First day wearing this new shirt that arrived yesterday.
Saw it scrolling by on mastodon a few days ago and had to get one for myself. Can't find the toot anymore, but here's the shop link: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/70096211-stop-forcing-ai-into-fucking-everything-original
*edit* it was this toot! https://wandering.shop/@maco/116075925593898835
Ooookay, I have to mute this to get my notifications back I fear.
I don't have a soundcloud, but if you happen to live in Germany, maybe sign this petition?
And if you don't or don't want to sign stuff, maybe think about participating in the next Digital Independence Day on March 1st?
https://edri.org/our-work/didit-edri-members-spark-movement-for-alternatives-to-big-tech/
Open-Source-Software builds the foundations of digital infrastructure in big parts - in administration, economy, science and daily life. Even the current coalition agreement of the Federal Government mentions Open-Source-Software as a fundamental building block for the achievement of digital sovereignty. However, the work done by thousands of volunteers for this goal is not recognised as volunteering, neither fiscally nor in terms of funding. This imbalance between societal importance and legal
You know that “stop forcing AI into fucking everything” graphic that went around on here? I bought the t-shirt. I get a lot of compliments on it. The only negative response was from a friend who works for McKinsey. She read out the “everyone hates it” and said, “do they really, though?” as we stood near the check-in table for an event, and three people in line turned around and said, “YES!”
@hiker so what, I should just roll up in the corner and cry?
I'm going to continue to fight this crap tooth and nail, until this fucking hype bubble finally bursts.
@hiker I'm a full time open source maintainer, trust me, I noticed ;)
Not a reason to roll up in a corner and cry though. It sure as hell is draining AF, I'll give you that, and I need my breaks too, but once I stop fighting they have won.
@hiker @foosel AI isn't really a single thing, it's a term that gets used as a handy bucket for a while bunch of things.
Some of it is actually worthwhile and likely to benefit humankind for a long time. For some of it, I think the case is as yet unproven. And some of it has really been driven by hype in various ways and is likely to disappear when the funding is no longer coming from investors betting the farm on stuff they don't understand, and no-one else wants to pay the real cost.
Significant changes often happen like this. How the world looks when it all settles down is likely to depend on the high-water mark reached before that, and that high-water mark will depend on how effectively people push back now.
@foosel yeah! Das ist ja geil. Ich habs mir gespeichert. https://nrw.social/@chpietsch@fedifreu.de/115713718952603696
Die Idee mit dem Shirt ist geil. Da muss ich mal meine Frau fragen, ob sie mir das auch aufs Shirt machen kann.
@foosel tell that to the majority that consumes the slop willingly and happily.
Companies wouldn't do it if they actually lost customers because of it...
@foosel next in the shopping list (maybe as a gift for someone you know): THE one and only brainsoaker 🧠
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Wel then fuck ‘em, when did developers start to grovel? Web agencies used to allow devs to choose which OS and editor they used, now we’re all supposed to beg and lick clanker ass all day.
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