NoSpotOfGround @ NoSpotOfGround @lemmy.world

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What gives rich men power? Do the money themselves cast a "follow my owner's will" spell on those around them?

No. It's the desire for a share of that money, of that power that generates the power in first place. And that desire exists in everyone's mind. In your mind too.

This is a human problem, not just a rich people problem. Because what power is it exactly? It's power to have other people do things for your benefit, either to work or to give up their possessions.

We need a way of organizing work for each other in a society. As well as the value of possessions. The problem is in the fairness of the way these possessions and work are valued, because we seem to have allowed ourselves to possess profits from the undervalued work of others. The accepted unfairness of such trades is the problem.

Yes, and the highest point in this route was 230m above sea level, requiring 22.8x the uphill 'push' that atmosphere could provide.

But even if the highest point was below 10m and friction was not an issue, you would need hundreds of kilometers of perfectly airtight 'vacuumed' pipes. If air leaks into the pipes somewhere along their length, the flow stops.

If you had to pick just one, who do you think is more important to "get", the billionaires that funded and protected her and Jeffry's scheme, or her particularly?

Re-imprisonment or the dropping of protections could make her talk.

If she's out of prison she dies within a year, killed either by an assassin from one of the billionaires, or by a helpful intelligent volunteer like yourself.

You mean eliminate the one person that could still believably implicate the people most at fault?... That's what you hope for?

That's very cool! I've heard that calcium oxide can work as a "decanting" agent to pull water out of ethanol too. I wonder how they compare.

This makes no sense. Salads really do have nuts sometimes, whilst I've never heard of bees having steak.

We can still save him. We have the technology.

Except the first phrase and last paragraph, it was AI. Honestly, it feels like OP is taunting us with such a vague question. We don't even know why they dislike AI.

I'm not an AI lover. It has its place and it's a genuine step forward. Less than what most proponents think it's worth, more than what detractors do.

I only use it myself for documentation on the framework I program in, and it's reasonably good for that, letting me extract more info quicker than reading through it. Otherwise haven't used it much.

What are some good reasons why AI is bad?

There are legitimate reasons people worry about AI. Here are some of the strongest, clearly framed concerns:

1. Bias and unfair decisions

AI systems often learn from biased data and can unintentionally discriminate—against certain races, genders, ages, or socioeconomic groups—in hiring, lending, housing, policing, and more.

2. Lack of transparency

Many AI models act as “black boxes,” making decisions that are hard to explain. This creates problems when the stakes are high (medical diagnosis, legal decisions, etc.).

3. Privacy risks

AI can analyze huge amounts of personal data, track behavior, or identify people through facial recognition—often without explicit consent.

4. Job displacement

Automation threatens certain categories of work, particularly routine or repetitive jobs. Without proper planning, this can increase inequality and unemployment.

5. Misinformation and deepfakes

AI makes it easier to create convincing fake audio, video, or text. This can undermine trust in media, fuel propaganda, and destabilize democratic processes.

6. Weaponization

AI can be used in autonomous weapons, cyberattacks, targeted surveillance, or manipulation—raising serious security and ethical issues.

7. Overreliance and loss of human skills

As AI does more tasks, people may become too dependent, reducing critical thinking, creativity, or expertise in certain fields.

8. Concentration of power

Powerful AI tools tend to be controlled by a few big companies or governments, potentially leading to monopolies, inequality, and reduced individual autonomy.

9. Alignment and control risks

Advanced AI systems may behave in unexpected or harmful ways if their goals aren’t perfectly aligned with human values—even without malicious intent.

10. Environmental impact

Training large AI models consumes significant energy and resources, contributing to carbon emissions.

If you want, I can also provide reasons why AI is good, help you construct an argument for a debate, or analyze specific risks more deeply.

Were you looking for this kind of reply? If you can't express why you have an opinion maybe your opinion is not well founded in the first place. (Not saying it's wrong, just that it might not be justified/objective.)

This makes even less sense, wth?

Their growth would probably look amazing in a timelapse!

He meant "lost it" as in outran a pursuer? (I thought lost it as in "the thing is broken" at first).

Gifts are am emotional thing. There are lots of estimations of what the other person likes or wants and lots of expectations from the giving side. The whiplash from hoping for the best, to finding you've actually caused displeasure with your gift can be hard to handle.

Both sides need to be wise, in control of their emotions and those of the other party when gifts are exchanged. Be as gentle as you can when explaining why it's not something you want, express the things you're grateful for (the intention, their effort, etc.), and even more gentle with their upset feelings at your refusal.

Calm down, Donald.

I see... TIL, thanks.

That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

You mean because Twitter is an SMS-based messaging app?... The character limits are arbitrary, not a technical limitation. Which is why they doubled them at one point, I believe.

The limits were meant to act as a micro-blogging enforcement measure, for micro attention spans.

Did we just hit the corner?

...It feels weird to catch myself making a joke about death and maiming. I used to be opposed to taking lightly the death of Russian soldiers in the first few months of the war. I assumed that most of them were there against their will. At this point though I feel that only the worst kind of human would fight on the Russian side. And it seems I have no more compassion for them... At all.

The anti-Aberbaijani special forces of Albania strike again.