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Many people appear to be very stressed about the idea of "AI", worried about getting left behind, not learning fast enough and being confused by how to best use it.

Stop. Take a step back. Look at this state of mind from a distance.

If this is how it is making people feel, how is it helpful?

Creating fear and self-doubt is a sales technique. Notice and acknowledge when people are doing this to you, even as they are listing "50 AI tools you should be using today!"

I believe that by learning to ignore unhelpful assertions and claims designed to break down – rather than build – your confidence, you can improve your wellbeing.
The problem with #AI is the problem with #capitalism.

I'm not against the technology - it can really be useful and fun. Will it mean loss of income for some creators? Yeah, probably. Are they justified to be angry about their copyright being violated? Sure, capitalism promised them income based on their copyright, and now they see learning algorithms being fed every copyrighted work ever because breaking the previous agreement means opening up new markets and new ways to make profit for the large capital. This system was never "fair"; it's the profit of the ruling class that leads society. The rules can change at any minute, if our rulers' priorities and needs change.

Copyright overall, though, doesn't make much sense. All human inventions and creations were based on other humans' inventions, creations or behaviours. There is no birth out of nothing. And what people create should belong to humanity to benefit from and improve upon it. The problem is that artists might not be able to make a living in capitalism without copyrights (and most of the times they can't make a living with copyrights either, as companies keep most of the profits).

So I think that the problem is not "AI". The problem is that we haven't built a world where you can be an artist and not worry about your survival, so that you can create whatever the fuck you want, and people can ask for your help or they can use AI and everyone has their basic needs covered and doesn't need to have passionate discussions about copyright and profit and all that silly stuff we've distorted our lives with.
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activitypub is probably also not exactly stable and safe, but with love in my heart i say that its jankiness keeps people from expecting more from it than we should really be expecting from anything
bsky.team going Malevolent , application-level bans that make people non-visible even on other PDSs, it seems ultimately unsafe to invest yourself into anything ATproto. The days of people's livelihoods depending on posting are probably Gone and they were always a unique sort of precarity. that is simply not a safe platform to build anything on or to be open on
"Who... are... *you*?" said the caterpillar. Indi doing Indi things as always.

#catsofpixelfed #halfragdollhalfpandemonium

Imgur is now blocked in the UK. Easier for them to just block than try and comply with the worst piece of legislation ever passed into law in a civilised country.

The switch looks to have been flipped on at 9pm GMT. Will be interesting to see if it spikes when people wake up in in a few hours. #imgur

✨ new on #TheFutureIsFederated 🚀

"My Fediverse Starter Guide" for newbies, based on my video and articles about Fediverse software and culture.

🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/my-fediverse-starter-guide/

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If you share it with friends/family, let me know how it goes and if this guide is helpful to them 🙏

#digitalliteracy #BigTech #tech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog

The Future Is Federated: My Fediverse Starter Guide

A starter guide for the Fediverse: what it is, how to join and its culture

Elena Rossini
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Edit: Credit artist called Dyna Moe. Links in the alt-text!
Not much of a gardener myself but look at these heathers! This is the outdoor section of the local B&M. Bought a cyan one and a purple one - I know the colour won't last and my knack for killing even cacti also means they won't last but... pretty. #heathers #gardening