quetzaldilla
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- Comment on AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable 2 weeks ago:
When experts across multiple disciples, all across the world, are sounding the alarms about AI that is not being hyperbolic.
You are basically learning from something incapable of teaching you the fundamentals, and who will never challenge you and help your refine your own critical thinking and research skills like a mentor or a professor will.
When you use AI, all you are really doing is helping your employer make a profit lay the groundwork to justify firing you and your colleagues down the road.
You know what I made with my programming and coding skills?
Patches and updates so you could have more fun playing with your computer, making digital art apps more streamlined and easy to use, adding accessibility features for the disabled.
AI is just there to make you more “efficient” so you can make someone else a profit, all while the billionaire owners continue to rape the planet and everything in it.
- Comment on AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable 2 weeks ago:
I may be a tax professional today, but I’ve been passionate about computers since before computers had GUI.
Your computer most likely uses plugins that I wrote back when I was obsessed with programming, especially if you use Linux systems.
Basically, I was one of those who wrote the documentation you depend on when you are troubleshooting your AI code.
To do your vibe coding, you depend on tools that people like me who design and maintain them. And once we go, these tools will break and you will be helpless if others do not step up with the same level of passion and intellectual curiosity that is critical to problem solving processes.
**AI cannot simply build new tools because it lacks the intellectual curiosity that drives humans to understand their environment, identify problems, and work collaboratively with others. **
**AI is not intelligent. It is only capable of looking backwards, not forward. It is a performative regurgitation of information gathered and synthesized by others, and it does that very poorly. **
All LLMs are hallucinating and going psychotic even when there’s billions of dollars being thrown at the problem, because it is a problem that cannot be fixed because of the very nature of how LLMs are put together.
My advice to you is to reduce your AI usage and practice making things from scratch.
Not just coding, but other processes too like baking, cooking, repairing objects, writing, painting, etc.
Thinking and learning are literally the best parts of being human, and all AI will ever teach you is how to avoid thinking and it will steal all the opportunities for you to genuinely learn something new.
Because even after a twenty year hiatus, I can probably do whatever coding you are doing-- but I can do it without relying on AI.
- Comment on Senate report says AI will take 97M US jobs in the next 10 years, but those numbers come from ChatGPT 2 weeks ago:
They are all firing and laying off labor in order to avoid paying wages, but that labor is not been done by AI-- it’s simply falling on those who are still employed or not getting done at all.
I resigned from an international public accounting firm due to having AI forced on very sensitive and delicate projects in order to lower costs. As a professional, every alarm bell went off and I left because I could be held liable for their terrible managerial decisions.
They told me they were sad to see me go, but AI is the future and hope I changed my mind-- this was all back in April.
Not only did AI fail to do a fraction of the work we were told it was going to do, it caused over $2MM in client damages that the firm then used to justify the firing of the remaining members of the projects’ team for failing to properly supervise the AI, even though every manager struggles to open a PDF.
AI is not the future because it is literally only capable of looking backwards.
AI is a performative regurgitation of information that real people put the time and energy into gathering, distilling, refining, and presenting to others to evaluate and contribute to.
Even worse, AI demonstrably makes its users dependent and intellectually lazy. If you think about it, the more prevalent AI usage becomes, the less and less capable people will be left to maintain it. And to all the fools crying out that AI will take care of itself or robots will, I say:
All LLMs are hallucinating and going psychotic, and that is not something that can be fixed due to the very nature of how LLMs work.
AI is not intelligent. And while it could be, that would take far too much energy and resources to make cost-effective machines with as many neural connections present in the brain of an average MAGA voter-- and that is already a super a low bar for most of us to clear.
- Comment on AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable 3 weeks ago:
AI made a $2M mistake at the public accounting firm I worked at.
Management responded by blaming and firing an entire team for not double-checking the AI output, even though it was literally impossible for them to do so due to the volume of the output and lack of experience.
This will be you, sooner or later.
- Comment on Who is the enemy? 1 month ago:
GNU Cash is an excellent alternative to QuickBooks as long as you do not need payroll services.
- Comment on Who is the enemy? 1 month ago:
Accounting:
Intuit products. They mislead people into thinking they are saving money by not paying an accountant or taking a class or two at the community college.
Depending on the situation, it can result in heavy fines and fees when the books or tax returns need to be corrected.
- Comment on Do gangs that collect protection money actually do any protecting? 2 months ago:
You have potential to become Lemmy’s Shittymorph.
