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Do techbros that complain on the Fediverse about people hating on AI realize it isn't just here that hates AI? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 week ago by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works

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Everyone pretty much hates it, its just here is one of the few places online where money and stupidity can't be waved around frantically to hide that.

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That /r/firefox thread I mentioned earlier was full of people claiming they were rage-quitting Firefox forever and storming off to various other browsers.

I'm not denying that some people have a bad reaction to the rollout, I'm saying I don't believe the explanation they're giving for why they're having a bad reaction. I think they're flipping out over the mere existence of AI, and are making excuses to justify that reaction.

You won't change how millions felt.

And I also don't believe that "millions" feel this. This loops right back to the root of this whole comment thread; these social media bubbles we're in here give a skewed view of what the general population's feeling on this stuff is.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One million Americans is 0.3% of Americans. Millions is not the point to fixate on, when broadly discussing the people developing negative reactions to the bullshit foisted upon them. Insisting it was foisted gently is equally missing the point. This is an ongoing impact from every goddamn angle. Search is worse because they forced AI (and you can maybe opt out). E-mail is worse because they forced AI (and you can maybe opt out). Messages are worse because they forced AI (and you can maybe opt out). Social media is worse because they forced AI (and you can maybe opt out). Fucking porn is worse because they forced AI (and you can maybe opt out).

Repeatedly insisting 'I don't think it's that big a deal' is not an argument. This frustration and annoyance is REAL. It's strong enough and widespread enough that some people assume it's universal! At what point do you at least consider it a user experience pitfall?

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We're just going in circles now. They haven't "forced" AI on all those things. No more so than candy's being forced on me at the checkout aisle.

This frustration and annoyance is REAL.

Speaking of "repeatedly insisting" things.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Again: what the fuck would forced mean, if not this?