redwattlebird

@redwattlebird@lemmings.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon hates smartphones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I get what you’re saying but, respectfully, I think you’re incorrect. The field of science is not about capitalism but the goal of understanding everything around you. Aqueducts were not the result of capitalism. Russia won the space race. Innovations happen regardless. Capitalism drives innovation in specific directions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon hates smartphones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Without capitalism, we’d all have the ability to swap out parts and create a phone for the purposes that we need. Some people want the best while others want the minimum, and most want something in between. Every part would be replaceable.

  With capitalism, we have planned obsolescence without the ability to repair or replace parts and every conceivable thing to reap more money off us and force us to continually consume.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨8 yr old me after my parents did my woodworking assignment⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He became the richest guy on earth because the system is set up to give you infinite money when you hit critical mass of wealth. Why do you think the rich keep getting richer and the poor get poorer?

  He did not get here because he’s smart; he’s rich and was too rich to fail. He got a leg up in emerald mines which allowed him to gamble and invest during the early internet days, thus allowing him to continue to invest/gamble.

  He’s certainly helping to change the world but not for the better. His philosophies that guide his policies are inciting violence and giving rise to racism and misogyny.

  I definitely think he’s a moron, but the system is set up so that I can’t possibly take him or his ilk down. I wasn’t born into a family that owned heaps of wealth and slavery. I’m not a white male.

  But in % comparisons, my quality of life is much better than his. That’s where I can take him down.

  End rant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨8 yr old me after my parents did my woodworking assignment⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And we’re saying that Elon knows <1% of any manufacturing process, evidenced by inconsistencies of manufacturing process across all his companies. The employees know more, yes, but they are not Elon and Elon is not SpaceX.

  And, for starters, not unfathomable but made possible through VC money and years of R&D. This makes it possible and completely fathomable. It’s all maths and science.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Support local bands⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  For the drum machine, definitely! But we largely kept to our tempo or maybe double. It was a free gig and we were getting paid in beers. I think it was pretty funny for the audience too. Great night.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Support local bands⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to sing in a post punk band. We had a drum machine. In the middle of one gig, the drum machine spazzed out and deleted all the internal memory, and started a 600bpm bossa nova loop. We played right through to the end.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nobel Prize 2024⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, it’s because AI is referring to a LLM, which is not AI. Also, these LLMs use a crap load of energy to do things that we can currently do ourselves for much less energy.

  But actual AI? Yes, please!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm just a kid and life is nightmare... I know its not fair⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope. Depends on the parent. I still got beat up in the 80s/90s for closing the door too loudly, hitting my brother, waking mum up from an afternoon nap etc. It stopped when I was 17 because I was big enough to hit back (though I never did).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Failing Manufacturers Are Pushing the Narrative That Consoles Are Dying, Says Ex-Xbox Exec⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this when they realise that infinite growth isn’t actually infinite? There’s always a place for a device for entertainment. Be that pen and paper or electronic.