Identity3000

@Identity3000@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the word for someone who is friends with different groups but doesn't have loyalty to any one group?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What about a “social climber”? Someone whose friendships are based on calculations about who can help them succeed in other ways?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit introduces a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I replied to you you elsewhere in this thread, but they never claimed to be getting 28% CTR. They only claimed that this format performs 28% better than alternatives.

  If a different ad format was getting 1% CTR, then a 28% improvement is still only a total 1.28% CTR.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit introduces a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Careful, they didn’t claim to be getting 28% engagement from users… Just that this ad format performs 28% better than other as types. We have no idea (from this article, at least) how that translates to actual usage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Vision Pro Owners Are Struggling to Figure Out What They Just Bought⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think a key difference is that Apple had a very clear target demographic for the iPad in mind (lightweight laptop / heavy phone users), and then were prepared to see how it evolved on top of that premise.

  With the Vision Pro, they haven’t been able to articulate their target userbase at all, and are pretty much relying on the early adopters to help define it for them.

  Which isn’t to say it can’t find its place and be successful. But I don’t think it’s anything like Apple’s other product releases at all…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can art which is encouraging harmful behaviors possibly ever have the potential to result in people engaging in or continuing to engage in those behaviors? Or is this completely impossible?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So, while this is a “general” question, it seems likely that most people will gravitate towards themes of porn and sexual violence when thinking about it. Let me discuss from that perspective.

  To be clear, I am not an expert, but it is something I have thought a lot about in the context of my field in technology (noting how generative AI can be used to create very graphic images depicting non-consensual activities).

  The short answer: we don’t concretely know for certain. There is an argument that giving people an “outlet” means they can satisfy an urge without endangering themselves in real life. There is also an argument that repeated exposure can dilute/dull the sense of social caution and normalise the fetishised behaviour.

  I am very sympathetic to the former argument where it applies to consensual acts. For example, a day person ina foreign country with anti-gay laws; being able to explore sexuality through ‘normal’ pornography seems entirely reasonable to me.

  When it comes to non-consensual acts, I think there is a lot more room for speculation and concern. I would recommend reading this study as an example, which explored dangerous attitudes towards women that were shaped through pornography.

  Some key takeaways:

  1. It’s never as simple as saying “porn caused it”. There are a multitude of factors.
  2. Regardless, there is a seemingly strong anecdotal connection between violent pornography and violent attitudes in real life.
  3. It likely depends heavily on the individual and their own beliefs/perceptions/experiences before this development

  And a final noteworthy line:

  The view that pornography played a role in their clients’ harmful attitudes and/or behaviours was undisputed; what was harder for them to articulate was the strength of the contribution of pornography, given the complexities of the other contributing factors in their clients’ lives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe a “specious claim” or “folk wisdom” or “empty rhetoric”?

  The word I would normally gravitate to is a “truism”, however that’s not really used to describe something that is necessarily false… just something that sounds insightful, but doesn’t have any meaningful depth (e.g. “every cloud has a silver lining”).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI was working on advanced model so powerful it alarmed staff⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s an appealing ‘conspiracy’ angle, but that idea doesn’t hold up to any real scrutiny whatsoever.

  Why would the Board willingly trash their reputation? Why would they drag the former Twitch CEO through the mud and make him look weak and powerless? Why would they not warn Microsoft and risk damaging that relationship? Why would they let MS strike a tentative agreement with the OpenAI employees that upsets their own staff, only to then undo it?

  None of that makes any sense whatsoever from a strategic, corporate “planned” perspective. They are all actions of people who are reacting to things in the heat of the moment and are panicking because they don’t know how it will end.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI is 'optimistic' that it can bring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other senior figures back, The Information reported⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That doesn’t make very much sense.

  Yes, the board members who are into Effective Altruism are undoubtedly a piece of the puzzle. But everything you outline isn’t just common corporate knowledge, it’s basically well-documented public record.

  And remember that this is a Board that Altman effectively hand-picked. He did not appoint a host of dum-dums to oversee him.

  Whatever happened, there is waaaay more to this than anyone has been told. At this point it’s all speculation, but I think it’s pretty safe to assume it’s not just a case of “we didn’t know it was expensive” or “we didn’t know how popular Sam was”.