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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • “he was met mainly with inaction because, he says, of fears about the amount of work involved or the cost”

    No kidding, engagement drives their whole business model. And nothing engages and addicts people more than violent, hateful shit.

    And its not just young men (though they are more heavily targeted) the algorithm can hijack almost any viewing pattern and steer it in a violent, xenophobic direction in a remarkably short time.

    They arent going to change the algorithm unless serious action is taken by government regulation, or something (which is not a promising thought)







  • Employment is not a right? Well if we continue with a capitalist system and give most people no way to earn a living, we will need something to replace jobs for most people. We should not merely accept that it sucks and let things go to shit. We could pass laws limiting the use of AI or protecting workers, or providing basic income…

    Whatever we do we had better figure it out soon, though.