Are you saying bots are pointless? They may have introduced the idea to the discourse, and they certainly amplified the signal, and I believe they succeeded at incepting the idea to many people.

His image as a “good businessman” is unshakable because of The Apprentice, where he played a good businessman on TV.

Honestly dude, I cannot fucking believe people thought Trump would be better for Palestine than Kamala… I just don’t fucking understand how so many people can come to that conclusion, unless I really think about it, and then the reasons are all so sad and stupid. I swear to god the main reason, above racism, above hate, above the propaganda of the election cycle, the main reason he won over Hillary and then Kamala is that he had a TV show for many years. A lot of people over look the simple fact that in the American psyche, being on TV is validating, or at least it was when Trump was elected, before everything went upside down. People will stay in the same shitty town and keep the same toxic relatives in their lives for their wholes lives vs finding people that they actually harmonize with because they’re familiar. People who grew up in shitty households find partners like their shitty parents because the shitty behavior is familiar. “Familiar” feels like family. Trump was a household name, and some people didn’t even know Kamala had been swapped in half way through the election season. So they trusted Trump when he’d lie because he’s familiar, but they distrusted her when she seemed to avoid a subject because she’s unfamiliar and so inherently suspicious. They should have both been suspicious af, but he had a TV show and was president once before so they trusted him more… which is very fucking stupid.

I’m on the wait list for a kidney transplant (O positive if you’re feeling insanely generous), and I can’t imagine how anyone could accept a stolen kidney from a prisoner… I would feel haunted from the inside out – the thought already really bothers me and I’ll hopefully be getting a kidney from someone who volunteered to be an organ donor. The entitlement some of these Israeli’s feel is superhuman in the worst way.

so fucking stupid

It’s not too late, but it won’t happen without a fight, and in fact, it’s the fight they’re so desperately distracting us from.

Their dream is to have us build their Death Stars. We should crush their dreams.

It’s a bit tongue in cheek. We’re like that.

I’m Canadian. When we say “Americans” or “America” we mean people from the US.

Big tangent, but I just want to say I love this reply, and it’s a great example of what reddit has lost and lemmy has preserved.

Speaking of other species and knowledge, whale songs IMO are something like the dialup sound we used to hear when our internet went over the land line. Apparently they can hear each other from an ocean away as well. Whales may have entire religions for all we know. It’s fascinating to think about, and they’re right here on this planet with us; the Sun only knows what else is out there.

Doesn’t this have the potential to backfire in light of things like the lawsuits in France? Before just xAI would have been liable, but now isn’t SpaceX is also liable for generative AI CP?

I think this is it.

I think, for example, that a lot of the conspiracy theories that exist around 9/11 being planned from the “inside” are the actual conspiracy that’s meant to mask the fallibility of the ruling class by creating stories about them being all powerful in the wake of a weakening attack.The one complex thing the rich do have the power to control is the stories we’re told. The stories we internalize establish our place in the world and convince us of our rolls. They project a virtual reality of illusions around us, through algorithms and media, because “control is an illusion” is a double entedre.

I also think about this a lot. For all we know the storm on Jupiter could be thinking.

Exactly.

Though, if life is truly rare, they may value us for that reason, but there’s no reason to believe they’d improve anything for us.

Okay, so I am taking it too literally because he’s not even trying to be accurate with the description. What a weirdo.

True. I guess a lot of it is also the fallout of Citizens United.

yeah wtf… a sentient sun? First of all, how do we know the sun isn’t sentient? And if it was/is why assume it would give a shit about humanity?

But also wtf… Like, he’s trying to merge the sun with AI? Am I taking it too literally? He’s trying to create god? So he can ask for forgiveness for being a pedo pos?

Thinking all of that can be controlled would fall under hubris IMO. The powers have done nothing but stoke resistance and rebellion against their hierarchies, or perhaps I’m just taking the bait…?

It’s amazing that America somehow is destroying trust in itself from so many different directions right now, almost seems like a planned demolition, but I think it’s more of a chaotic tragedy of errors due to horrible judgement. It’s like the whole country got drunk on “American exceptionalism” (ie hubris) over the last 20 years, and here comes the hangover of the century.

She’s a gamer.