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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I could quit AI anytime I want to⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Probably. The system is broken. But let’s not blame a mindless, emotionless chemical for how it is being abused and misused. Throw rocks at the assholes causing harm, not the needle laying in the street.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I could quit AI anytime I want to⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
This is wildly incorrect. If by AI you mean exclusively modern LLMs, then it would effectively halt quite a lot of modern research, including virology, epidemiology, physics, materials sciences, and many more.

If by AI you mean the actual definition of AI, then you can say goodbye to the Internet as we know it today. Translation services, fraud protection, GPS, 99.9% of all software development, etc. nobody had a problem with AI ~5 years ago. Those exact same algorithms are now flagged as evil because people misunderstand what they’re even complaining about.

The impossibility of removing the Internet is identical to the impossibility of removing AI. Or, if you use the incorrect term to mean LLMs exclusively, then say goodbye to quite a lot of critical modern research. I hope you don’t like antibiotics, because there was a recent breakthrough that used Evo 1 and Evo 2, both LLMs trained on genome data.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I could quit AI anytime I want to⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Me, an ADHD sufferer, “Yeah, meth is terrible. But please don’t try to ban amphetamines universally.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨onions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Same actually. But I later discovered the reason why I don’t like raw onions is because I have an allergy that gives me migraines when I eat them. Cooking them is fine and delicious though.

But yeah, used to be teased incessantly by family for being “Picky.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨onions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
No, that’s not how that works. Your own personal experience is fine and valid, but try not to make the assumption it’s true for anyone else.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And The Lord Said BOUNCE!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Only because the boundary has been set to include genuine adults. That boundary SHOULD be pushed.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Sure, I’m not against that at all. I hate advertisements and would take no issue with a universal ban. My problem was with the arbitrary moral outrage at this advertisement targeting “Children,” by virtue of the utterly meaningless phrase “Under Age,” which includes actual, legitimate adults, in the US.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Sure, but the primary complaint was against a 0% alcohol beer targeted at “Children” by nature of using the term “Under Age.” I have no complaints against wanting to remove advertising, in general, including drug advertisements.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Below drinking age, sure. I think the nonsense here is that the US considers you “Under age” until you’re 21. So you’re complaining about an ad targeting children, when the target is literally “Anybody under the age of 21.” Which is an unfair complaint to make.

Because using that same logic, “under age” porn is actually legal. Because at 18 you can get fucked in the ass by 3 dudes at once, but not buy a beer.

I hear you say “But there are different ages for X and Y.” Yeah, but it’s the exact same term used to mean the same idea with completely different ranges and neither has any justification beyond “Uh… Here’s the cut-off I guess?”

Would you take issue with 18yr olds having beer ads aimed at them? Because that’s technically “Under Age Beer!” And they’d be considered full adults here in Germany.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Except the US concept of underage also includes people 16 to 20, which this ad is undoubtedly target towards. If it was an ad for beer with bright colours and cartoon characters I would agree, but it is not.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
So 19yr olds shouldn’t be advertised to? What’s the cut off?

I actually fully agree that all advertisement is awful and support removing it entirely.

But lacking that, I don’t see an issue with advertising universally. And if we’re going to restrict advertisement to children, target actual children. “Teenagers” includes people legally old enough to join the military and kill other humans.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I’m pretty sure young and impressionable children get used to the idea of drinking beer from friends and family. I think the bigger issue is that the drinking age is fucking 21. It’s absolutely nonsense. If you want to protect children from alcohol abuse, talk to them, teach them, let them have alcohol when they’re ready to try it, in safe settings.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨thoughts and prayers for science⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Sure, but the logic reveals literally nothing. I can create an entire Sims world for the sole reason to see if the “turn pink clothing in to green clothing” mod works. Does the fact that their existence had a reason actually mean a damn thing?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How often is normal to masturbate?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
What you want to be normal and what is actually normal are not the same thing. Regardless of best wishes, it actually is normal in a shocking number of places. Unless you’re referring exclusively to the small social circle you live in, but that’s not really a useful data point for us to discuss, because it’s not what the conversation is actually about.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How often is normal to masturbate?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Hey peeps, I’m pretty sure they’re reacting to the SECOND “normal” statement, not the first.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keep off the sofa⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Why did you feel the need to make that comparison? Did anyone here mention supporting their actions? Is the strawman fighting back?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a nice guy⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I understand your justifiable concern, however I disagree with the blanket statement.

First off, if I remember the video correctly, it is not hidden that Waymo was the video sponser. It may not have been in the spotlight, but I don’t think that’s automatically a bad thing.

Secondly, it is very possible for some one to hold different opinions to yours, even with identical evidence. It was clear to me that he really did like the technology and made his best case for it. If new information has come to light, then that’s worth re-examining the opinion. Personally, I have always been in fabour of replacing human drivers with AI, for a wide variety of reasons. I agree with his sentiment that the sooner we replace human drivers, the safer we’ll all be. That being said, there is obviously a conflict of interest in the industry between making the technology safe, and profitable. And we all know what happens the larger an organization gets.

Third, the majority of the videos are not opinion pieces. They explain physics, chemistry, mechanics, etc. I’m not sure how some one can misrepresent physics, without being objectively wrong. And they seem to be pretty universally correct in their rigor. There has been more than one instance where the channel has come under scrutiny for being accused of manipulating experiments, and each time he comes back to re-explain the experiment and show that it had been misunderstood, not misrepresented.

iflscience.com/youtuber-derek-muller-won-a-10000-…

Hard to find a direct like but the “How electricity works” controversy also seems to fit this theme.

I am not saying the channel is above skepticism or is the poster child of perfection by any means. But I don’t think it’s fair to boycott on the grounds of a single opinion you happen to disagree with, especially when that opinion is genuinely based on available research and evidence. I think this is actually a disservice to progress as a whole. If you find an enemy in everyone that does share your exact values, it leaves progressives divided.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a nice guy⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
This is the first I’m hearing of this, usually it’s the opposite. Care to provide justification and evidence?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon travels overseas⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I mean, yes that’s absolutely true, but many Americans really do prefer to drive even short distances. When I lived in North Carolina people regularly drove to the other side of the parking lot to eat, shop at different stores, meet up with friends, etc. I asked several people why they didn’t walk, and every single one said they hated walking and would drive or re-park if it was further than a few seconds walk.