FearMeAndDecay

@FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people hate AI so much?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The key issue here is how it’s being used and regulation. Ai has caused a lot of harm bc it is unregulated. Like, people have committed suicide or killed others bc of conversations with chatbots. And yes, in many of these cases there are pre-existing mental health concerns, but it’s still causing someone who is unhealthy but non violent to become violent. That’s really bad.

  Currently, ai not being used in positive ways, when we’re looking at the broader use of ai. Sure, some people or small organizations may use ai for specific uses which it’s good for, but that’s not how it is for most ai use. A lot of ai is taking people’s jobs/promising employers that they will be able to fire half their workforce. Even in the positive example you gave of getting a character portrait, sure you could use an ai, but there are a lot of artists that are losing commissions because it’s cheaper for people to just use ai. So the artists aren’t technically losing their job; their work is just being devalued, which is very unfortunate bc—as people have said—ai generated images don’t have intention and care put into it. Ai literally can’t do that. True art, no matter the skill level it’s made at, is made to evoke emotions, to communicate something to the viewer/reader/audience. Ai can’t create true art bc it cannot think or feel; it cannot be deliberate

  I hate ai bc currently ai is a horrible thing bc of how it’s being used the majority of the time. I think after all the ai hype has died down and companies look at how these ai tools can actually be used effectively then it will be more tolerable. But right now it’s just an investment bubble and an unregulated technology that has caused severe harm

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people hate AI so much?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The study you linked doesn’t just show a positive impact on education. That’s only half the study. The other half is about the negative impacts. That study is giving a full picture of ai use in the classroom, about where it helps and where it hurts. They created 6 categories for how ai is getting used in the classroom and explained the positive and negatives found in those studies for each category. Some categories see more benefits or more harm than others

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your take on organ donation?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Organ donation just makes sense. If my organs can help someone else after I’m done with them then why not? What doesn’t make sense is that in states/places where abortion isn’t legal, corpses have more bodily autonomy than pregnant women

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨With regards to cutlery, do you prefer a spoon or a fork for eating cake?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  fork

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What the fuck is going on with Iran and what will happen next?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  9/11 didn’t just make people support war in the Middle East, it also made them support a whole bunch of surveillance within the USA under the guise of “preventing another 9/11 by catching the terrorist activity before they hurt anyone.” Of course, they’ve used this increased surveillance against dissidents far more than to stop terrorists. If there was a “terrorist attack” on USA soil again, then the GOP and congress would absolutely jump on the opportunity to enact broad voter id laws, facial recognition software, and age/id verification online laws while claiming its to protect “terrorist immigrants from voting in elections and tracking terrorists irl and online.” They would probably also use it to justify even more intense ICE operations and harassment, painting anyone who goes against the Trump admin and his gestapo force as terrorists or terrorist sympathizers. They’re already trying to do all of this, they just lack broad public support, but a false flag operation might be how they try to gain that support

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What the fuck is going on with Iran and what will happen next?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Good breakdown, but don’t forget that part of why this has bipartisan support in congress is because Benjamin Netanyahu, the pm of Israel, and much of the state of Israel really want to attack Iran and most USA congress members get funding from Israel. So they’ll support the war against Iran bc their AIPAC donors tell them to. The state of Israel can only warmonger bc the USA stands behind them and fights their battles, and the USA stands behind Israel and fights their battles bc they get a bunch of bribes donations from AIPAC. It also gives the USA a convenient way to paint brown people in the Middle East as “evil barbarians” when they justly defend themselves from Israel (see Palestine and Iran rn)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Super Robot Anime suggestions?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t read snowball earth so honestly, no idea. It looks interesting tho so I might pick it up lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Super Robot Anime suggestions?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Planet With reminded me of Gurren Lagann quite a bit and I thought it was fun

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨18-26 year olds, How do you plan to dodge the draft?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I definitely think this experiment has issues, but I think the reasons you mentioned make it more applicable to the military though not other scenarios. Bc soldiers are meant to obey orders above all else. Their commanders aren’t random people, they’re meant to be the authorities who know what’s a war crime and what’s not. Now, obviously that’s not true, or if they do know they don’t necessarily give a shit, but this all sets up a permission structure that it’s “okay” to follow orders even if it seems kinda wrong

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to I prove to someone that the U.S. moon landing wasn't staged?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why my go-to is to tell them that the moon landing was faked, but NASA hired Steven Spielberg to direct it and he demanded that they shoot on location on the moon

