Cory Doctorow2d ago

I'm worried about AI psychosis. Specifically, I'm worried about the psychosis that makes "capital allocators" spend *$1.4T* on the money-losingest technology in human history, in pursuit of a bizarre fantasy that if we teach the word-guessing program enough words, it will take all the jobs.

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Show threadG-Squirrel
@pluralistic Absolutely this. I'm sure there's a straight line to be drawn from the 2008 financial crisis (and particularly the government's response of austerity) to the 2016 Brexit vote; through to today's horrifying position of Reform potentially coming into power in a couple of years. 18 years of declining public services, flatlining wages & visible corruption of parliament (most apparent under Johnson) has left the people bitter & angry.
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Show threadDar2d ago

@gsquirrel @pluralistic

It's so obvious it's under our noses.

Mandelson and Epstein circa 2008

George Osborn, Chancellor from 2010 onwards - photographed partying on Epstein's yacht.

Both main parties captured by this group of paedo billionaires, all agreeing austerity is great.

Show threadHighlandLawyer2d ago
@dar @gsquirrel @pluralistic
"People as things, that’s where it starts."
(Carpe Jugulum)
Show threadUnlocking_Freedom1d ago
@dar @gsquirrel @pluralistic On 10 May 2010, Mandelson revealed to Epstein the existence of a secret underground tunnel between 10 Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence. https://www.printernational.co.uk/timmann2/history.htm#epstein
Max Spiers's Chronicle

Max Spiers's Chronicle

Show threadJoshix1d ago
@Unlocking_Freedom @dar @gsquirrel @pluralistic why is behind the name of every jewish person in the article "(Jewish)". What does that add?
Show threadDar1d ago

@joshix @[email protected] @gsquirrel @pluralistic

I don't know. I opened it, saw 'Jewish' after all the names and closed it again. Whatever point they were trying to make got ignored by me. Obviously I can't speak for the other folk you tagged.

I will say that, to me at least, it does increasingly look like Epstein was collecting really foul dirt on rich/influential people for both Israel and Russia. The anti sematists seem to have leapt on this.

Show threadDar1d ago

@joshix @gsquirrel @pluralistic Also don't overlook Ghillaine Maxwell's father who was a 'known' Mossad agent. Who died in odd circumstances after theiving his workers pension fund.

This goes back a long long way.

Show threadbovaz2d ago
@gsquirrel @pluralistic Something similar in Italy.
That, and turning words like "socialism" into political slurs, for some fucking reason.
Show threadLisPi1d ago
@bovaz @pluralistic @gsquirrel That's been a USA problem since the red scare.

It's completely nonsensical, of course.