I donāt run any websites, what are you coming at me for
I donāt run any websites, what are you coming at me for
If H5N1 does turn into a full-blown outbreak, part of me expects itāll rack up a heavier deathtoll than COVID.
If we came across very mentally disabled people or extremely early babies (perhaps in a world where we could extract fetuses from the womb after just a few weeks) that could feel pain but only had cognition as complex as shrimp, it would be bad if they were burned with a hot iron, so that they cried out. Itās not just because theyād be smart later, as their hurting would still be bad if the babies were terminally ill so that they wouldnāt be smart later, or, in the case of the cognitively enfeebled whoād be permanently mentally stunted.
wat
This entire fucking shrimp paragraph is what failing philosophy does to a mf
Character.AI Is Hosting Pedophile Chatbots That Groom Users Who Say Theyāre Underage
Three billion dollars and its going into Character AI AutoGroomer 4000s. Fuck this timeline.
Wired tried to put out a defence of tech and the result is incoherent drivel. See for yourself.
This is pure gut instinct, but I suspect Twitterās probably gonna die sometime during Trumpās term - the banks which funded Muskās takeover consider it their worst deal since the Great Recession, and the rapid exodus of users is gonna further cripple Twitterās ability to attract advertising revenue.
Part of me suspects weāre gonna see Twitter getting banned somewhere during Trumpās term as well, a la Muskās tangle with Brazil.
Dorsey jumping shipās about as good a reason as any to jump to Bluesky, especially considering Twitterās currently haemorrhaging users from the one-two-three punch of the AI training, the crippled blocking and THE ELECTIONtm.
By my guess, the AI training is probably doing the most damage - that oneās prompting artists to bolt for the exits, and if Tumblrās NSFW ban taught me anything, its that if the artists start leaving, theyāre gonna start taking their fans with them.
Got recommended a video from a friend, and its a damn good sneer at the state of YouTube sponsorships:
Four Passengers Die in Burning Tesla After Electronic Doors Seemingly Wonāt Open
I always had a hunch Teslas were death traps but Jesus Christ
Its gonna be the largest embezzlement scheme in US history, that much Iām certain. How much damage the pair will do to the federal gov Iām not sure, but I expect there wonāt be much left of it once theyāre done.
Elon Musk, Ramaswamy land Trump admin roles
President-elect Trump has tapped tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government.
Trump announced Tuesday that Musk and Ramaswamy would lead his āDepartment of Government Efficiencyā (DOGE), an initiative meant to āslash excess regulations, cut wasteful expendituresā and restructure federal agencies.
We live in the dumbest timeline
Misandry as a vague cultural meme about men being terrible and the friction that this causes, particularly for men struggling to find a healthy way to exist under patriarchal masculinity as discussed above?
Looking back, thatās definitely the kind of thing I was expecting to spike. I was just too deeply peeved about vaguely gestures at everything to see that clearly.
Shouldāve probably posted this earlier, but fuck it: South Koreaās ā4Bā Movement Goes Viral in US After Trump Elected
ā4Bā is shorthand for a South Korean movement in which women refuse to engage in heterosexual marriage, childbirth, dating, or sex with men. It comes from the words bihon, bichulsan, biyeonae, and bisekseu, all of which start with a Korean prefix for āno.ā It originated in 2019 in response to a culture that women felt was patriarchal beyond repair, and has since gained some traction in other countries.
Also, fuck it, quick sidenote:
This is mostly gut instinct, like most of the Trump predictions Iāve made, but Iām expecting a spike in full-blown misandry over Trumpās term. Mainly because Trump managed to win over Gen Z men this election, and because the Trump administration is almost certainly going to town on abortion/womenās rights.
Starting off this Stubsack with a solid essay I ran across: Donāt expect the tech platforms to help us this time.
How do you all suppose the Great Bullshit Implosion is going to interact with our incoming US government? When it becomes clear that the money is running out, will OpenAI be able to talk the Trump government into bailing them out, or will the fash kick them when theyāre down, since tech will be a nice fat scapegoat for the economy hitting the shitter?
Kicking them whilst theyāre down would be an easy win when āthe cruelty is the pointā is your unofficial motto, and thereās plenty of anti-tech sentiment for Trump to work with. And, of course, theyāre a piss-easy scapegoat - AFAIK techās managed to piss off both political wings here.
Heās probably gonna kick them whilst theyāre down.
They can be, but they can also be a social and recreational space.
Your mumās a social and recreational space, but I donāt see you going to bat for her despite being more useful
Removed by mod
Its times like these which make me happy I switched to Librewolf.
You just know Netflixās inbox is getting flooded with the absolute worst shit League of Legends players can come up with right now