remember paved roads! And libraries! and schools for poor kids! OH NO!!

It's simple. The powers that be rely on the constant stream of bad news to convince the terrified population to give away what control they have. It's a spectrum- dictatorships use it, sure, but even democracies work with media to control the message, so people even continue feel the basic need to be governed. The whole thing is a psyop or sorts.

All businesses that make their fortunes from gambling must deceive to get people to participate. It's such a major red flag.

considering his casual disregard for the feelings of fellow Harvard students back in the day, I doubt he cares what his legacy is. Just being rich and famous is plenty reward.

I'm thinking of all of the people who have pickup jobs, cobbling together 3-4 jobs with no benefits from anyone, the so-called "sidegig" industry really can't afford a mass takeover of robots. they will drop out of the bottom and then need social services to survive, at a time with the federal climate is very anti-public assistance.

It only takes one attempt to contact a corporation using their new AI system to scar you, it's that dehumanizing.

And millions of people know exactly what I mean.

I'm old. I am not rich in the pecuniary way, but in friendship and canine companionship. And I eagerly support young candidates. I don't want to be led by good ole boys and gals who refuse to relinquish power and represent with antique ideas. We're not all jealous horders. Some just want to live in peace and are generous in spirit. And I bet you a $250 bill that we are legion.

You may be legion, but your particular legion is unfortunately never in power for obvious reasons.

I wonder if when it truly becomes indistinguishable from reality if people won't increasingly seek direct experiences with fellow humans. We're already experiencing this as a family. AI is such a strange mental rabbit hole, we're suffering from "tailored for you" fatigue. When you just want some objective answers, what pleases you the best is NOT useful, and at this point in the curve, you have to work harder to get LLMs to give you what you need rather that what it thinks will engage you more. My adult kids have started gathering to play board games and hang out in person whereas three years ago they'd be content to play online games together. We're hitting that threshold, right now, where our biology is pushing back.

I don't think the future as painted for us presently is as guaranteed as those would profit from it would like you to think.

Cool. let's phase out or change all of the other things that can kill you as readily as smoking can: obesity, highly processed foods, air pollution, sedentary jobs / inactivity, chronic alcohol drinking, unsafe driving, occupational hazards, chronic stress/poor mental health care, unsafe food and water.

this is what we had no choice but to contribute to