You’re completely right. It won’t solve the debt problem, that can only be solved with a redone trade policy. I’m just saying that in the abstract, its a good direction to go in IF we implement the stuff that I listed in my comment. People will work better if the system works for them. It currently doesn’t, and people are just trying to survive.

The thing is that he’s right, but will these sleazy fucks do anything to actually make it happen? Well let’s see what they’re to implement…

• A universal healthcare system so Americans are healthier and less stressed? Nope
• Free college so Americans can start their careers as efficiently as possible? Nope
• Free universal daycare for all American parents so they could focus on their careers without being to stressed about where to take their kids? Nope
• Raising the minimum wage to something livable so people don’t depend on government programs? Nope
• Investing in public transport so people can more reliably commute to work and find new jobs? Nope
• Strengthening worker rights to ensure that workers are taken care of, thus ensuring their longevity and productivity? Nope
• Passing union friendly policies while prosecuting union busting businesses to make sure American workers feel their hard work isn’t being taken advantage of? Nope
• Regulating hazardous workplace conditions to ensure the safety of workers? Nope

So what they fuck do they mean by this? They clearly don’t care about the debt or the well being of Americans since they’re not willing to do anything about either. No, what they want are results without any of the work needed to achieve it. They’re not looking for a more productive economy, they’re looking for slaves.

Is there a company that’s trying to destroy itself as much as Ubisoft? The CEO and board that’s running this company are genuinely some of the dumbest motherfuckers in the world. These idiots are still dedicating significant resources to make NFT games, they’re still trying to insist that microtransactions are fun, they refuse to do anything to make their games more enjoyable to players, and they’re trying everything in their power to squeeze out their talent. At this point, Ubisoft deserves to collapse.

Did YOU read what you said?

Your entire spiel from before was literally nothing more than a collection of fallacies. You used a false equivalence by comparing worst case domestic repression (death squads) to foreign data misuse, which are fundamentally different types of risk and not logically comparable. It engages in whataboutism by deflecting concerns about China’s data access with references to American authoritarian threats, which doesn’t actually refute the original concern. The argument also builds a straw man by reducing all China related security worries to racist “Yellow Peril” panic, ignoring more nuanced, non racial critiques about state power and influence. Finally, it also leans on appeals to extreme outcomes and fear, invoking Nazis and executions to shut down debate rather than assess proportional, evidence based risks. Together, these fallacies prove two things: 1) You’re engaging in bad faith and 2) your points were inherently flawed and logically unsound.

Like what even is the thesis supposed to be, that the concerns about China aren’t real or serious because propaganda exists or because other threats exist? It’s such a nonsensical take. People aren’t concerned about China because of propaganda, they’re concerned because China’s actions, intentions, and track record raise a lot of red flags that are concerning. It doesn’t take a genius to see that something nefarious is going on with these Chinese apps. Like for example…

• Why is the international version of TikTok banned in China?
• Why does the domestic version of the app and the international one use different algorithms?
• The CCP has unrestricted control over all corporations in China, how much of the data collection is directly ordered from the government?
• There are reports from multiple countries stating that China is collecting massive amounts of data for military purposes, what are they collecting and why?
• China is also well known for spending tens of billions on propaganda campaigns, are they using the data from apps like TikTok to more effectively manipulate public opinions around the globe to further their interests?
• What about the secret police networks that the CCP has established in foreign cities where there’s large populations of ethnic Chinese residing? Countries around the globe have uncovered hundreds of these networks, is the CCP using this data to find, target, and silence dissent?

These are are valid concerns that you’re trying to conveniently dismiss because you’re either ignorant of them or you’re being dishonest. Like do you not find any of these things even slightly concerning? Trying to chalk up these legitimate concerns as nothing more than product of fearmongering and propaganda is the most intellectually lazy way to dismiss them because you can’t be bothered to parse through the implications and consequences.

If you don’t care about things like privacy, tyranny, freedom, ownership, safety, and the like then that’s your problem. However, just because you don’t care that doesn’t mean others don’t or that their concerns are product of propaganda. If anything that’s a more of a reflection of you and how your own beliefs came to be. Your stance, even if we ignore all the fallacies, isn’t even a principled one. At least what I’m saying is consistent and principled. You on the other hand? You’re acting smug over a disingenuous, fallacious, and inconsistent stance, it’s, as you would say, fucking pathetic.

The CEO of Microsoft has to be THE biggest idiot in the entire industry. He continuously ignored the concerns of the investors, he ignored the dissatisfaction from the consumers, and he payed no heed to what his competitors were doing. Instead he thought he was a genius who could see the future and everybody else was an idiot for not agreeing with his push of going balls deep into pushing copilot up everybody’s ass in every god damn aspect o Microsoft.

If this was a regular employee, they would’ve been fired long ago for sheer incompetence, but I’m sure this idiot is going to get a nice new raise worth hundreds of millions of dollars for driving the company into the ground.

We can agree to that

It’s not impossible. You could build a model that’s built on consent where the data it’s trained on is obtained ethically, data collected from users is anonymized, and users can opt out if they want to. The current model of shameless theft isn’t the only path there is.

I don’t disagree per se, but I think there’s a pretty big difference between people using chatgpt for correcting grammar or drafting an email and people using it generate a bunch of slop images/videos. The former is a more streamlined way to use the internet which has value, while the latter is just there for the sake of it. I think its feasible for newer LLM designs to focus on what’s actually popular and useful, and cutout the fat that’s draining a large amounts of resources for no good reason.

Idk most people I know don’t see it as a magic crystal ball that’s expected to answer all questions perfectly. I’m sure people like that exist, but for the most part I think people understand that these LLMs are flawed. However, I know a lot of people who use them for everyday tasks like grammar checks, drafting emails/documents, brainstorming, basic analysis, and so on. They’re pretty good at these sort of things because that’s what they’re built for. The issue of privacy and greed remain, and I think some of the issues will at least be partially solved if they were designed with privacy in mind.

Idk what about the people who stayed. I just remember how the original wave from TikTok was rejected, and how there were a lot oblivious western TikTok users who were shocked that the Chinese user base on Rednote didn’t embrace them with open arms when they invaded.

The lack of moderation from what I can see is on purpose

Banning TikTok was supposed to be the law passed by all 3 branches of government

The people here are complete idiots who see no issue with Chinese spyware, mass data collection for military uses, and their massive propaganda campaigns. TikTok was always meant to be a weapon for control, that’s why the app is banned in China. They have a different clone of the app that’s exclusive to the China that has an algorithm that heavily promotes positive and educational content.

I wouldn’t. This is from the app:

Here’s another:

One more:

Not cynical, you’re just observant. I downloaded the app. This is literally the case

The guy who made the app is a Palestinian who’s both pro Palestine and trying to do the no political censorship gimmick, the end result? An app that’s infested with actual nazis.

You know that you could be against both, right?

An app made by a Palestinian guy who’s very much politically active participating in a no censorship gimmick? This was always the inevitable end result.

The Palestinian made app is unironically a hub for nazis and islamists

If you look into the founder, you’ll quickly realize that he’s very much biased and has a lot of agendas to push, and I have no doubt in mind that this is reflected in his platform.