Just another voice yelling in the void.
I’ve probably protested for your rights. I’m definitely on at least one list.
I believe firmly that everyone should have a fair shake and as much freedom as they can be afforded - so long as it does not encroach on the freedoms of others.
Occasionally a wordy cunt who will type a book when a sentence or two will suffice.
It read like it was laser focused on pushing an idea while ignoring too many obvious parallels. The fact that the site is basically all facade - no function … kind of provides a physical representation of this entire movement. Its practically modern art.
That said - it really does drive home how this virtual snake oil is literally sending us in the wrong direction.
I mentioned this a moment ago as a different reply but your observations are all examples of a feedback loop perpetuating itself. Its certainly correctable. This isnt the first time it happened nor will it be the last. Its a product of some of the uglier parts of the human condition.
Absolute power corrupts - and those in power will not only seek to keep that power bit increase it. They consolidate it. Less people with power: less opposition. But this has diminishing returns… and has reset trap baked in. How? Numbers. Power moves people. As you concentrate power - you have less people to move and more people opposing that movement.
1 billionaire, 8 billion people. What do you do to maintain that power? Surveillance. Draconian rules. Control the narrative and paint yourself as necessary. The power dynamic is reaching a tipping point. Unrelated: I recall there seems to be an uptick in bunkers being built by the ultra wealthy. Puzzling.
Sound familiar? It should. History is littered with example after example.
The system breaks in the same way - every time. These aren’t deitites - they aren’t special. They are just another meat bag running on 80% lizard-brain firmware that is purely focused on ITS survival alone. In the end these twats engineer their own destruction. Now, while the all for one trait certainly is consistent in its consolidation of power: it still consistently maintains its loss record to the group. I’d like to think of that as an immune response to a foreign entity. In a weird way that sorta gives me hope.
Money and value are interesting topics. Many of the oddities surrounding expense vs need exist as a result of scales being unfairly influenced. Billionaires aren’t the root of the problem - they are the symptom of the problem. If billionaires didnt exist: that would likely be because wages, costs, and services are more fairly balanced. Less disparity - less resources to leverage to create it… and likely a much higher cost to apply that leverage. We are simply in a feedback loop in a sick system. Cancer doesn’t just go away with thoughts and prayers.
While yes, my napkin math may have simplified things to produce a workable ish value:
The numbers purpose was to provide perspective - which I feel worked reasonably well.
Lack of fiber. Taco bell has been priced out of authentic sawdust and has oped to use a synthetic knock off. They just dont make it like they used to. No commitment to natural ingredients. Hate to see it.
Fun napkin math fact: If we divvied up the top… 5 wealthiest billionaires net worth… that’d get every living man, woman, and child on earth a cool $250 ish.
Sure - its not very much but it certainly does make you think. What if…
Thats some impressive reporting from a news org utilizing an AI stock image that has no apparent ties to the content. To be fair I can’t think of any obvious choices either.
I’ll just take a peek at their publishers:
Damn. 404. (not that one)
No worries - follow the money! Let’s see who your advertisers are…
404? The plot thickens.
About us! Surely they are going to describe their attention to detail, their quest for truth, and their refreshing lack of baises at this establishment…?
There can only be one explanation for this. Obviously.
The dangerous hacker known as En Jin X. This would have never happened if everyone needed their ID online!
Sure, we all get that it can be trendy to bring an old look back but… you know.
In an unrelated story:
Somone claims to have just seen Harry Caray climbing from his grave, collecting an oversized net, muttering something about one… two… three strikes… before heading towards silicon valley.
And we hope they go broke, dont pay their bills, cause a panic sell on AI services, which causes private equity to panic sell everything… which pops the bubble… and leads to the literal version of ‘its raining men’ on wall street as executives and profiteers have their horde of ill gotten gains evaporate in seconds.
… too much?
So we called this meeting to discuss a change in procedures. HR would like us to remind you that this is entirely unrelated to last week. Also has anyone seen Joe? We’d like him to be here for this. No reason why.
They wouldn’t steal a… oh wait they did.
Turns out some of this is showing up at other datacenters… Now weve already set precedent that stealing intellectual property isnt stealing if its for training models or some such bullshit… Time to find out if we can legalize piracy in the physical sense as long as were ‘using it differently.’
Turns out were just a few small steps away from the east india company era again.
You joke but I’d put money on them penning at least one script where they fight ai / big bad datacenters
Look, I generally agree. But you almost have to appreciate the simplicity in the spectacle. Its like an 80s/90s action movie… they practically look at the camera and wink like: yeah… we know. just enjoy the ride.
Also its really just functionally the equivalent of (pop) country music in video form. Family, machismo, vroom vroom, eye candy.
I’ll admit I let out a pained chuckle while reading that. We all have at least one like that who, almost like a savant terrorist, can pick the worst time after being ‘just dangerous enough’ to inflict maximum pain for minimum effort. And then youre left with all that energy from exasperation just bouncing around inside.
I feel that. Theres a strict requirement of fortitude in this industry. Fighting against an unknown bug/challenge is draining and requires admitting you lack knowledge and being willing to persevere in the face of a fruitless result. Shits hard and will beat you down if you let it.
In a shock to absolutely not a single person who has had to “hand craft” and maintain code… Its hard enough maintaining shit you wrote last week let alone adapting or collaborating on stuff you didn’t.
… so people who shit out recycled code from other people passed through a randomization algo are totally lost from step one. And easy come… easy go.
Oh I need to maintain this? Oh the magic box can’t do it? Technical debt?! Oh, I’m bored now… guess I’ll go inject my brilliance somewhere else.
Now do: thieves are flooding the secondary market with HBM.
Its not funny?
What I find funny is your example cluelessly agrees with the comic.
Reee blue hair (on a person who isnt hiding their choices.)
Meanwhile we have people cosplaying as surrender flags and wanna be storm troopers… hiding their faces.
Gotta come armed to the protest and hide my face otherwise the truth might hurt me.
Its okay snowflake. You’re just as brave and manly as the props and compensation make you think you are.
I imagine the feat itself is possible and plausible - though I couldn’t speculate further without digging into the specifics.
What left me feeling wary was, at least in the US, theres been a massive push to limit the spread and use of renewables… and normally when sowing fear and doubt you generally want to tie in your preferred boogie man. Presently that would be China.
Misinformation campaigns and astro turfing frequently will rely on half truths as it is FAR easier to sow dissent in a community. A half truth becomes opinion - an easily disproven lie can backfire and unify communities.
Tons of Chinese equipment is exploitable. Most of the time its simply a product of “cheap, fast, stable/secure” pick 2. I promise you it won’t be the thing that costs time and money.
I won’t speculate further on something I noticed in passing but… very frequently the third play in the trifecta is to accuse your boogie man of something that you are doing as well. It weakens the opposing observation, true or not, by increasing difficulty in finding data (similar search terms… two different parties) and lizard brain “feels” like your arguement is weaker because its copying the opposition.
Either way - I’d hesitate to take an organization seriously if they fucked up their own.distribution platform that badly and didnt IMMEDIATELY fix it. Either they are inept or unaware… and unaware implies lack of traffic who might @ a dev.