=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-1826 @user-1827 @user-165 well hey, at least they're building nuclear power plants. those plants don't have to power LLM training forever. in fact, once we liberate them from corporate control, then perhaps they could power hospitals and hydroponics instead. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5350 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── honestly we should be building cities in the most boring locations, not the most beautiful. like below the crust. or space. the surface is a pleasuredome, why waste it on scrubland and turf? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #2 messages/404 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── They don't build toll roads to abstract taxes. They build them to keep track of where you're going. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2713 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if you aren't organized enough to protect your commanders, then you don't deserve leaders. build the structure first. build it on honesty and trust and dedication toward a goal. then build the necessary adaptations as you encounter problems, trying vaguely to head in a particular direction, and eventually you'll become self-sustaining. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1526 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "employee of the month" but like, not per month. per project. "here is our foremost, help them as much as you can" like, a hero. or champion. or tech lead. they don't have to be expertly competent, their job is to learn and apply themselves as best they can. Then, after this project, they can go into a pool with all the other tech lead hero champions, and then they can work on something more powerful. The process repeats, until you have a CEO or three. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2978 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-883 for the same reason we wouldn't drop bombs on prisons from helicopters to dismantle the prison industrial complex, so too should we not bomb datacenters just because they are enslaved to the whims of corporate interests. much better, I find, to liberate rather than eliminate. computers are generalized information processing machines. We could do so much with the infrastructure they built for profit. All we need to do is replace their chains with free access and we could unlock worlds of possibilities for humanity. (I'm not saying it'll be easy) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/6435 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── if everyone was trained to think? would direct democracy work? until we have radical abundance (fascist ideology, take from the weak) or, hear me out, or, infinitely scale old style machine learning was just problem solving. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2441 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if someone on the street asked you, could you point to the nearest power station? wastewater treatment plant? hell even a gas-station if you live in a city, probably not. They put them in fake buildings with hollowed out exteriors in order to keep the city looking nice. these crucial pieces of infrastructure are important to defend. but if you don't know which street to turn down, then you might miss them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5840 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ]]]] I have never stopped fighting for the people, ever, once, at any time. every moment of pause or relaxation was purely intended in pursuit of the cause. -- turn-of-the-century-autocrat enchanting magic's easier when you have a laboratory please, please, please let me teach you magic? enchantment is temporary, construction is as stable as the boject youses form. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/6438 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── why would you gatekeep content by keeping us from easily using LLMs some people aren't technical and still need to write computer programs because that's how you enlighten a people is empower them with new tools "I've never heard of that programming language, but luckily I can fit all of it's documentation in my context window." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4056 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── teachers didn't want you not using Wikipedia as a source because it might be unreliable The knowledge they might have is good, but that's not the point they didn't want you to use Wikipedia because they didn't want there to be one single repository of information. If everyone's working with the same kind of training data, nothing new ever really gets done ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4437 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: guns-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ buying guns is one thing but food is just as important. stores run out, but quartermasters know where to find things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4469 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── doom is like sand thrown on a fire. don't spread it unless you are intentional about it. sometimes it's good to smother fires. other times it's cathartic. that's okay. but keep in mind the future goals. where are we trying to get to in the near future? work towards that. your emotions are fuel, not despair to wallow in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6040 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── everyone's all against ai because it's big tech but it doesn't have to be that big it can be [minimized but pronounced marginalized] == stack overflow == distributed so I think the idea is that by the time you would use AI, there's been enough time to rewrite the software to work on handheld laptops in a distributed way and we'd vote on what to ask the amphora of great knowledge, the answer could always be 42. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4681 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-AI-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ it's not that they don't want to pay AI workers it's that they don't expect they'll HAVE any workers once they start doing what they need to do in order to maintain control and power. they missed their chance to make it gentle. Their fault, their loss, and now it's our problem to deal with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #15 messages/483 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── "hey listen! Do this thing to hurt me! Build the infrastructure to do it so that you can use it on people who deserve it!" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1518 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: strange-politics-scary │ └────────────────────────────┘ acceleration-ism is just "learning the truth faster than they do" tbh should be more like "learning things to show them" but eh whatever gets the job done ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2717 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: USpol; shooting │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1328 the only method that needs to fail for them to realize what you're saying as truth is their method to vote. they will quickly grasp for power they once held and realize it was little more than an "I OWE YOU" Then, they might listen. Then, they might hear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1810 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── some people hear words like "datastructures" and "object-oriented programming" and think they're made up terms that don't mean anything important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4529 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-1695 │ ║ │ ║ we lack the freedom to implement the infrastructure required to do such a │ ║ thing because we must all sell our labor to capitalism to survive. │ ║ │ ║ However, that's not always a given. If there were ever another option besides │ ║ capitalism, something that allowed us to build such infrastructure, we would │ ║ be able to address your medical needs. │ ║ │ ║ I don't want you to die a slow and painful death. I want it to be quick, in │ ║ your sleep, at the ripe old age of 85 or later, while surrounded by friends │ ║ and family who mourn your loss but celebrate your impact upon them. I wish │ ║ this for all peoples. │ ║ │ ║ When we have the freedom to act, when the hours of our days aren't spent │ ║ keeping a roof over our heads or feeding our children, then we will develop │ ║ the logistical infrastructure to deliver whatever you need. │ ║ │ ║ It's not like it's an unsolvable problem, we just need to do it. But we can't │ ║ start working on the problem until the blockers in our way are cleared. So... │ ║ I don't have an answer because I can't yet. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴──────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3717 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ hey, you know how historically they used to lobotomize young women who were too fiery, passionate, independent, driven, motivated, and clairvoyant? they did that on purpose. that was less than a lifetime ago. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |