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Not using AI is an INCREDIBLE untapped power source! in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

They’ve completely thought this through to their conclusion already. We’re the ones who haven’t.

I think a lot of people are realizing that the richest of humanity is up to some evil shit. A great many people also listened to what these people have said and are incredibly disturbed. You are not alone, I am not alone, and this entire sub is not alone. I think the first steps to take are:

  1. Show how big the anti-elite movement is to the people in it
  2. Make a plan of action
Not using AI is an INCREDIBLE untapped power source! in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The free market is generally pretty good at allocating scarce resources

I disagree. Heavily. This may be based on my own experiences, but reading about how Capitalism reaches a point of overaccumulation only to collapse, wherein people cannot work, makes sense, and is the reason this year is so gruesome. I have read about how grocery stores will get rid of food simply because they overproduce and then don't have enough to give out. You should do some reading on the Great Depression and unemployment. The simple question of "why can't people work even if they really want to?" has much less to do with government intervention and much more to do with the intrinsic parts of Capitalist production.

This is quite long so I have provided links.

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Not using AI is an INCREDIBLE untapped power source! (lemmy.world)
 

This might belong in some circlejerk sub, but I think it's somewhat clever. Basically, if AI datacenters get shut down, the power that would've been used to generate AI slop could be used for magnificent things. I mean, it's purely clean energy because instead of using gas or oil, you take energy that COULD be used for something useless and put it to better use. Think of all the applications.

  • We could power countless electric cars, trains, and bikes.
  • We could power countless medical devices like pacemakers and defibrillators.
  • We could power countless lights in people's homes.

All this could be accomplished by not building massive datacenters. What's more is that there could be countless gallons of clean drinking water used for surgical cleaning and chemistry that would otherwise serve to cool the amount of datacenter power. Think of all the possibilities!

If only Sam Altman could understand this...!

Some changes, and Boosters vs Doomers in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Welcome to the club.

I'm sure this has been posted here before, but it's too good not to repost. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's complicated, and maybe I wrote too soon. I admit that this exact phenomenon and its discussion are very nebulous. But I see that there is talk about the growing loneliness problem in the United States, Japan, Korea, and elsewhere. This is caused by:

  1. People not wanting to raise children in today's world. This is because of wealth inequality, which is the result of overaccumulation from the bourgeoise and weakening of the proletariat. This is explained well in Blackshirts And Reds by Michael Parenti. There is also the problem of climate change that the book also brings up, which also dissuades parents from having kids.
  2. People not having enough money to raise kids. Again, this is because of the weakening of the proletariat. Rights like parental leave, like all other political rights, are not simply bestowed by some higher power, but are the result of a compromise between the owning and working class, where the owning class forfeits some of its power due to massive strikes and protests. This lack of power goes from parents to their kids. TL;DR In the United States, Korea, Japan, and elsewhere, men and women are overworked. And while a small amount of people have a massive amount of money they don't need, the rest of the people can't even afford to have children. This is because of the logic of Capitalism, where money is pursued instead of everything else, and everything is turned into money, which translates into power.
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[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Boredom? I'm not bored. I'm fucking terrified of the government and the people behind it.

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[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Why do you need images that are so perfect? Why can't you just be fine with doodling?

The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, "If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils." Said Diogenes, "Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.

I'm sure this has been posted here before, but it's too good not to repost. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I wish this sub didn’t allow low-effort meme posts because it’s such a brain rot circle-jerk.

There are plenty of articles that are written out that you can read. AI takes immense energy to operate, for one. It uses a lot of water. Go down and read what journalists have written, and you'll find that there are solid points against AI development that name-calling will not do justice.

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[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The business of a king separates him from the world...

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[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

You all need to read up on Marxism and capitalist alienation

I'm sure this has been posted here before, but it's too good not to repost. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

sometimes I need to make a PowerPoint and there’s an image that I think would convey a point.

Don't worry, we're all here to help you out.

  1. You can use GIMP to put images on top of one another.
  2. You can draw stick figures and other "shorthands" for objects.
  3. There's this video here that can show you other tools for illustration rather than using AI.
  4. It's also a good idea to get into a type of drawing, where instead of detailed illustration, it deals with visualizations such as maps, graphs, and flowcharts. You might want to practice that.

Also, you might just find an image that is pre-generated by some douchebag and ends up in your search results. The main thing you don't want to do is generate any new material.

I'm sure this has been posted here before, but it's too good not to repost. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Suburban households and their culture have been a disaster for the human race.

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[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Look, if you're not an artist, instead of looking to a machine, cooperate with someone else. AI image generation is not worth your time. Ask yourself this: What is the point of art? What reason do we have to make pictures at all?

