MerryChristmas

I actually told my wife "watch this, I'm going to get a smug reply from UlyssesT," so thank you for not disappointing.

Ngl that is also who I was picturing.

He may be a sucker but at least he is engaging with the topic. The sheer lack of curiosity toward so-called "artificial intelligence" here on hexbear is just as frustrating as any of the bazinga takes on . No material analysis, no good faith discussion, no strategy to liberate these tools in service of the proletariat - just the occasional dunk post and an endless stream of the same snide remarks from the usuals.

The hexbear party line toward LLMs and similar technologies is straight up reactionary. If we don't look for ways to utilize, subvert and counter these technologies while they're still in their infancy then these dorks are going to be the only ones who know how to use them. And if we don't interact with the underlying philosophical questions concerning sentience and consciousness, those same dorks will also have control of the narrative.

Are we just content to hand over a new means of production and information warfare to the technophile neo-feudalists of Silicon Valley with zero resistance? Yes, apparently, and it is so much more disappointing than seeing the target demographic of a marketing stunt buy into that marketing stunt.

If you never think there's no room for the gay thoughts.

The main problem with weed chats is that you get stoned and start to worry about when it's okay to leave the conversation. With a cigarette, the conversation ends in five minutes or you light up another one. It's a nice little snack versus a Sunday dinner.

Are you still on the vapes? I picked up smoking again a few years back due to work stress and I made the switch pretty quickly, but I really want to just be done with these things.

All dogs are small enough to pick up with one hand if you've got really big hands.

Cool cool cool, my boss just issued an edict that we all have to go back to the office though so good fucking luck with the remote work.

Cigarettes were an easy way to tell people "I don't give a shit about the things that you're supposed to give a shit about." When you saw someone smoking a cigarette, you knew you could talk politics or religion or any number of contentious topics with them. It didn't mean it would be a good conversation, but the invitation was always there.

Wow, I just realized I hate vaping.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply today. I fully agree with you on the current state of the system but I needed that hit of optimism at the end.

What the fuck?

I have to admit that I underestimated this woman. When our brief moment in the zeitgeist ended, I expected her to move on like the rest of our so-called celebrity allies did. I hope she runs for president.