swlabr

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[–] swlabr@awful.systems 23 points 10 months ago (5 children)

The pro-AI comments here remind me of possibly the worst opinion I’ve heard about fossil fuels, which was that we should burn them all now as fast as possible to develop newer technologies to magically solve all the problems generated from burning all the fossil fuels.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 13 points 10 months ago

More👏power👏for👏vibrators👏

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 10 months ago

IQ might be discredited, “g” is valid.

It also has "MBTI is pseudoscience, you should take this online Big 5 quiz instead" energy

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 3 points 10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to expand on your comment!

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 10 points 10 months ago (15 children)

I get what you're saying, but I feel like this and that are two different things.

I think there are plenty of smart people that understand that Google can and will do this sort of thing, but will also pay them a buttload of money.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 36 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The continuation of the stray cats thing:

One of these cats gave me fleas so I will no longer engage in petting stray cats

lol

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ahh, gotcha. This is what I get for not being active on the birdsite.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I would like an explanation, please!

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 10 months ago

Y'all have nailed how I felt reading this. You have this fellow who has constructed a cognitive process to self-harm at every juncture. Whenever there is an opportunity to believe in something that could bring them joy or closure etc., they head in the opposite direction because of some tenet they think is "correct" or "obvious" even though said tenet usually has a paper-thin justification. Davis is haunted by an Imp of the perverse; that imp is named Yudkowsky.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

IMO, we don't want to poke the hornet's nest of Davis defending Murray, lest we get another 20k word sequence that we have to slog through to sneer at.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 10 months ago

If I had to pick a mathematical model, it'd be a drunken walk.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don’t recognise this ABBA song, must be a deep cut (jk)

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