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Fantasy writer and general nuisance

"If you're not on board with AI you're going to get left behind"

Boost if you'd like to be left behind and would consider paying extra for a life without this bullshit.

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3k boost edit: everyone who said a variant of "why should I pay" is right, but the world is wrong.

Me upon reading some headlines about the AI bubble bursting.

What? The "AI" industry is in an unsustainable bubble that will result in billions and possibly trillions of dollars of damage to the global economy? That's unpossible!

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-20/say-farewell-to-the-ai-bubble-and-get-ready-for-the-crash

Hiltzik: AI hype is fading fast

The AI frenzy has been fueled by relentless hype, but the dud launched by OpenAI has its former enthusiasts wondering if they've been taken.

Los Angeles Times
In the 15+ years people have been promoting blockchains, this flowchart remains undefeated.

We think the US is falling apart because of Trump's reelection. But Trump is just a symptom of a bigger problem:

The US is falling apart as a result of the US allowing an insane wealth distribution, where the rich pay no taxes, because their companies are offshored and now have revenues larger than countries.

This has allowed the malignant to buy both media and social media, which has allowed them to hack democracy by polluting the minds of the uneducated, which THEN has gotten Trump elected.

Like so often, someone at the door selling lottery subscriptions (for the state)

I see the lottery logo and right away state: "No thanks, I'm reasonably good at math. Bye"

And mostly they don't have a reply and leave yay

There aren’t enough cans of spray paint on Earth to damage Elon’s company as much as Elon has.
This morning's pause for thought. The techbros are selling generative AI to investors on the economic model of a primary school cake sale. Other people provide the essential ingredients and do the crucial work, bearing the costs, and the sellers keep the income. No. I am not their mum and this isn't funding for new gym equipment.
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's pro-Trump group does not choose the winners of its $1 million-a-day giveaway to registered voters at random, but instead picks people who would be good spokespeople for its agenda, a lawyer for the billionaire said on Monday. https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-weighs-challenge-elon-musks-1-million-voter-giveaway-2024-11-04/

It’s so telling that #TimWalz is “redefining” American masculinity. The guy’s a stereotypical macho man—veteran, hunter and football coach—but the fact that he’s also a nice dude makes it a paradigm shift.

He isn’t known for his baking or knitting skills. We’ve just come to associate masculinity with being a dick. #Election2024