He’s actually built a career on being an author…
Comment on AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This man has really built a career and following off saying common sense things…
I don’t know why people keep eating it up or acting like he’s a genius, but at least this time he isn’t coining a new term to “explain” something that leads to everyone using it but not understanding what’s actually happening.
protist@mander.xyz 1 day ago
balsoft@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
I don’t think he’s necessarily a genius, but he is a force for good and a great writer. We do need someone to keep saying the truth, keep saying what’s right and what’s wrong, this is literally how we win the information war currently waged against us.
It’s the same of the genocide experts calling out genocide, or the eco-activists calling out climate change. It might be obvious common sense to you, but it might not be to other people, and this is precisely why it needs to be shouted from every rooftop we have available.
Oh, and also, if you actually read his works he clearly does more than just state the obvious and coin new terms (even though both of those are important too). He is deeply and intimately familiar with the technical and social structures of the modern internet, his analysis of various phenomena and trends is usually on-point and has some predictive power. Most importantly he offers solutions to the issues facing us, and practices what he preaches too.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
He is deeply and intimately familiar with the technical and social structures of the modern internet, his analysis of various phenomena and trends is usually on-point and has some predictive power
If you think he predicts anything, you’re streets behind
Most importantly he offers solutions to the issues facing us
He repeats what anyone could find in a five minute Google search from articles written by others.
I’ve never seen an original thought, he’s the Carlos Mencia of tech.
stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
What you might think is “common sense” may not be for others. There is value in this being documented, otherwise the person without “common sense” may be influenced by someone with an agenda who does document their thoughts.
Same as when people make fun of “obvious” research, there is value in having it peer reviewed as a reference for future researchers.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
There is value in this being documented, otherwise the person without “common sense” may be influenced by someone with an agenda who does document their thoughts.
Oh yeah, because no one has “documented” that AI is bullshit yet…
Only the brave Cory Doctrow could gather and disseminate this to the masses!
/s
protist@mander.xyz 20 hours ago
The fuck’s with your beef? This is just one article he wrote. The guys written hundreds of pieces, maybe thousands, about all sorts of technology related issues
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Timing. Saying common sense stuff before others gives you an edge and being the first to say it with any eloquence, in a way people want to listen and are accepting of what’s being said. A lot of what Cory Doctorow says can be hard to hear or hard to deliver without sounding condescending like NDT. His talent is in the delivery.
protist@mander.xyz 20 hours ago
He also has a ton of experience in this space, he’s worked for the Electronic Frontier Foundation for almost 25 years. On top of that, he’s whip-smart and enjoyable to read or listen to
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Saying common sense stuff before others
Yeah bro…
No one else has point out AI will fail before 1/18/26…
On the great Cory Doctrine could identify something that no other human has ever even contemplated.
I heard next, he’s going to release a blog post that Nazis might not be nice people
protist@mander.xyz 22 hours ago
Again, did you even read the oped
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
He’s a good writer and leader on the technology front. He gets a bit repetitive but that’s because he is trying to get the word out.