TheAlbatross
@TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on Work harder, afford less? 4 days ago:
I understand the urges and anger at the current system that inspire this kind of reply, but as another user pointed out, this guy, even if ostensibly on the side of the working class, is distributing misinformation.
The plight of the proletariat is dire as is, we don’t need to resort to far right tactics to prove that point and citing fake studies weakens the case for change in the eyes of people who have the media literacy to check those things.
- Comment on Work harder, afford less? 4 days ago:
Yo, thanks for doing the work on this. I was really curious about the sources for this, because I’d love to show it to some people I know who don’t engage in these sorts of spaces that haven’t yet woken up to the plight of the proletariat that they in fact share.
I made my comment in between waking up and getting my morning chores done, so I was hopeful someone would be able to cite the study during the work week this week as me and my coworkers gripe about rising costs, hopeful that’d shake some of them out of their rabid dedication to the messaging of the Republican party. It’s a shame it’s a farce.
I understand media literacy is on the decline, and I understand the appeal to want to say things like this because they certainly feel true, but I wasn’t alive in '71 and this sort of comparison, while poignant, requires some more study and math than I think is approachable to the average bear.
We all gotta be on the lookout for dishonest actors like this. These kind of tactics are exactly what the far right have been doing for decades to fool their base.
- Comment on Work harder, afford less? 4 days ago:
I think it’s irresponsible to say stuff like this without citing the study.
- Comment on Why does dried pasta have an expiration date 2 weeks ago:
Expiration dates are mostly bullshit, that said, I have seen very old pasta get a bloom on them and while it was perfectly edible, the texture was marred slightly.
- Comment on Satan's Ballsack 3 weeks ago:
The D.C. Botanical Gardens are absolutely stunning and worth a visit, even if you miss the short window for smelling the incredibly wretched stench of the aptly named Corpse Flower.
Highly recommend a trip.
- Comment on What is Exaptation, Alex? 5 weeks ago:
Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Comment on What is Exaptation, Alex? 5 weeks ago:
I’ve only ever seen them use in short video media about taking foul-tasting TCM
- Comment on [nsfw-ish] What Red Hot Chili Peppers sound like to people who don't like Red Hot Chili Peppers | There I Ruined It [1:52] 1 month ago:
AI slop.
Dude literally did a TED Talk about how he makes these with AI.
- Comment on If a God or God's is so Omnipotent why do they or them or he or she, supposedly get angry, show support, enjoy things, have sex (in Greek Gods), or show forgiveness? Are the not all human emotes? 1 month ago:
You’re sort of mixing metaphysical beliefs here.
The Ancient Greek concept of gods don’t align 1 to 1 with the Abrahamic concept of god, etc.
Each faith has a different concept of god, omnipotence, and what that means. It’s also changed over time.
Though, in short, god(s) demonstrates human traits because they’re abstractions from humans, the creatures that created them for various reasons throughout history and modernity.
- Comment on cdrama idol dreamcasting of classic Star Trek roles 1 month ago:
How’d you make the images in the post?
- Comment on If I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars? 3 months ago:
The car from the 70’s survives accidents better because more of it is rigid, but this makes it more dangerous as more of the force of the accident is transferred to the driver.
Modern crumple zones are placed intentionally so that while the car will crumple, the driver will not.
- Comment on PlayStation Studios Removes Nearly All PC References From Websites 3 months ago:
Both Death Stranding games are way better then they have any business being and I love em
- Comment on PlayStation Studios Removes Nearly All PC References From Websites 3 months ago:
Hey Sony, I am never gonna buy a PlayStation, but I will buy anything almost anything from Kojima Productions at full price for PC.
- Comment on I worry that reading through Marxist books would be boring. Are there any fun and exciting ways to study without losing focus or getting bored quickly? 3 months ago:
Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird’s song “The Butcher’s Sher” is a fairly quick summary of (including some quotations from) Capital, but in general I think there’s value in just reading the text.
- Comment on And no paper towels to use on the handle 3 months ago:
Yess so you go into the stall and grab some shit tickets so you don’t have to touch the door handle and then Ooop they didn’t put a trashcan anywhere near the door.
I understand not everyone is gonna shell out for a hook so you can operate the door with your foot, but at least put a trash can in throwing distance of the door so I don’t have to touch the nasty ass handle with my clean hands.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Good luck, buddy. You’re gonna need it.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
I’ve watched people get stupider in the past few years using LLMs to replace thinking for themselves, so, yeah I guess so.
You can say it’s just a problem with capitalism, and, yes, capitalism is a problem, but AI is the current tool de jure that capitalists are using to crush workers, so, yes, I oppose it.
It’s pointless to argue about how it could be used in a post capitalist world, we don’t live in that world, we live in a world where LLMs are actively being used to harm the working class.
- Comment on 4 months ago:
Ah no, buddy, you misunderstand me. I’m gonna play this game, my experience on the previous ones parallels yours closely. I’m deciding if I’m gonna pay for it or not.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
I think it’s genuinely too early to say definitively one way or another, but anecdotally, the people I see educated with LLMs are a lot less capable than people who aren’t.
Only time will tell how badly we’ve allowed ourselves to get fucked over to benefit a few ultra rich companies.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
That’s the thing.
Your specific opinions on how LLMs should be used or not use don’t affect how they are being used.
A system is what it does, plain and simple, and LLMs look like they’re doing serious damage to our societies to really just benefit the wealthy.
- Comment on 4 months ago:
Dude this publisher is totally dogshit. I’m torn between paying for it to support the dev or not.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Here’s another fun piece you can read.
The incoming AI apocalypse isn’t about Skynet drones or malicious AGI, it’s about creating generations of vastly less educated and cognitively deficient lower classes and restricting traditional education to the wealthier echelons of society, gatekeeping the poor out by cost alone.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
It’s important to remember that it doesn’t really matter how you, personally, use their product or think it should be used, it matters how it is used by large swaths of society. Don’t get fooled into promoting some billionaire’s tool to shift wealth further upward and further denigrate the working class in your quest to get out of spending 15 minutes searching for the right D&D character picture.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
In my experience, people who use LLMs as educational tools… don’t actually learn very well. They think they are, but they don’t retain the knowledge nor do they seem able to infer from or apply the knowledge very well. There are even some early studies that are showing that using LLMs decreases cognitive ability, and considering how many kids and young people are using it to get their way though school and even higher education… I think we’re using AI to raise a generation of stunted minds. That’s going to be a bigger issue as time goes on and with the state of the world and who owns the LLMs… it looks like a grime, sad future thanks to this tech.
- Comment on Ain’t this the truth 4 months ago:
here y’all go !
Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here’s a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here’s a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, Just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Joln my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn’t available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. This app only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call.
- Comment on Ain’t this the truth 4 months ago:
Maybe that’s part of what is supposed to mildly infuriate you
- Comment on Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash 4 months ago:
I mean he’s gotta say people are wrong for not liking it, it’s his job to sell it
- Comment on Is Flappy Bird a good game? 4 months ago:
I never thought it was a good game, but I knew it was oddly popular
- Comment on Why do we eat dessert? 4 months ago:
I think it’s more cultural as it’s not uniform globally. I don’t care much for dessert as a concept, but I love a piece of cold fruit, like an orange, strawberry or melon after dinner. I find it helps reset the mouth after a flavorful meal. And I’ll usually have a cup of tea with it.
- Comment on They Don’t Make CGI Quite like They Used To 4 months ago:
Is that… Neelix? I’m struggling to remember this episode but it sorta looks like Neelix mildly dry humping the air to avoid being sucked
offout of the elevator.