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Without hierarchies/authority figures, the bootlickers would be totally lost. 🤠⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t find it now, but I once read an article that said that bc patriarchy devalues women and our opinions and centers men, it results in straight (and non straight men I suppose) centering other men in their lives. Since only men’s opinions matter, men do everything for the approval of other men, usually the “manliest” man. For example, “trophy wives” are usually more about showing off to other men rather than bc the husband actually wants to be married to or is even super attracted to her. Or some men will pretend to not be attracted to a woman if their male friends have deemed her unattractive. Basically, they have done studies on it and if you search for homosexual desire and patriarchy you can find some (though I can’t find the specific one I’m thinking of)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Extreme wealth inequality is baked in to the system⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s even more realistic when the banker is stealing money!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Same thing with Tiktok videos⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  AI isn’t smart. It can’t even think

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you ever feel guilty for trying to sign up for government assistance programs?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Glad to hear you’re on the mend! Don’t feel guilty, feel angry they make vital programs so complicated and difficult to apply and get approved for

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are americans taking health advice from a former heroin addict ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As an American: I’m not. Just bc he was appointed doesn’t mean I trust him (nor did I vote for trump). The people that do believe RFJ Jr were fucking crazy conspiracy theorists to begin with

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can we convince Trump voters to NOT vote for Trump (or Vance) in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is really helpful and well-explained!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump, 79, Rants Incoherently About Robots and AI⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At least Vance is so uncharismatic that if he even thought about pulling the shit trump does the maga base would eat him alive

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not to get all religous but was not Jesus pissed for people making money in churches? Didn't he flip tables and everything? Then how do churches nowadays explain the collection plate?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a very good explanation. To answer the specific question about modern offering plates, those are fine bc it’s not selling anything, it’s a free will offering to support the church. Of course, some churches put a lot more pressure on their congregants and basically force them to give beyond their means by saying shit like “God demands you give x amount” or “buying salvation” and stuff, and that behavior would likely get them whipped by Jesus too. Unfortunately the people who do stuff like that, don’t actually care about Jesus and his teachings

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is capitalism or consumerism at fault?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think it “goes against the spirit of capitalism” as capitalism prioritizes profits. I’d say it goes against free markets tho bc companies are encouraged to monopolize industries or work together to artificially inflate prices and depress wages. I think capitalism without intense regulation always ends up placing profits over people

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the living dead⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Romance Anime in July⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks! I’ll check it out!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Romance Anime in July⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the name of the top left one?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So if we're just good with careening into fascism 2.0 what does the future look like?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why you gotta primary out the ones that don’t actually do their job. Like if it’s too late to primary one out then yeah vote for the dem over the overt fascist but that’s a last resort. If you have the time, check and see if any actually good candidates are running in the primaries and see if you can volunteer and help them out with their campaign. Obviously not everyone has the time or ability, but every little bit helps if you can

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. Unless I’m being dramatic, then it’s mother

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks! I’ll check those out!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I’ve been considering switching to Linux but I’m not a tech person. I know enough to play some games and install some Minecraft mods and that’s it. Since I was thinking about getting a new lightweight laptop I was gonna get one with Linux instead of windows to give it a try but every time I found one that said Linux I’d look at the specs and it says the operating system is actually windows. I’d be willing to learn how to get Linux myself but I’m worried about ruining my computer because I don’t understand even half of the technical stuff. If anyone has any up to date very beginner friendly guides, I’d appreciate the recommendation

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companies⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I get it now! Thank you for explaining!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companies⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Okay I read the explanation on their faq page but I’m still kinda confused on how this works. Don’t they need like satellites for internet access? What exactly is this in simple terms? Like it seems good, I just want to understand it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 for me⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The only time im not in 18 is when it’s just a little too cold and I’m in 3

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can the Internet be an ethnicity?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In the US, at least, usually if you’re asked about your ethnicity (say when you’re doing the common app for colleges) it means that you are at least a quarter (I think, maybe it’s an eighth) of whatever the ethnicity is. So for example, my dad was a Hispanic immigrant, which makes me 50% and therefore ethnically Hispanic despite living in the US my whole life. Honestly, I don’t have much in common culturally with Hispanic people who grew up in a Hispanic country, however I have a fair bit in common with other Hispanic kids who grew up in the US, distanced from our parent’s culture. Sure the Wikipedia definition may say that that’s just one way the word ethnicity is used, but if you just go ask people “hey what’s your ethnicity” aside from very likely being confused why you’re asking, they’ll likely answer something like hispanic or Asian or whatever

  I think culture is the better word to use instead of ethnicity in this case. Like others have said though, the internet is such a big place, that it’s not very descriptive to say your culture is internet culture. Even in your original comment, you had to clarify that you’re referring to the western/english side of the internet, and even that can be broken down further. Do you primarily use TikTok or Reddit? Instagram or Facebook? Do you collect memes or read fanfics? Do you play video games or watch craft how-to videos? The internet is vast and obviously you have more in common with the people and content you find on the internet because the whole point of the internet is to be able to find people like you. But there’s a whole bunch of other people out there using the internet that have nothing in common with you, like for example, your neighbors. It’s not wrong for you to say it, it’s just not particularly descriptive without a bunch of extra info