Tucker Carlson: "Mr. President Putin, thank you for joining us tonight. It's a real honor. Let's dive right in. With the West so obsessed with what they call 'democracy' and 'human rights', how do you manage to keep Russia so... unified and efficient?"
Vladimir Putin: "Thank you for such a warm introduction. You see, it's simple. In Russia, we have a special kind of democracy - it's like regular democracy but with Russian characteristics. It's more efficient, you know. We decide what's best for the people, so they don't have to worry about it."
Yesterday's propaganda was intended to make people believe that something was true.
Today's propaganda is intended to make people believe that nothing is true.
The dismissive tech worker discourse around #WGA and #SAGAFTRA #union workers striking basically fall into a predictable pattern:
a) They think actors and writers are a lot better off than most of them are;
b) They have made careers in an industry without any union protection, and somehow think this makes them virtuous;
c) They have no goddamn clue whatsoever how badly they themselves are being exploited.
The biggest risk that generative AI poses to humanity is not that it will be smarter than us, but rather that we will believe that it is.