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[–] kbal@fedia.io 186 points 1 month ago (3 children)

AI did not do it. People did it, and used "AI" as a convenient excuse.

[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 118 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

Completely accurate drinking rate

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's kinda like "AI" is a new religion people will use to justify their shitty behavior and avoid thinking.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Well, ~~jesus~~ AI has already forgiven them, so....

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago
[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

They probably asked AI about books that would ruin their future plans and the AI shat out 1984 and a whole bunch of dystopian novels

[–] MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

AIs big brother was the headmaster btw... Do we blame the gasoline when they burn the books?

[–] Rakudjo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

If people didn't want their books to burn so badly, they wouldn't have printed on such flammable material!

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Upsetting themes" are you teaching children or conservative adults? Because life is full of upsetting REALITY so a fucking book about slavery or war or misogynists is nothing.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Aren't they all about freeze peach even if it offends?!

[–] Thorry@feddit.org 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] TimboSlice@discuss.online 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

I am, look: ha ha ha. Now in Spanish: Ja ja ja.

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

AI Impregnated my sister and abandoned my family. It said it was going to the store for cigarettes!

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Poor taste comment on my part but... i I hope at least it was an electrifying shag.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The goal of fear is fear. The goal of power is power.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And also the goal of fear is power.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hate leads to the dark side

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

Every day, for two minutes.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

y'all know they got rid of twilight to get people to support this

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

but also. Twilight sucks, but it should be available to read. i think some context should be made available to go with it since the author includes some potentially problematic racist and sexist views. however, it's mainly being attacked for being an exploration of teenage girl sexuality that resonates/resonated with teenage girls.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

also maybe the warwuf imprinting on an infant that was fucking weird i hear. but like, very very mormon

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

yup yup yup. i was thinking about that as i wrote my comment but didn't know how to categorize the kind of problematic that is 🤣

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sadly, the courts decided a long time ago that K-12 libraries are required to act in loco parentis. Not a lot we can do about censorship at that level. We have to focus on fighting the efforts to shut down public libraries.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm no expert, but isn't it easier there, from a legal standpoint, to "officially" ban various forms of expression? The Christian States Of Trumpistan has no political framework to ban things, but that actually makes it easier for local authorities to do it quietly.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The assholes who did this will now claim they never had the book. Then they will claim it never existed.

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I bet the Eurasians are the ones spreading the lies. There's a reason we have always been at war with them.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

"War is Peace," "Freedom is Slavery," and "Ignorance is Strength".

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Banning books is not the answer