Kirk

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I don't see how slop could kill "the internet", but it is already redefining if not outright killing the big social media platforms. The fediverse is probably safe because instances that allow slop (or struggle to moderate it) would just get defederated same as any other spam/trolls.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago

more often than a paramecium so yeah id say doing pretty good

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 12 points 2 months ago

The original essay that this one is picking quotes from is a good read: https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-sad-wives-of-ai/

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not wrong, but the original essay this post is picking quotes from was a good read: https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-sad-wives-of-ai/

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

"RTF(thousand-page-pdf)M"

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

humans: let's evolve to be really good at predicting. let's just evolve the ability to OBSESS over anything but present in the moment

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

Thrift stores often have old laptops for cheap

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

I'm always a little surprised when I see Lemmyers who use TikTok/Reels/Shorts etc. Even weirder to see them defensive about it!

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

That's a great point, I suspect you're right. Also the Internet wasn't something you were constantly connected to back then, so spending 45 minutes a day on stumbleupon felt more special.

Granted there's no good reason we need to be spending as much time as we do online now...

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

THANK YOU. I'm always saying this. People always say they miss the "old, weird internet" but it's still there and still active and still growing. But these people choose to spend their time on 2-3 highly addictive apps and complain about it. Nobody is forcing you to download Tiktok dude.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What AI voice are you talking about? Just random social media? If it's making you want to smash your phone I don't think the problem is the voice....

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

That's assuming the hypothetical superintelligence is willing to do the bidding of billionares. But I'm not sure how the billionares would control something that is smarter than them and also doesn't rely on money to stay alive.

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