jerry1979

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by jerry1979 7y ago
> the professionals [...] are to blame. Not the wealthy. They just pay for it. This brought to my mind on old Chomsky comment about civilian casualties in war: "Evidently, a crucial case is omitted, which is far more depraved than
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by jerry1979 7y ago
>The author perhaps underestimates the bottom 90%, who are written off as politically irrelevant [...] but we are only one true crisis away from that changing. [...] When crops and supply chains fail and famine kicks in, who is going hun
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by jerry1979 7y ago
I would imagine crypto could fill this void.
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by jerry1979 7y ago
"I think it is important to realize that YouTube is merely a mirror of our societies." Why would youtube be a mere reflection of society? If culture gets reproduced through action, wouldn't youtube's actions amplify cert
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by jerry1979 7y ago
Individuals may have freewill, but general populations certainly do not. I think people are concerned because these algorithms are a population-level problem. Also, in your individual example, I think the 'blame' exists partially
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by jerry1979 7y ago
They could pgp encrypt the file.
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by jerry1979 7y ago
I think the Dutch have come up with a solution to the rear-right problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlApbxLz6pA
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by jerry1979 8y ago
I think part of the problem comes from the fact that stopping corruption takes effort, and when people have large differences in power relative to each other then basic state functions deteriorate. The United States seems to have power imba