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by gigatree 1y ago
Someone telling you about a conversation they had with ChatGPT is the new telling someone about your dream last night (which sucks because I’ve had a lot of conversations I wanna share lol).
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by gigatree 1y ago
Just like it is the case wrt Israel - it doesn’t matter who made it to office, the result was always going to be the same
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by gigatree 1y ago
I don’t think the issue is that it feels alive as much as that it’s just not alive, so its utility is limited by its practical functionality, not its “opinions” or “personality” or variation. I think it’s the same reason robot dogs will nev
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by gigatree 1y ago
No, that couldn’t be it. Yes, the incentive exists for them to do that, but I’m sure their conscious wouldn’t let them lead people on and waste their time like that.
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by gigatree 1y ago
The text summary for group chats provides a lot more information at a glance than “21 new messages”
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by gigatree 1y ago
Makes you wonder how far that invisible hand goes. If extraction is the purpose, then doesn’t the incentive exist to not just keep you sick, but to make you sick?
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by gigatree 1y ago
You must not be familiar with its architecture to be so dismissive. That’s the hn equivalent of calling Amazon “just a website”
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by gigatree 2y ago
Maybe they’re actually AI avatars! Or just bad salespeople
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by gigatree 2y ago
That’s why I disagree with the idea that salespeople will be the first to be replaced by AI. If anything, they’ll be the last to be replaced.
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by gigatree 2y ago
Websites usually give some value in exchange for displaying ads, but I’ve always thought that ads that offer no reciprocal value should at least be taxed for public benefit. Like billboards should help pay for the roads they’re on since the
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by gigatree 2y ago
Neither convincing them nor compelling them through law would work. I’m surprised the author can’t see that as an ad person himself. The incentives are too strong; if you outlaw them, they’ll just be circumnavigated in more nefarious ways.
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by gigatree 2y ago
Where do you think the government gets its money from?
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by gigatree 2y ago
“If you explained trees to someone who’d never heard of them—towers that drink through their feet, turn light into food, and whisper through fungal cables—they’d think it’s the craziest tech ever invented.” Add this to the list
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by gigatree 2y ago
I can guarantee you that his victory had nothing to do with “invading Canada” and almost everything to do with choosing the more desirable of two options.
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by gigatree 2y ago
Considering they only have “hundreds” of paid users despite how much money they’ve likely burned through, I’m guessing they just couldn’t raise enough additional capital to keep the lights on.
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by gigatree 2y ago
Probably want to have https appended automatically
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by gigatree 2y ago
Namecheap is sketchy, I feel like they’re always trying to trick me out of my money on renewals
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by gigatree 2y ago
Had something similar but not as bad, someone recommended I take wormwood and I’ve been totally regular since. Might not fix it for you but can’t hurt. The one I bought is from Go Nutrients on amazon for 25 bucks
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by gigatree 2y ago
Please refrain from touting conspiracy theories
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by gigatree 2y ago
Hilarious analogy that honestly doesn’t seem that far off. But in that reality, you probably wouldn’t be able to walk to the store, much less anywhere else, because there would be all these semi trucks driving everywhere and a road-dominate
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by gigatree 2y ago
He can still advise against waiting the resources though, because even the free spike wasn’t worth it for him.
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by gigatree 2y ago
If finding a way to have less of your money and labor stolen by the government makes you a criminal then lock me up
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by gigatree 2y ago
You might be surprised how many things labeled conspiracy theories have strong evidence, incentives, etc. but get scoffed at as kooky impossibilities nonetheless - like the lab leak theory.
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by gigatree 2y ago
Hopefully this helps people realize how meaningless it is to be labeled a conspiracy theorist.
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by gigatree 2y ago
The problem is what happens after you’ve established that ideal of using force to only ensure everyone maintains their basic rights. Without a way to prevent it from being co-opted, it inevitably becomes an even bigger evil. Now I’ve trad
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by gigatree 2y ago
It does - he’s talking about the philosophical difference between free software and open source, and I’m criticizing the moral argument he makes with regard to free software. If somebody decides to use GPL because they want to prevent other
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by gigatree 2y ago
I hope it isn’t dismissive of Stallman’s contributions to OSS to say his idealism has the same glaring issues as communism. That it basically ignores incentive structures altogether and replaces them with the social pressure of “just do the
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by gigatree 2y ago
No not really, trust in my local doctor comes from having a personal relationship with him and trusting his character enough to trust his word. There are things that are going to be beyond my understanding, but if I can trust his character
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by gigatree 2y ago
> But that's not how things end up happening, because other forces are at play. Is it really not how things end up happening? We must be living in two different realities. The greater the power, the higher the likelihood it becomes
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by gigatree 2y ago
Is it not enough to know that the federal regulatory agencies are captured? Why wouldn’t they poison you if it increases their bottom line and they can get away with it?

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