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I’m not sure it’s necessarily a given that what Jobs, Gates, and Carmack created are net-positives when talking on a civilizational scale. Though Carmack certa
by mikeocool 4mo ago
I’m not sure it’s necessarily a given that what Jobs, Gates, and Carmack created are net-positives when talking on a civilizational scale.
Though Carmack certainly gets credit for keeping me entertained for a good portion of my youth.
And gates probably gets some civilizational credit for what he’s done with his wealth after he made it.
- lokimedes 4mo agoI’m sitting here in Denmark having been affected by these geeks. They may not have built the Pantheon, but surely they have channeled a group of people’s creativity towards something we have integrated into our society?
- mikeocool 4mo agoNot saying they didn't have an impact -- just that it's worth debating whether the impact is truly a net positive for society on a grand scale, particularly if we're going to give them a pass on less than stellar behavior. Zuckerberg likely has similar tendencies, should he be given a pass for making social media such a large part of our society?
- Drupon 4mo ago[flagged]
- spongebobstoes 4mo agopersonal computing is inseparable from technological progress, and has been wildly positive for humanity
- MyHonestOpinon 4mo agoI am under the impression that a big part of the current AI progress is the result of the availability of chips that were created for gaming.
- mikeocool 4mo agoAlso worth considering (and probably waiting and seeing) if the current AI progress is a net positive for society on the grand scale.
- KellyCriterion 3mo agoIt is! Earlier, Nvidia was used for displaying pixels - then the AI crowd found out that these chips are perfectly for their computations in their models, so Nvidia now turned into an AI-vendor, more or less