nappingbat

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   by nappingbat 2y ago

   You can either have a healthy democracy, OR you can have Facebook (and X).
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   by nappingbat 2y ago

   Flat earthers do not exist.
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   by nappingbat 3y ago

   In my mind (and possibly in the real world?) it works like this: A company makes a 10% profit after paying huge labor costs, and we tax that profit to pay for our collective needs. The company all but eliminates labor costs with AI, and pro
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   by nappingbat 3y ago

   Chart 2 (Ouputs and Wages) illustrates what I have been saying all along: AI is the #1 reason we need universal basic income. Let the AI have my job. But it's got no need for my income, so I keep that!
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   by nappingbat 3y ago

   There are two types of vaccines: prophylactic (to prevent or ameliorate the effects of a future infection by a pathogen) and therapeutic (to fight a disease that has already occurred, such as cancer).