There are only a few places online where people can gather and interact that _isn't_ massively tipping the scales in favor of AI. But there's no secret cabal of terminally online posters coordinating harassment campaigns to keep AI fans out. (As a terminally online poster, I feel like I would know) It's just that they're not popular here. Which is, actually, extremely predictable. They are artificially supported everywhere else, so if course this space has a higher proportion of members who are less than interested.

So, if we're an unusually tough crowd, it's because they did a bunch of crowd manipulation most everywhere else. And if they can't handle a tough crowd, that is no reason to suggest doing that same crowd manipulation here. 🤷‍♀️

@jenniferplusplus this is a very good point. if what we’re calling an “echo chamber” is to be disciplined about the people we follow, the information we take in, and the freedom to remove things from our feed that distress us.. I dunno. it just seems like self-care and setting boundaries to me.

if the people in the community you choose to follow do the same, about a thing like genAI that is so clearly an unethical, harmful project led by powerful actors… 🤷