Signtist

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[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

What you see as "spot the error" type training, another person sees as absolute fact that they internalize and use to make decisions that impact the world. The internet gave rise to the golden age of conspiracy theories, which is having a major impact on the worsening political climate, and it's because the average user isn't able to differentiate information from disinformation. AI chatbots giving people the answer they're looking for rather than the truth is only going to compound the issue.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 6 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

This is the real concern. Copyright abuse has been rampant for a long time, and the only reason things like the Internet Archive are allowed to exist is because the copyright holders don't want to pick a fight they could potentially lose and lessen their hold on the IPs they're hoarding. The AI case is the perfect thing for them, because it's a very clear violation with a good amount of public support on their side, and winning will allow them to crack down even harder on all the things like the Internet Archive that should be fair use. AI is bad, but this fight won't benefit the public either way.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 19 points 23 hours ago

I used to tell a story about how my boss had to call me into his office to show him how to maximize a window after he accidentally changed its size. I had to do similarly basic instructions for several young news hires lately, and most don't seem to be picking it up very well.

It's less that kids are dumb with computers - since everyone's dumb with computers when they're inexperienced - and more that they're as unwilling to learn as my grandma; I'll show them how to do something, and they'll completely forget how by the next day.

I saw computers as an exciting new thing, but the next generation seems to think of them as outdated tech.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 6 points 1 day ago

Which is why they pump the uninformed majority of voters full of the idea that the current system will always save them. My father in law has a degree in political science and still thinks that we'll vote Trump out in 2028 to fix everything. Decades of things generally continuing to function for the middle class white demographic has brainwashed every democratic voter over 50 I know to believe we're still well within the acceptable bounds of politics.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I made a bunch of mistakes on my driving test, but they passed me anyway since my mom made me take my test on my 16th birthday and the instructor felt bad for me. I proceeded to get into 2 car accidents in my first year driving. I got pretty good at it eventually, and haven't had any major issues since then, but I definitely would've benefited from a bit more practice before being given free rein.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 9 points 5 days ago

It definitely was, but now I can only find this pic.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 5 days ago

It's like voting; obviously all I can control is my own actions, so I'll do what I can, but if too many people stay home our chances drop significantly.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 26 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Regular people who have been pacified by a lifetime of "violence isn't the answer" and "if you fight back, you're just as bad." I hope we find the will to resist, but I worry we're too far gone.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 9 points 6 days ago

It was pretty useful until I had an argument with my mom and the lights would constantly turn off and on.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 8 points 6 days ago

Yup, 3 years of WoW with no mic did so much more for my typing speed than typing lessons ever did.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I would think this guy was being so over-the-top cartoonishly evil on purpose just to get us to grow a spine and rise up to overthrow the corrupt government if we were actually growing a spine and rising up to overthrow the government.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 10 points 1 week ago

People like things to fit into neat little boxes. If you're smart, you're smart. If you're dumb, you're dumb. If you're smart in some ways, and dumb in others, you're confusing and they hate it.

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