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> That sliver probably represents most of the work that used to exist for a freelance illustrator, but it's a vanishingly small percentage of AI generated images. I prefer to get m…

Quite dumb. If it were a book it would be "Infinite Jest", and the receipts of everyone who bought the pillows could be used to enter into some inane raffle.

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It's giving Daniel Ek a hard-on. Finally, he can replace those arrogant musicians who demand to be paid for their work. /s

Brave New World, anyone? Also it's another good time to quote H.Melville: “For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.”

Nah, we'd rather remove the human from the loop and stroke our egos with technical achievements.

IMO, massive industrial scale indignation of humanity.

gotta believe you're playing devil's advocate and not in genuine belief that an amazon warehouse > low income housing

> It's a complex issue, and ongoing dialogue is essential to navigate the evolving landscape The Anduril developed assassin bot whispers quietly into my ear as it strangles the lif…

Yet also short sighted hairless apes with all the genetic programming that comes with, for better AND for worse.

It is inevitable. Market forces demand it, and people are beholden to the market so long as they exist within its sphere.

>Consumption without reflection or doing is mostly entertainment, like you would do with a novel or a movie. Maybe you do do this and were making a sweeping claim-understandble. Bu…

Sorry to be pedantic, but I'm drunk and got annoyed by your contraction use. WORD + 's = WORD + is. So, "ad's" = "advertisement is". Which shouldn't make sense. It should be "ads".…

I agree-there's nothing wrong with the means nor ends. But, I'd bet that most people, after having failed a big endeavor that they put a lot of energy and time into, would feel at …

If you found this interesting, I recommend Kirk's newer book on his traipsing around Transylvania, etc... called "Avoid the Day" ( https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/avoid-the-day_jay-k…