I mostly agree. I think people got put off when it turns out most donations to African countries in turmoil are embezzled.

However, there is a selective activism and double standard when Palestine gets more attention than Sudan, and the Israel-Palestinian conflict had been going on for as long as the conflict in Sudan and its neighbouring countries.

Doing those is not unreasonable, but not even having a bank account is way too far. I know of someone, who was later diagnosed with autism and doesn’t have a job due to condition, initially didn’t want a bank account for fear of online snooping.

Minimising digital footprint is perfectly fine, but trying to be off the grid and yet wants to participate in society and still engage in consumption is unreasonable. And this thinking isn’t just on one person, I saw many users in Reddit privacy stressing themselves out in trying to completely wipe off their digital footprints. Unless you participate in political activities, or really just wants to live completely isolated in a forest, being off the grid is totally unreasonable.

Macron can’t run for the next presidential election.

Experts worldwide would also tell you that international laws are actually not legally binding; more like a guideline. Russia, Israel and US have never been held accountable for their own imperialism for over twenty years. So this news is non-news.

Hello Moto!

Microsoft: Our product is not our software. It’s you!

De facto government? The Taliban IS the government.

I think given how a substantial number of users in Lemmy are old, I think there is simply a natural aversion to the new and grasping for straws. I never hear of younger folks with IT background dismiss AI completely, as much as Lemmy does. I’m not a fan of AI, especially how company shove AI to us, but to dismiss that it won’t evolve and improve is a ridiculous position to me.

Can you explain how quorom sensing is reasoning and exercising logic?

You think microorganisms can reason? Wow, AI haters are grasping for straws.

Honestly, I don’t understand Lemmy scoffing at AI and thinking the current iteration is all it ever will be. I’m sure some thought that the automobile technology would not go anywhere simply because the first model was running at 3mph. These things always takes time.

To be clear, I’m not endorsing AI, but I think there is a huge potential in years to come, for better or worse. And it is especially important to never underestimate something, especially by AI haters, because of what destructive potential AI has.

I’m sure AI will do those things at some point. Nobody expected the same of our microorganism ancestors.

We poked fun at this meme, but it goes to show that the LLM is still like a child that needs to be taught to make implicit assumptions and posses contextual knowledge. The current model of LLM needs a lot more input and instructions to do what you want it to do specifically, like a child.

Edit: I know Lemmy scoff at LLM, but people probably also used to scoff at Veirbest’s steam machine that it will never amount to anything. Give it time and it will improve. I’m not endorsing AI by the way, I am on the fence about the long term consequence of it, but whether people like it or not, AI will impact human lives.

It’s a scam, y’all.

This is what Franz Kafka means in some of his stories. The tyranny of bureaucracy. A structure and organisation so complex, it’s oppressing the individual, both physically and mentally.

I forgot what the term is, but there is the idea that using jargon heavily is a way to exclude the masses from discussions and information.

But yeah, this elitism, even in the business world, is a flex saying “I know better and I am better than you. Therefore, I am superior. I can control you.” I would say that my industry is not nearly as abused with jargons, as in not mincing words to say nothing of value, but my current company and work is definitely Kafkaesque.

the amount of jargon that was used just left me yearning to go tend a field instead.

Haha then you should watch Office Space! Personally, I know of someone who is in IT and a son of a farmer. He said that he’d rather be a farmer like his dad, in his home country of India, if money is not an issue. Me, I’d rather be a polymath if money is not an issue.

Yeah, I have a backlog of games and thus usually they’re old games to complete (only just couple of years old, not 30 years old), or at least only require lower spec, so I am not in a rush to upgrade my laptop.

The UN is impotent because it is run by the Security Council, whose members have their own ego and power tripping veto power to forward their own agenda. French president Macron and other world leaders are correct to advocate granting more seats in the security council to allow more members in, and giving more power to the general assembly.

Nah, there should be more UN.

People: Why is the UN so useless?

The UN does something

Also people: ThE Un iS iNtErFerInG wItH oUr SoVeReIgN tea!¡!¡

As a world government advocate, people are ridiculous.

Well, fair play to the current royal house. Prince Charles (he’ll always be a prince to me) upholds the liberal values and accountability since his grandfather’s time.

You’re over thinking. Whatever the Chinese government says, its citizens follow. China also did the same to South Korea many years ago of discouraging tourism, and it kind of worked and hurt the S. Korean economy.

You leave them to do an assignment and they will be on a game in 10 seconds unless you keep on them.

Why even have games in them? If I am an entrepreneur, a school notepad or laptop without games is a good business idea…