MerryJaneDoe

This looks like something that might upset me very much if I knew what the fuck was going on. Fortunately, I’m 100% clueless, so I can happily go about my day.

The issue with using AI is that the author doesn’t openly disclose the use at the beginning of the paper.

Yes, I know this particular write-up isn’t for official submission to an academic journal, but sharing methodology is important.

I would have no problem with AI-assisted writing IF the author credited the service used and, where applicable, included the prompts used.

It should be similar to documenting any sourced material. It’s not just about giving credit where credit is due. It’s also about accountability.

What a dumb comment.

Why is this necessary? Does this add anything at all to the conversation?

I’ve run a honeypot for the last month and the data is near-identical to this. It’s definitely credible.

Ah, well then. Problem solved. Someone on the internet said it’s credible, therefore it must be credible. Tell ya what - when you create a webpage to display your data and then provide an analysis of said data, I’ll consider you credible. Until then, though, you are just some short-tempered, rude, anonymous voice shouting into the void.

Dammit! I only have 29 chickens, will this method still work?

The word is appreciated, but a link would be better…

Yeah, I think people are making some pretty naive assumptions about all the new datacenters popping up for AI.

What the fuck do you think the government is asking AI to do for them? Shitty cartoon artwork? Photoshopping vacation photos? Or, maaaaaaybe…I dunno…something like data collection and analysis on every byte of information sent across the tubes of the interwebs?

I think you would need to first make the case that software is making the world a better place. So far, it’s got a spotty record…

I think scale is the issue.

Basically, it was legal to rape, murder and/or kidnap Africans. It was so profitable that the main slave dealers were African tribes/nations who would sell their prisoners of war to the slave trade - thus encouraging more war and more slavery.

Estimates of African deaths (on the low side) are double that of the Holocaust.

This went on for 400 years. (Nazi power lasted only about 12 years by comparison.)

And even to this day, the African slave trade is responsible for much of the racism and division we see. So, yeah, slave trade shaped our world in many ways.

Because we teach kids all about civil liberties while mostly ignoring civic duty.

Civil liberties are 100% dependent on citizens completing basic civic duties. If people aren’t willing to do the bare minimum (like vote), then we end with a society of people who just want all the good stuff and none of the responsibility. Which is pretty much where we’re at today.

I didn’t compare the two. OP made this comparison.

I pointed out that the numbers were WAY underestimated.

History tells us that when a country starts to run up debt faster than it can pay it down, the government is likely to topple. Especially if it’s unwilling/unable to address the crisis directly instead of kicking the can down the road. Standard operating procedure in the U.S. is to walk out of budget discussions, ignore the problem, underfund and borrow money. Each year this happens, it should be a HUGE red flag to our citizens. Instead, its become the new normal. It is unsustainable.

At this point, it should be clear to everyone that Trump is a symptom, he is not the disease.

I think you’re missing the point.

Our national debt is about 15 times higher than our GDP.

It’s NOT like a person making $75k/yr and owing $6k. It’s much more like someone who owes $600k and makes $75k.

It’s out of control. Reckless.

You can watch some videos on YouTube, if you really want to learn. It’s interesting, sometimes in a full-dystopian nightmare fuel kind of way. Yes, we are at the point where some of these robots can climb and jump.

It’s a gimmick, though, for sure. Just like human-mimicking androids are a gimmick. The money for robotics is in manufacturing.

But I’ll bet there will always be an obscenely wealthy person who is willing to pay for a cool looking robot prototype.

…and they’re so rich…

I hear ya, and I agree - but I think there’s a huge number of not-so-wealthy Americans who are just as culpable. People who happily empower the billionaire class, hoping to catch a crumb of their wealth. And I don’t claim to be different - when I was younger, I would have sold my soul for the right price.

The average ICE employee, for example, probably isn’t so different from younger me. When a young person without a college education is offered a six-figure salary - they will accept first and ask questions later. Any moral or ethical qualms are quickly overcome by the realization that their bank account is steadily growing every week. They can enjoy life instead of struggling. They can take care of their loved ones. Meanwhile, the screams of children become part of the normal workweek. It’s crazy but that’s human nature. We are cruel creatures.

Focus on midterms, my friend.

Don’t think about 3 years. Think about 6 months.

Most of these problems aren’t the average persons to solve

Then you’ve totally missed the point of freedom and democracy.

Collectively, our leaders are very much “average” people. Some are super smart, others are ignorant and stupid. Some are charismatic leaders, others are petty, vindictive administrators. Some are well-educated, some are Majorie Taylor Greene. It takes a collective effort to solve problems, though. A nuclear scientist can’t build a reactor without ditch diggers.

Society isn’t collapsing. Freedom and prosperity are collapsing.

Suppose you had a co-worker. You both make the same salary, say $75,000/year takehome.

You and your coworker are chatting, and you mention that you are buying a house.

Your co-worker says “I wish I could do that. I have too much credit card debt.”

“How much debt do you have?” you ask.

“$600,000,” he replies.

“Oh, my,” you reply. “Well, how did you spend that much? Who loaned you so much money? What about your budget?”

“Yeah, I should budget more wisely. I still have to borrow enough to cover my bills, about $110,000 per year. But even if I stopped overspending today, most of my debt is just interest accrual. I might as well keep spending until someone stops me, right?”

And that’s the U.S. in a nutshell. Yes, we can get by for another day or another month or another year - until we can’t. And then it all comes crashing down with a quickness.

Look at the graph here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_public_debt

Notice that the last time our debt ratio got this high, it was WWII. After the war, the financial repercussions were addressed, the money was paid back and we got on with our lives. When budget shortfalls started to spike again in the 90s, Democrats and Republicans worked together and brought it back down.

So, if the debt is to be reduced, we either need to work together or we need a world war. Which do you think is more likely to happen?

I think he’s just trying to further normalize the outsourcing/underpaying/devaluing of programmers.

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We don’t really have castes in the US. But yes, being poor sucks anywhere in the world.

I was speaking more in terms of infrastructure and public assistance. For example, I was able to get a student loan and an education in the States. I have clean, potable tap water. Dependable utilities. Those sorts of things.

It never ends. The injustices pile up faster than they can be addressed. This is a feature, not a flaw of the system, because the system isn’t designed for you and me. It’s designed to make the wealthy comfortable and stable.

The best thing you can do for yourself is to disconnect. Focus on the things in life that propel you forward. Spend time with loved ones. Cultivate a sense of appreciation and gratitude for the things that go right. Exercise and take care of yourself. Don’t let the bastards steal your happiness.