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Comment #49192098
of course there are other factors at play here. has anyone tried to hide their motives? look, i use llms for some work and for some hobby projects, but lets not pretend like the co…
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Comment #49143676
if i’m understanding what you’re saying correctly, it sounds like you think parental involvement is a) lacking, and b) would be effective in its own. i’m not sure either of those h…
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Comment #49118065
the time thing rings very true to me as blocker. when i get off work i would absolutely (and do) shop at stores that are open. i stopped 90% of online shopping a couple years ago s…
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Comment #48974975
i definitely have internal debates on the idea of eminent domain and the nuances of wether i think its ok or not. that said, i think i lean to it’s absolutely not ok to use eminent…
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Comment #48930296
> … are we going to accept this same rhetoric for anyone that films others in public and/or commercial spaces? yes, please. i think that is exactly the direction we should be pushi…
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Comment #48916853
yeah i’m not sure where people are coming from when they imply the best way to fight off an extremely addictive thing is to use it. we warn kids about the impacts of heroin, we don…
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Comment #48916806
> practically speaking, a phone is a necessity. no. it isn’t. my apologies for sounding more blunt than im meaning to, but, im not at all sure where i would fall on the idea of ban…
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Comment #48900572
indeed. cause the problem then complain the problem exists. that’s been their intentional platform for years and years.
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Comment #48889038
a24 was great, they’ve definitely slipped though. as soon as they won their first oscar they’ve been chasing money rather than quality. their old catalog though, incredible. i’d sa…
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Comment #48888972
it’s been this way forever. the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00, etc… all had generic trash movies and music too. stop getting recs from algorithms and the entire world will open back …
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Comment #48868281
and a toyota camry can’t compete with a lamborghini but the camry vastly outsells them. you’re far far far more likely to see a camry or equivalent in an americans driveway than yo…
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Comment #48843615
found on the always amazing bubbles.town gareth sounds like my kind of guy lol.
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Comment #48843180
it really is wild. i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again. the companies will have no one but themselves to blame when they’re regulated in and out. if the companies don’t care …
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Comment #48802203
> ... there is a reasonably strong argument that it was wrong to use copyrighted material for AI training without paying royalties nor even asking for permission. But equally, ever…
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Comment #48796240
yeah, the answer lies exactly there. the monetization is what killed blogs. great blogs still exist, but they’re almost entirely people writing about whatever their passion is, bec…
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Comment #48794676
those days are still here, people just want to know where the information is coming from. the rallying cry from hackers has never ever been “information wants to be free from sourc…
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Comment #48794612
> i believe that in the future technology will be so advanced that protection of privacy is impossible. the only way to counter that is… i’m not sure why so many of us have fallen …
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Comment #48782790
yep. seeing it here as well. i’d be curious to know more details as well. is this a targeted mass reporting or something?
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Comment #48775607
let’s not forget the marketers who work for the same companies we do. how many times have we all seen marketing departments or sales departments in our companies entirely misrepres…
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Comment #48767749
yeah, he seems to have the same issue a lot of these guys have. i’m convinced we’re going to find out at some point they’re all on some kind of modern meth type drug that entirely …
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Comment #48767692
well it could be limited to companies who are entirely dedicated to surveillance and massive data collection on citizens like palantir. particularly with that and how ideology base…
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Comment #48767481
if you take the time to read karp’s manifesto and look into thiels beliefs, then maybe it wouldn’t seem “vibes-based” for you. an example that may cure you of your “vibes-based” co…
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Comment #48750255
> Have some personal responsibility for once. its probably a bit unrealistic to expect children to "Have some personal responsibility for once." id agree with you if a 50 year old …