@EndGameWW3 we are prepared. We have nukes too. Ukraine already said "go ahead" to nuclear blackmail. Biden said: "Armageton". Xi said "don't do it"... so it is clear where everybody stands on the issues. This article is just a part of Putin "special operation" and the author is either a tool or a fool.
@[email protected] are already boycotting Disney because it took a stand against the bigotry of DeSantis and other right-wingers. Do you want to join their boycott?
@aral@bignose Regardless of the Luddite motivation, their fury was spent on machines. The bosses remained. The lesson is still the same: ignore the hands that move the caps and look at the eyes of the crook.
@aral@DO1HMN The question should be "What do you distrust more?" In both cases, you put your trust in strangers with selfish interests*... and in both cases, either of them has more power than you.
*Plato's "Republic" discussion between Socrates and Thrasymachus on the best form of government.
@canleaf@aral Today it is really hard to tell who exactly took over. Do a simple test. Search for the top 10 holders of stocks of the 10 largest corporations. Write down the owners' names. Then, search for the 10 largest holders of the 10 owners you wrote down... Corporations are just vessels for real people and groups that only rarely reveal themselves.
@[email protected] the joke is on you. Future always is what you make of it. Being sometimes scared is part of life. While you whine and paint yourself into a corner, every day brings new opportunities. You are the driver of your life, and the tail you grow and drag behind is your own...
@[email protected] computers (robots) don't do a single thing without people telling them to do something. It is people who prompt them to write, create images, or write code. It is still people doing things in a new way. Do an experiment: go to ChatGPT or Midjurney and stare at the screen. Let's see if the robotic brain behind those programs creates poetry for you or if it it paints a picture.