This is not to be smug or to "pwn" you. Legitimately think about this; I'd recommend twenty seconds.

See if any of the reasons given apply to AI art. To me, they don't. Art itself is opposed to Taylorism, so applying Taylorist principles to art doesn't work.

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Accessible_irl (Art by Igdoods) (infosec.pub)
 

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/24295950

Source (Bluesky)

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Take this image and spread it around if you want. (infosec.pub)
 

It stands for "The (U)nited (S)oviet (S)ocialist (R)epublic (W)ill (R)ise (A)gain"

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I have made some communities (lemmy.world)
 

One is for Cascadian History, the other is anti-AI, which is dated now that AI is revealed to be a scam. I may need some more experience on Lemmy.

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Counter-Drone articles (lemmy.world)
 

I haven't read these yet, but I will soon. This is in response to the United States using drones to enact ethnic cleansing. This was a breakneck search, but if anyone has a good in-depth article for countering drone warfare, please let me know.

NATO.int | Countering Drones: Looking for the Silver Bullet

NDUPress.ndu.edu | Breaking the Shield: Countering Drone Defenses

Claws.in | Drone and Counter-Drone Warfare at a Tactical Level

A good idea would be for drone hobbyists to outfit theirs with weapons. It's incredibly important, too, to target factories, and develop chemicals, EMPs, and other technologies that can disrupt drone functioning (drones are quite fragile). Hopefully China, or otherwise industralized states, developing drones en masse can send some to resistance groups.

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I don't think my comments are getting thru. Something's wrong (lemmy.world)
 

I'm trying to post any comments, but it endlessly loads. I'll check my internet connection

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What has Critical Theory actually achieved? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by VerbFlow@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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I was just thinking about it after looking it up. What has it, in world affairs, actually done? What changes did it make to society that were worth making?

EDIT: I wanted to ask this because I had some thoughts on Critical Theory that I wasn't sure of. I thought it was just empty talk that would be repeated and repeated but never acted upon. Like, what would our world look like without Critical Theory being developed? How come such a "great ideology" couldn't actually stop the War of Terror, or the election of Donald Trump, or wealthy corporate executives becoming obscenely rich, or the Housing Crisis and Great Recession, or the Rwandan Genocide, or Russia's invasion of Ukraine, or anything? What does it do to actually help people?

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A bunch of independent websites (lemmy.world)
 

I wanted to show all these indie sites so that you guys could explore. These have really good ideas and aren't hindered by concision.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

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A Response to Jackson et al's "#HashtagActivism" (theluddite.org)
 

This is a really good read. If you have any crits let me know.

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Tried to make a new account, but every sub has a minimum karma limit (lemmy.world)
 

Sometimes, I'd scroll Reddit because something would link there, but in the case of making a new account, I can't post anything, even comments because there's a minimum karma limit on almost every sub.

The deal is that Lemmy doesn't have the number of users that Reddit has. I suppose I'll make new communities. That'll help.

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After Harris/Walz Victory (lemmy.world)
 

What should we do after Harris/Walz is elected? I was wondering if you had some ideas. Here are mine:

  • Mass strikes in the workplace, demands being taxes for the rich and higher wages
  • Mass strikes in the military, demands being to end support for Israel, take away excessive military bases, shut down Gitmo, drastically reduce the budget, &c
  • Get as many people off the internet as possible
  • Get people arms and arms training so they can defend themselves without police, and heavily reduce police funding
  • Refuse to pay any landlords, lead attacks on real estate offices

Maybe some stuff would be extreme, but I ask you please to separate the wheat from the chaff, along with adding your own material. I may not be that smart, but at least I'm preparing.

(If you want to remember to vote, set yourself a timer like everyone else with memory issues. It should go ding on the day you get your ballot!)

I also feel kinda hazy

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Is freedom of speech actually a bad idea? (lemmy.world)
 

I'm not saying that freedom of speech IS a bad idea, or that the government should simply censor ideas that are harmful, but the idea to just silence people for misinformation seems to be gaining traction.

To be clear: I am NOT pointing fingers and accusing any political party (including the D-Party) of being censorious, or accusing censorship and its proponents as malicious, nor saying there is a conspiracy out to promote censorship. It simply seems that, due to a surge in right-wing terror attacks and the Capitol riots, people have become more accepting of censorship, from Popper's "intolerance of tolerance" to laws against homophobia and conspiracy theories, in search of a comfortable, safe state of society.

I also want to ask how censorship would be enforced. How would riots be dealt with? How would the police be handled? How would jails be prevented from overloading?

Also, this question is not directed at Anarchists. Some leftists don't like censorship, and others do, and I want to ask those that do.

If this question is stupid, tell me why. I may end up seeing myself that this question is stupid, and if so, I'll tell you.

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