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@quixoticgeek And even if it were true that renewables were only possible due to subsidies, so fucking what? They still allow for energy independence, fewer wars and partnering with genocidal regimes because of said independence, power grid redundancies, and, of course, are helping reduce/slow the effect of climate, the greatest existential threat humanity has ever faced.
“But the true cost isn’t factored in!”
You’re right: we don’t know how many WILL die for oil, climate, and profits.
@Beetalerry My idea of partying is getting the Friday song stuck in my head.
@lowqualityfacts …he was still alive?
@KatyElphinstone @GhostOnTheHalfShell Well that was an infuriating read.
“Our study showed that these abnormal people are, indeed, mentally impaired in understanding other people.”
“And how does it do that?”
“By conflating moral judgements with mental capacity we can say that non-normative results for one equal the other.”
“…were those judgements wrong, or did the participants not justify them…?”
“Oh, we never asked. We didn’t need to. We understand people, you see.”
@Daojoan “[Andreessen] summarised his own approach to life thus: ‘Move forward. Go.’”
- Marc Andreessen interview, quoted in post
“Irrationalism also depends on the cult of action for action’s sake. Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection. Thinking is a form of emasculation.”
- Umberto Eco’s “Ur-Fascism”
@Dio9sys Given the workmen’s wages, this may be the oldest known case of “I’ll give you beer if you help me move”.
@oddhack @EnfysBook Would bedsheet suspenders help?
@Saltssaltgirl Do jam drop cookies fall under sugar cookies?
@Daojoan Can’t wait until all these pukes upload their consciousness to the cloud so we can commit mass murder via spray bottle.
@lanodan @clarity “Predatory capitalists” may be a redundant phrase, but for those temporarily embarrassed millionaires, it may provide enough mental room to oppose their actions instead of rejecting the message entirely, while still describing the actions that they take and not their monetary worth.
@mossyrua @bicmay That’s the language they’ll use, because they lack both the personal awareness and self-critical honesty it takes to say “I devalued all the voices telling me that I was wrong and now I’m angry that these same voices weren’t able to convince me because I want it to be someone else’s fault”.
The underlying problem remains.
@johnmackay @alineblankertz No. I reject this framing that demands AI be a part of the future because of its power. That type of thinking is antithetical to feminist movements because it prioritizes, centers, and justifies power, not equality or equity.
You don’t make a feminist future by having more female CEOs. We’ve already had more women in power: we just called them part of the nobility.
@watcher@vivaldi.net @futurebird
@futurebird The “Be My Eyes” and similar apps had me thinking about an app that connects, say, seniors who would like to talk with people trying to learn their language, so that the older person can chat with their partner while showing them what everyday life is like in their country and provide real-time opportunities for the learner to ask questions and associate words with objects better.
So like calling up your abuela-from-afar to talk with her while she makes dinner.
@danirabbit @FinalGirl Given the recent news of ChatICBM teaming up with the bombing-for-Jesus wing of the US military, I don’t think they’re fighting each other as much as I’d like…