- Comment on mensa 2 months ago:
Oh snap, you’re right. It’s like a 200 IQ move. 😂
- Comment on mensa 2 months ago:
Perfection
- Comment on mensa 2 months ago:
If you happened to have an unusually high IQ, why you would you choose to join Mensa, or be a moderator on Reddit for that matter?
The smartest thing you can do is obfuscate your level of intelligence, not brag about it. That’s just how you end up doing more work and getting blamed by everyone around you.
- Comment on Password manager by Amazon 3 months ago:
It’s infuriating! 😬
- Comment on The Prime Reasons to Avoid Amazon 3 months ago:
Precisely where I was.
I was the third finance director for that division in two years, which is a terrible sign.
When interviewing, always ask about those who last filled the position and for how long.
- Comment on The Prime Reasons to Avoid Amazon 3 months ago:
I accepted a position at Amazon as a finance director for one of their many divisions, and it was hands down the most toxic work environment I have ever experienced-- and I’ve worked in public accounting for other a decade, so that’s saying something.
I resigned within a couple weeks and found myself a much better job elsewhere.
- Comment on YSK: Condé Nast Parent Company is a Major Owner of Reddit, You Should Avoid their Publications (Wired, Ars Technica, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue,...etc) as Much as Possible. 4 months ago:
I mean, I have zero fucking empathy for Trump or Elon because they are fucking nazis and there needs to be extremely severe punitive measures taken against them because that is the only consequence wealthy narcissists understand.
I understand why they are that way, it does not mean they just get a pass for it.
- Comment on YSK: Condé Nast Parent Company is a Major Owner of Reddit, You Should Avoid their Publications (Wired, Ars Technica, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue,...etc) as Much as Possible. 4 months ago:
Call me crazy, but I think some of the biggest fucking bastards in human history simply needed someone to listen to them and help them learn how to self-regulate their emotions as children.
They’re all so consistently bitter and unhappy narcissists, and they drive away their loved ones because they have no idea how to listen and introspect. They also always try to lure others in with money because that’s what the only things they personally care about.
When someone criticizes my behavior, I legitimate think about it and I ask them what I could do differently that would make them happier to be around me, and I take that shit seriously even if it hurts to hear.
Sometimes it’s completely bogus, but if it matters to them, it matters to me, and that’s all that matters.
- Comment on YSK: Condé Nast Parent Company is a Major Owner of Reddit, You Should Avoid their Publications (Wired, Ars Technica, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue,...etc) as Much as Possible. 4 months ago:
If I had a time machine, I would try to find a way to stop Reagan rather than Hitler.
I think other time travelers will cover Hitler, so I think we should diversify our efforts in stopping other evil bastards around the world.
- Comment on AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers - Dexerto 4 months ago:
I worked as an associate for a public accounting firm that does not ever advertise itself, because we specialized serving ultra wealthy individuals and you could only engage us if you knew of us through such circles.
One day, our office got a call from the personal assistant to someone very wealthy who is known for abusing ketamine, asking for an engagement on a very unusual and complex tax situation. A call was set up to discuss the scope of the engagement, because the partners have always been very particular about what clients they will take on, because really wealthy individuals are often very unpleasant, stressful, & frustrating to work with.
Apparently during the call the assistant was patronizing, like we should feel flattered that we were chosen by m’lord, and demanded non-negotiable terms that we would conduct our work exactly as told with no questions asked. They had even sent their own engagement letter for us to sign with them ahead of the call, and it was completely absurd.
The partners patiently explained that is not possible, as that is not how this type of professional relationship works, and declined the engagement.
The assistant was losing their mind, shocked we would turn such an opportunity down. They offered even more money and even some compromise, but the way they initiated the interaction set the tone to expect throughout the professional relationship.
I was very impressed by the partners in the sense that I knew they were incredibly greedy people, but they are so fucking intelligent and had such a great instinct to avoid clients that were going to end up costing way more money than they brought in, because us associates would absolutely refuse to deal with bullshit because it was already a super stressful job, and we were way too talented and incredibly expensive to replace if we walked off.
The self restraint must have been legendary, and exactly the right call, because all the professionals that do end up accepting end up getting embroiled in costly lawsuits and getting thrown under the bus.
Anyway, I hated that job and I wish I that quit sooner than I did. I got such bad burnout, I developed PTSD and now I prefer just living like a hobo rather than go back out there.
PS: Fuck capitalism and fuck Amazon. I refuse to buy anything from them ever again. Cancelled my credit card and told them to go fuck themselves. Fascists.
- Comment on Listen and 5 months ago:
Not should anyone, honestly. They are a travesty.
- Comment on Listen and 5 months ago:
To clarify, my comment specifically is about superficial movie reviews, critiques, & recommendations.
