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my phone and keeping it off the internet enough to keep your data safe, or does it have other ways to phone home?
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your tv, along with most other "smart" devices do this too, and that's why they relentlessly demand internet access, even for stupid things like coffee makers or fridges. on a side note: i use an old car and love it very much, but if i'm forced to get a new one, is not connecting it to...
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supporting and funding these tech companies is not just immoral, it is an act of betrayal against your country, institutions, and species as a whole.
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generative ai will lead to the collapse of society, but it will not be because of it becoming too intelligent and spiraling out of control like the people trying to hype it up say it will.
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combined with previous advances in mass surveillance, governments will be able to deploy highly targeted misinformation campaigns and crush dissent at a pace never before seen. every person will live in their own misinformation bubble, and elections will completely fail under the pressure.
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basically if you do not have an extremely resilient sense of self/theory of mind and a strong willingness to repeatedly impose behavioral rules on the agent, extended interaction with the free tier of chatgpt is designed to make you psychotic. its psycho-affectively akin to licking a car battery
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Surely these “trees” and “fresh air” could be maximized to produce passive income streams through subscription-based services and in-app purchases
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the grindset
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and going against male expectations of how a woman should act or dress was punishable by prison or even death
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a lot of traditionally feminine clothing was designed to appeal to men, not the woman wearing it. with how much progress has been made (even in the face how much still needs to be done), a lot of people have forgotten that a century ago ago, women were expected to be completely subservient to men