maol

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[–] maol@awful.systems 9 points 2 years ago

I don't care what bad tech bingo card you're using, this has to be bingo.

[–] maol@awful.systems 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The blasé spite with which some people would say "just learn to code" was a precursor to the glee with which these arrogant bozos are predicting that commercial AI generators will ruin the careers of artists, journalists, filmmakers, authors, who they seem to hate.

[–] maol@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, I don't think so. One of the hosts of this show did make a blogpost about this episode with links to other interviews and podcast eps with McQuillan.

[–] maol@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

People forget just how evil the tobacco companies were. A factor in why I don't smoke is that I just don't want people like this to earn money.

[–] maol@awful.systems 4 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Bingo. "Learn AI" is an even more patronizing and repellent version of "learn to code", which was already not much of a solution to changes in the jobs market.

[–] maol@awful.systems 4 points 2 years ago

What is it with these maniacs and ~~planning~~ ideologies that went out of fashion in the ~~thirties~~ forties?

[–] maol@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A moment of silence for the people of Honduras, who have to live with these weirdos.

Christ, Próspera is another planned city? What is it with these maniacs and planning ideologies that went out of fashion in the thirties?

[–] maol@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago

A VIRUS? Christ, I've heard it all now.

[–] maol@awful.systems 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

How many rounds of IVF is the poor pregnant partner, inevitably a cis woman, meant to do? Isn't IVF infamously fucking gruelling, requiring injections and ending in miscarriages? Is her husband going to make her feel like shit for refusing to make being pregnant her full time job? A massive amount of reproductive labour is just being taken for granted here.

And if these EAers refuse, the reproductive labour just gets passed on to other women. Grimes didn't want to have another kid with Elon (aren't they nonbinary? I'm sure it might have caused them dysphoria) so Elon persuaded one of his fucking employees into doing IVF and being their surrogate because it's important for smart people to have kids. (Source)

Reproductive rights - never more important!

[–] maol@awful.systems 4 points 2 years ago

30k is still a big whack of cash for a professional. They might have to send their kids to a state school!

[–] maol@awful.systems 9 points 2 years ago

Effective Altruits are a good marketing demographic to target I suppose. Gullible and wealthy.

[–] maol@awful.systems 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

you could add monetizes existing human relationships as well for the meme NFTs. And obscene levels of waste considering it uses blockchain and cryptocurrency

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