Doesn’t matter. The lovely Christians where I live would throw a fit because most of them want Israel to do even more damage.
Doesn’t matter. The lovely Christians where I live would throw a fit because most of them want Israel to do even more damage.
Reject smart cars because they’re collecting your data and it will be used to increase your insurance rates.
After being a few months away from being married and seeing it all fall apart I’ve realized that I don’t ever want to be married.
Doesn’t mean I don’t want a long term relationship but I don’t want to tie the knot and tangle up my life like that ever again. If we had gotten married then divorced my ex would have ruined me. I was too soft at that time and I would have let her use me as a doormat on the way out. I know better now but I still don’t want to deal with those complications.
Damn, I used to watch GB growing up and he was one of my favorites. Loved how even when he was getting his ass kicked on the field you could still see the guy smiling as he lined up for another play.
Fuck man why did you have to do this?
This might upset people but when we joke about things I think a lot of times we normalize it. We do it as a means of coping with the insanity in front of us but in turn we often deescalate the overall seriousness of the issue. I don’t think this is particularly good for voter turnout. I feel like this was partly how Trump managed to win the presidency in 2016. People memed and laughed about the idea of it occurring, didn’t take it seriously and well it happened.
I apologize for being a stick in the mud, it’s not my intention to be the meme police or take away your joy but I agree with the sentiment that we shouldn’t trivialize what’s at stake by laughing it off.
Tbf it’s rare to see normal people posting on social media in 2024, at least everyone I see is fucked up in some way.
This might be a bold assumption on my part but I would say most normal people do not have the energy for the craziness that occurs on a lot of socials now.
You want to engage and be a part of the community but it’s just far too exhausting in many cases. Easier to just browse most of the time.
Because if you don’t like your healthcare in the US, you certainly can leave, but you will be stuck with the bill, and if it’s considered leaving “against medical advice,” you will be denied insurance coverage if you return for the same issue.
Insurance is just a pain in general in the U.S. For instance some people might struggle to find a new doctor in their area if they’re dealing with a specialist and have specific insurance coverages which means cutting off their toxic doctor might be more difficult.
Burning bridges to escape toxicity is fine, just don’t strand yourself.
I stand by my opinion that learning systems training on copyrighted materials isn’t the problem, it’s companies super eager to replace human workers with automation (or replace skilled workers with cheaper, unskilled workers).
I mean it’s the heart of the issue.
OpenAI isn’t even the big issue regarding this. It’s other companies that are developing and training specialized LLMs on their own employees. These companies have the capital to take the loss on the project because in their eyes it’ll eventually turn into a gain as long as they get it right eventually.
GPT and OpenAI is just a minor distraction in regards to what is being cooked up behind the scenes, but I still wouldn’t give them a free pass for that either.
It’s much easier for people to mock and ridicule than to educate and correct.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t call out poor behavior but the way we do so should be constructive as to not breed further resentment. This goes for most everything too, not just for the issue in the OP.
This is just a small part of creating a world that you want to live in. We can’t shut out the world or those we disapprove of, but we can contribute to the betterment of others, making the world a place we’re more more comfortable with sharing.
It doesn’t take too many traitors to the party to ruin any attempts at passing progressive legislation sadly. Even if it’s not the usual suspects like Sinema or Manchin someone will always step up, and if they don’t get voted back into office later then they’ll just cash in those connections with a lobbying firm.
I really don’t think that this was necessary.
Probably doesn’t need to be said but memes aside I appreciate you being nice to them. I always feel incredibly bad for the people working in that industry.
From the context it was obviously an offhanded joke,
Ah so that’s the thread in question. Was wondering what post it was and honestly, I suspected that one of being rage bait.
The original image seemed like it was missing context so I figured OP was gonna come swinging in later against any comments saying it was extreme with the additional context.
And yes, out of context I thought it was a bit extreme. I don’t necessarily agree with what the first person in the image said although that’s a complex topic that deserves a much lengthier discussion, but just randomly having someone tell them that they’re a creep who deserves to be tased is fairly extreme without any additional context. Keep in mind, I have no idea who the individual is or what they’ve done.
Yeah people meme about it but the addiction exists.
Even before microtransactions were huge on mmos, I remember people letting Runescape ruin them. Knew a guy with 3 daughters who was divorced over it. Had an old friend who wouldn’t last more than two weeks at any job cause he’d quit to play and the whole group we played with would get to hear his girlfriend screaming at him over it sometimes (he did get better though).
Now days we have gachas and games with loot boxes so it’s even more predatory.
YouTube: Has ads and sells your data like every other online service
Also YouTube: Doesn’t pay creators much to the point where creators often have in-video advertisements but expects audiences on the platform to pay for an adless experience
I get what they were going for considering I’ve known certain people who have been so addicted to specific games that they’ve ruined their lives but I don’t think Walz is in that crowd. He’s still married, looks like he’s a great father who’s involved with his kids and is a more responsible and active politician than 90% of those in politics.
It’s such a poor jab. Besides gaming being this mainstream hobby that everyone partakes of these days, there’s also the fact that even if he was irresponsible, the youngest two of the voting generations would vibe with it. I know people who overspend their money or ignore reality entirely because they feel helpless. It’s a symptom of a problem.
It’s been going around for as long as I can remember it at this point.
I remember when I was a kid the news was trying to mock Obama over “mom jeans” of all things. I still don’t get it.
Someone leaked their discord and there were a lot of instances of them discussing grooming as an avenue to creating their “perfect high value male” or whatever they called it.
Would’ve thought FDS had been shut down by now after the grooming scandal.
I wish I could say this instead of having to schedule my vacation time a month in advance.