Evinceo

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[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 11 points 5 months ago (33 children)

I've been disappointed to see Doctrow's reaction to the AI industry, to say the least. He's spent so much time relentlessly campaigning against intellectual property that he apparently cannot imagine anything worse than intellectual property winning anything ever. I don't think he's a big picture guy, I think the internet just really likes him because at the end of the day he was popular on slashdot and he tells people that piracy is awesome.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 5 points 5 months ago

That is correct, it was called TheSchisim.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago

Ah, I think I was confused because Ben Pace was investigating nonlinear under the auspices of Lightcone.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 2 points 5 months ago

That's a summary of his thinking overall but not at all what he wrote in the post. What he wrote in the post is that people assume that his theory depends on an assumption (monomaniacal AIs) but he's saying that actually, his assumptions don't rest on that at all. I don't think he's shown his work adequately, however, despite going on and on and fucking on.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ain't lightcone the ones who funded the effective charity that was a husband, a wife, two employees and a brother in law who fucked an employee, angering the wife? I seem to remember her writing a long tirade about how hot tub meetings and travel photos proved that working conditions at the charity were very good, and there's nothing inappropriate about any of the above.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 6 points 5 months ago

If they're pedantic enough with FACTS and LOGIC they can rationalize it so they're being oppressed by the normies and not at all responsible for the consequences of their actions.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 8 points 5 months ago

Aren't prediction markets an attempt to turn insider trading into a productive part of society (or whatever the libertarians who love prediction markets conceptualize as society.)

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

after party at Curtis Yarvin's house

One sentence horror story.

In fact, didn't they make this movie, "Get Out" right?

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 30 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Why Do I Hate Pronouns More Than Genocide?

I had to google this but it's real.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Fails to list SlateScott as a controversial guest.

Also, did he just use a bang path to refer to a racist dude's Twitter persona? Seeing old school lore adopted by these mutants gives me heartburn.

Oh, and that bit at the end disclaiming it as an EA event despite it clearly being an EA event is classic "decoupler" (or, if you like, responsibility avoider.)

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 16 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Does making sure he's transphobic while he's being misogynistic mean this is unfortunately technically inclusive?

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also don't forget this.

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