MasterBlaster

Westerner's depending on Amazon is such a simulacrum of where their country stands in the world. Reaping benefits from something you know is wrong and directly hurting someone. Only, while understanding the modern geopolitical landscape is complicated and takes determination/education, understanding that Amazon's business model is untenable against humane working conditions is obvious on the face of it. You can see it when you drive past their warehouses.

So while I almost never hold people personally responsible for consumption habits, I find it extremely grating that Amazon is so successful specifically because people can't say no to same-day delivery. Like, fuck, go down to the shops. Do you even need plastic junk delivered to your door today? Most people could benefit from leaving their homes more.

feeling for the two houses built next to the church in an all-white neighborhood. they better not park their cars on the street

My bad brother. Should have been more charitable before hitting reply.

your tesla steers into a group of children crossing the street b/c its grok-based brain deduced it was a woke mob of protestors attempting to box you in. you try to apply the brakes but grok has a prompt hardcoded in urging it to not shy away from politically incorrect actions. seven children are instantly killed and another two are splattered across your windshield. your tesla dings that its time to replace the wiper fluid.

elon retweets the news story weeks later with a one word reply. another twitter user asks grok if its true. grok replies by questioning the veracity of the holocaust

'the backward group' is pretty uncomfortable phrasing, if I'm being honest.

The root of anti-AI narrative on the left is reactionaries pining for the fact that automation has come for the industry that used to be artisanal.

We have, time and time again, seen the result of Luddism. It can come from a good place. It can be ethically relevant. It can be handled correctly. Yet - time marches on, and the proponents of it are seen as jokes of history.

I have no love for AI slop, but it's a part of our world and the world my children will grow up in. You better believe I intend to have a good handle of it.

Surrendering generative AI and all of its utility to the ruling class because of its disruptive effect on intellectual/artistic labour is a folly, it's luddite tactics that we know come from a good place but are ineffective and leave its advocates in the dustbin.

We are marxists and as such the material world and its realities are most important to us. The fact AI is capable of spitting out shortform content more efficiently than ever before cannot be neglected or the ruling class gets another cudgel under its belt. Why not produce propaganda using the same avenues as the elite? In addition, letting something like 'fash aesthetics' influence you is absurd. If I can eek one positive thing for the working class out of 'fash aesthetics' then I really don't care about said aesthetics.

Another thing - the 'cudgel' under the belt of the ruling class - at the moment generative AI is dominated by paid services and companies controlling its input and output. Despite this, all forms of generative AI can be handled locally. AI running on your own machine truly is just another tool at your disposal. If we don't utilize and educate about generative AI then the ruling class keeps its grip and knowledge of the 'true democratization of art' and any benefit is lost.

That's great. I can find it just as funny without feeling genuinely sad.

the hell hahaha, what is the context of the original clip? is it satire? this is one of the best worst takes i've ever witnessed. usually leftists get chided for reading too many books and obsessing about theory. guess the standards change when it comes time to actually do something

I know very little about the hawk tuah girl other than she did a crypto rug pull scam at some point but honestly good on her, I can only hope I capitalize and get my bag if I ever stumble into 15 minutes of fame. Make bank, change the lives of your family, fade into obscurity.

Heard you. VLC is legendary software. I've been using the same media player for 20 years. No enshittification. Use it to watch movies on my computer, to listen to music on my phone. Hell, I'll use it to trim a video if I'm feeling lazy. I'll probably be using it for another 20 years.

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pretty banger video. i wanna keep an eye out on this channel, though game dev stuff usually isn't my jam.