Criticism within the context of a movie discussion, presuming everyone involved actually engaged with the movie, is part of healthy dialogue & idea exchange.
I’ve had my point of view changed plenty within such discussions, and brain dead people do not usually bother to participate in such forums so it’s a win-win.
- Comment on Listen and 5 months ago:
I think blatant cash grabs are fair game for harsh criticism.
- Comment on Listen and 5 months ago:
Movies are made to tell stories that the directors and the producers feel inspired to tell. And unless they are a Marvel or DC movie, they aren’t always meant to appeal to every audience member, and it’s childish to think that movies should always cater to your every whim-- especially when people are so goddamn quick to judge things others worked really hard on so goddamn harshly.
And before the “but mah money, tho!” shit-- that’s fucking capitalism, and not unique to movies.
Not every movie is going to be to your taste, and that’s cool. What’s not cool is shitting on a movie just because you didn’t like it or it didn’t make sense to you.
Reviews are meant to help you choose which movies you want to bother watching. Using the terms in the green column is helpful in giving the reader a sense of what to expect from a movie while avoiding a negative personal impression.
The red column is very reflective of modern online critiques:
Harsh. Impulsive. Thoughtless. Black & white.
Often made without fully engaging with whatever is being critiqued:
“I haven’t watched the movie, but based on the trailer I bet it’s trash.”
“I hate Darren Aronofsky movies because they don’t explain what is happening and they’re stupid.”
“I heard this movie was great, but I watched it and it sucked. Therefore, everyone else is wrong.”
- Comment on The only way to be 5 months ago:
It’s nuanced due to the nature of the work, so the gravity of the situation would only really stand out to those in the public accounting industry.
For example, we provided payroll services for dozens of construction companies in the area receiving federal grant money, and that payroll could not be completed in time without me.
Before I created the database, client contacts, client billing, project status, and client login credentials to reporting portals & financial institutions were being tracked in an unsecured Excel spreadsheet (as is tradition). I built a database in MS Access and it was pretty straightforward. The owner ended up hiring his nephew who was studying CS, but since he didn’t have much experience or an accounting background, so he was of little help.
There were other things, but my colleagues started leaving for other opportunities, whom he replaced with questionable people until the firm was sold about a year or two later.
We used to refer to him as detestable Michael Scott, as he was always blundering and blaming others for problems he caused.
- Comment on The only way to be 5 months ago:
Lol, I worked for one these assholes once. He bought the small public accounting firm I started my career at.
He loved to go on and on about “business is a warzone, you must be ruthless” bullshit, liked to make it really hard to get any PTO approved or obtain new hires.
Before he came along, I had built an entire database for that business even though my job role did not require it, simply because I got tired of doing things the stupid way and the previous owner made it worth my while.
One day, the asshole new owner pissed me off when I asked for time off to go camping and denied it citing business first, so I simply resigned on the spot and took off to the mountains. He was like “you can’t fault me for putting the business first” and I was like “whatevs, I’m putting myself first”.
Stupid motherfucker called me all week, dozens of times each day, because nobody but me knew how the fuck you build and maintain a database.
My coworkers, who are still my friends to this very day ten years later because they are awesome, regaled me with tales of the clusterfuck that ensued after my departure. Turns out, it’s really hard to find someone with an accounting and a computer science degree.
I still cackle to this day.
- Comment on Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown 5 months ago:
Goddamned bastard.
- Comment on The mystery of $MELANIA 5 months ago:
I think the reason why Luigi is considered a saint is because he took one for the team, sparing the masses from police violence.
- Comment on Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock Update Warns of Console Bricks for Unauthorized Use 5 months ago:
Convenience is not worth all the spyware and disrespect.
- Comment on Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock Update Warns of Console Bricks for Unauthorized Use 5 months ago:
You guys still use Windows and Macs, lol?
- Comment on guys what the heck theyre putting micro chips in the cheese and using blockchains to track the micro chips 5 months ago:
Dang ol’ Wallace over here. 😂
- Comment on Cloudflare CEO warns AI and zero-click internet are killing the web's business model 5 months ago:
The wording you chose did not adequately reflect that you were referring to the CEO.
Rather, it sounds like you are criticizing the OP for sharing an article you do not understand or agree with, as it invited no discourse and only served to criticize, similar to the comments regularly posted below news articles.
I do agree fully with you that CEOs rarely do work of any value, and their role is basically to siphon money from an organization like the parasites they are.
- Comment on Cloudflare CEO warns AI and zero-click internet are killing the web's business model 5 months ago:
Go back to watching Fox News, boomer.