Sue is Writing Solarpunk ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒฑ

such a good point

I've always loathed April Fools pranks because I'm a trusting person and those pranks preyed on the trusting -- and now, in the light of AI and all the disinformation and the DISTRUST that AI, fascism, and all the tech forces trying to tear us apart are trying to manifest... now that trust is more important than ever... I think we can dispense with the pranks that prey on trust.

Apr 1 at 11:55amWeb
Show threadDouglas Edwards Apr 1

@susankayequinn I have never liked practical jokes of ANY kind, including April Fools Day pranks. This is one "holiday" I'd like to consign to oblivion.

Maybe that should have been a clue to me that I was #autistic.

@autistics

Show threadCats Who Code (cursed)Apr 1
@dedicto I can understand that. My wife feels the same way. I mostly do little cute things (like changing my profile pic to a dog - nothing mean @susankayequinn @autistics
Show threadPoligofsky ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ .. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿค–Apr 1
@susankayequinn Civil society is being replaced by punk pranks (fraud), and most people are onboard with it, or resigned to it, or too distracted to notice. Every day is Fools Day.
Show threadSue is Writing Solarpunk ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒฑApr 1
@8r3n7 IDK about "most people" but some are
Show threadPoligofsky ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ .. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿค–Apr 1
@susankayequinn It is a difficult thing to measure. Similarly, it is hard to measure responsibility for the state of society, in hard numbers. But we all have a share of that responsibility, and exercise it (or refrain) every day.
Show threadSue is Writing Solarpunk ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒฑApr 1
@8r3n7 exactly, so I model that, knowing I'm doing my part and influencing others as well. And I try hard not to make assumptions about "most people" because not only is it hard to measure, it is not static. "Most people" will follow where the leadership is, or where their peer group is, or what their family insists upon, or a hundred other societal forces. Even the culture of the country has vast influence. What I know is people are *capable* of choosing to create civil society.
Show threadAlan Langford ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿงค๐ŸงŠๆ‘Apr 1
@susankayequinn The odd thing is that now April 1 is really just Fool's Day number 91 this year. Thanks, slop.
Show threadpedro ๐Ÿ‰Apr 1
@susankayequinn so, we can't do April fools' pranks because stupid AI slop machines will believe them? Ehm, no, thanks.
Show threadSue is Writing Solarpunk ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒฑApr 1
@ubik no because we're eroding trust and need to not add to that