he's in? How many have the intellectual tools and ability to reason through it? Maybe 0.1%, tops.