Yeah I think the focus should be on technological sovereignty, not abstinence. We need control over our data, control over our software, control over our devices, control over our hardware, and through these things we can gain control over our lives while still accessing these extremely useful tools. We need our own search engines, our own operating systems, our own applications, our own email, our own social media, our own video hosting, etc etc. We can never go back, the only way out is through.

This is extremely hard and expensive, though. It’ll require mass organization of millions of people, we can’t do it as individuals.

The hardware is specialized for chatbots, it’s not just something they can plug-and-play for other use cases. That means using it for other computing tasks is even less efficient per kWh and per litre of water, which will make it hard to justify the resource requirements.

Surely some of this hardware can find new life, but assets will be stranded.

The most optimistic take I’ve seen: AI is a drain on the entire economy that sucks up all investment and this is why the rest of the economy is basically in a recession. Once the bubble pops, investors will flood back into the real economy and correct the problem.

I’m not optimistic.

Wow, you managed to do something you could have done without AI, but used more resources to do it.

This is the plot of Parasite Eve

The US has had three different distinct Red Scares, and before those it had a wave of white terror that defeated Reconstruction.

So, yes, this keeps happening. We’re just living during one acute part of a longer cycle.

No it just gives bombs to Israel so it can murder them.

I’m a moderate and believe in supporting the lesser of two evils, which means critical support for enemies of US imperialism. I’m also something of a centrist because I believe anarchists and Marxist-Leninists and other left tendencies all have good ideas.

So yeah, I’m a moderate centrist.

Can’t wait for US Catholics to make an AI pope and split the church.

They’re testing how hard they can squeeze their customer base and still profit. Prices will continue to increase as long as people pay.

This was basically the plot of the new War of the World’s movie.

Do you think he used classified systems to spy on his family too?

I basically air fry all my beans at this point, it totally turned me around on beans. I used to just think of them as a necessary evil to get my protein, but I’ll just eat air fried beans by the handful lol

I have lights and ride in the dark already.

But we’re talking 11pm, if I get in a bad accident on a dark farm-to-market road I’ll just die. No one will see or hear me.

Also 20km is only 12.4 miles.

And I outright don’t believe riding on a steep icy hill with studs is like riding on asphalt. I’m sure it’s doable, I just don’t believe it’s easy or safe.

It’s a pretty hilly commute. Besides the ever present threat of being murdered in traffic (and this is a rural area, so traffic actually is a lesser concern), I have to contend with going up and down half a dozen steep slopes.

On ice in the dark.

I might just wreck my bike and freeze to death.

Do they do it for 20+ miles? In the dark?

Maybe they do.

I don’t want to die.

Voters will never vote for a dead fish in large enough numbers to actually win elections. That is how voting works in the real world.

I do it about once a week. Plenty of time for audiobooks and podcasts!

My commute is pretty hilly, doesn’t sound like I’d have a good time on ice.

Does it really? I’d think they would help, but actually a non-issue? I’m skeptical.

Also getting sprayed by a passing asshole car showering me with slush+sand+road salt doesn’t sound great either.

If it weren’t for weather I wouldn’t have a car. Sure, 90 minutes by ebike is a serious time commitment, but I’d save so much money a year it makes sense as a part time job.

But fuck riding a bike on ice for two months lol