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Uhhh... no, it's not. Learn to cook. Hell, just learn to heat up frozen foods.

I mean, how much is banana? Like $10?

Depends on the area, and it can be hard to move out of big cities sometimes.

I'm sure a large part of that has to do with David Zaslav.

democratic centralist government run by the communist party

Sounds like a dictatorship ran by one party.

It's international. It doesn't need to be based in England.

Lenin wanted to create socialism from the top down, establishing a dictatorship

When somebody casually says the word "dictatorship" as a serious solution to a problem, they have already failed.

The Soviets tried socialism as a ladder to communism, were about instantly corrupted.

No, they tried communism as a ladder to socialism, entered the dictatorship of the proletariat phase, and were instantly corrupted. Because, you know... dictatorship.

Lenin's idea of socialism will never work, because it is far too optimistic, and does not factor the corruptibility of humans. Every single example of communism that has ever plagued a country is a prime illustration of that failure.

Capitalism ain’t the problem. Capitalism for the economy and democracy for the government is the best we humans have figured out. Problem being, money, as in any system, has been funneled to the top. The top took our vote via lack of education and media control, and their power has been snowballing for the last 20-30 years. Now we’re too ignorant and misled to vote in our own best interests. We’re seeing the end game, the end game of any unregulated system.

Capitalism was the system the rich wanted to ensure they still had a foothold. In the past, it was fiefdoms and land ownership. Then a bunch of rich Americans got together (the founding fathers) and democracy wasn't going see the light of day unless there was some level of compromise, and they got to keep their power in some way. Democracy was supposed to be a counterbalance, yes, but capitalism isn't actually necessary for a functional society.

Ever since humanity evolved into a barter system, the enemy has always been the rich and powerful (who also happen to be rich), and the tools they use to keep themselves in power. Never ever forget that.

Instead say, “The GOP did this!” (politically) and “The billionaires did this!” (economically). Words matter if you want to win hearts and minds.

The GOP is a tool for the rich, and billionaires are just another identity of the rich. It all funnels to a single root cause.

The internet was a bubble. That doesn't mean it's not useful. It just means that companies are overselling its value. There are too many companies jumping on the bandwagon, and not all of them with survive when the bubble pops.

It's still bad and destructive, but I think far too many people are interpreting this bubble as "if I wait a few more years, this technology will disappear and I won't have to worry about it any more". No, it's more like the internet where if people wait a few more years and don't use it, they will lag behind and be replaced by people who understand the tech. Companies that don't use it will die out.

I like Hank Green's recent takes on AI.

The level of competition is extremely high, and no one will be willing to pay for AI services.

Companies are already paying for AI services. You think everybody has a free account? Please!

I use LLMs every day in my job. It's a useful tool for programming, and it's saved me a lot of time searching for information.

Every country has a whole bunch of “that guy” who likes to do stupid shit to the detriment of society. Sometimes it’s the poor and uneducated, sometimes it’s the ultra wealthy unburdened by their sociopathy. It varies.

The poor and uneducated are that way because it's in the ultra-wealthy's best interests.

"I love the poorly educated!"

If the data is falsified that’d be illegal.

Oh no! It would be illegal!

And what would be the punishment if it was found out that they released illegal data? A fine that could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars? On top of their tens of millions of dollars of profits?

Do you have a reason to think otherwise?

Yes, they are directly incentivized to either push their data in a biased direction or outright falsify their numbers, in order to facilitate the marketing strategy of these taxis being a "safe" technology, and increase their profit margin.

Fuck... have we learned nothing from the tobacco industry?!