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by joquarky 2mo ago
Why take a negative view of what is occurring? I'm looking at this as having the potential to destroy one of the most harmful technologies to have been invented: social media. If it gets sloppy enough, people may revert to more humane
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by joquarky 2mo ago
> LLM content immediately distracts my attention to the fact that it is LLM content That sounds like a you problem. Develop the mental discipline to reduce your response to negative thoughts and you'll lead a more content life.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
> Why do you give up so easily? Because it's like trying to hold back a tidal wave with a few sandbags. Maybe people in their 20s and early 30s have enough energy for this and everything else that life demands, and I applaud their e
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by joquarky 2mo ago
Manna by Marshall Brain
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by joquarky 2mo ago
You'll have to define "good" before you can expect quality responses.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
Is this argument applicable to nuisance laws?
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by joquarky 2mo ago
Conformity. Demands for it are everywhere if you choose to see it.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
The terrorists and the large corporations are looking very similar these days.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
> don’t intrinsically want anything BTW, this is also proof that they can't suffer.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
You're in a privledged position to argue this. Nobody can ethically refute you by providing dangerous examples.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
Not buying any of this when the world is now full of dark patterns¹ and the ultimate result is that people in charge keep getting richer, faster. ¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting
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by joquarky 2mo ago
Good point, but if we can advance research on this via the AI bubble, it could improve privacy in other areas.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
Cold fusion and room temperature superconductors (remember LK-99?) were also all show.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
This started before AI. I'd pin it on the crypto gold rush attracting knuckle-dragging brogrammers into the industry. HR is charmed by them despite their lack of discipline.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
Why would anyone lack enough dignity to sign up for working in that kind of environment? I would rather live in a shopping cart tent under a bridge.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
This seems similar to the euphemism treadmill.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
> Have you FOIA'd your local department to see what they are? That's an effective way to get put on a list for harassment, or worse.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
In the US, I'm convinced that it was the food pyramid. As a kid in the 80s, I wondered how it made sense that my diabetic father was told to follow the same model as non-diabetics, which emphasized carbohydrates.
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by joquarky 2mo ago
> the brain is quantum Doesn't that apply to everything that exists in the material world?
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by joquarky 3mo ago
The Y2k bug.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
Sounds like the self checkout at Kroger when it sees the wrong weight on the bagging carousel. Just jiggle the carousel a bit and it lets you proceed.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
I don't need the most powerful, I just need good enough.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
The founder invented JavaScript, which is a subject that triggers knee-jerk reactions in people who approach problem solving emotionally.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
This industry doesn't really hire nerds anymore. HR prefers brogrammers who can fast talk.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
They're not illegal everywhere. You can grow mushrooms from spores and quality control the whole process.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
They "never make it back" to what exactly? What are you using as attributes to form a judgement of what is "worse"?
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by joquarky 3mo ago
Although I agree, thats a textbook slippery slope you started out with there.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
If SV cares so much about disabilities, they should look at the UX in mobile ad platforms. I'm tired of playing hide and seek with the microscopic 'x' that appears after a minute or two of ads, and that is the only way out of
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by joquarky 3mo ago
> to live in an orderly society. See Demolition Man (1993) for an example of this.
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by joquarky 3mo ago
You seem to think everyone should conform to one homogenous way of life. This was tried in Europe a little under a century ago and it did not turn out well.

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