This whole idea of infinite growth is so fucking stupid because it's just not possible.
Nothing grows infinitely. It's a complete denial of reality, and because businesses refuse to accept the idea they cannot infinitely grow, we end with no plans for periods of no growth, which ends up in layoffs and the poorest getting fucked while the morons demanding infinite growth take all the money and try and do it again somewhere else.
Just waiting for the token drop 😂
Thanks for proving my point by responding with the classic go to 'rebuttal' when anyone challenges crypto: "you don't understand the tech!"
Cool. Let's save both of our time then. All the best.
There are lots of arguments against crypto, but the main one is that it is inferior to the current system in every conceivable way.
-It's slower -It's harder to use -It's full of scams -It's backed by nothing -There is no consumer protection -It amplifies the existing problems of the financial system instead of solving them (money laundering/scams/financial inequality) -It's dominated by the same rich cunts you're trying to escape, but they're even worse in crypto -All networks generally need L2s because they're so shit and slow
Those are just some off the top of my head.
Additionally, it's been around for a long time now. Everyone in crypto is so involved in solving the problems that are unique to crypto and Blockchain that they've missed the fact that no one gives a shit because it literally offers nothing we don't already have that works better.
The only reason anyone has ever cared about crypto is because it potentially offered a way to get rich quickly and 'easily' and get out of the grind.
It's a casino. That's fine, you might make money. But that's all it is.
I'm not saying the current system is ideal, or even good, but crypto is nothing like a viable alternative.
I'm all for decentralisation, but you do realise that all systems end up centralising to some extent over time because it's just more efficient, right? Maybe we can find a good balance and make sure accountability actually means something in our systems, whatever industry they're in, but the answer isn't crypto from what I've seen.
Interesting you talk about gatekeeping information when you're literally parroting crypto echo chamber rhetoric because if you dare suggest anything other than crypto is the future you will instantly get shut down. It's a cult, basically.
They're going to have a meltdown when they realise they're committing genocide on a cellular and microbial level every second they exist.
How the fuck do you 'swap' consciousness into something that doesn't have it?
Can you 'abuse' a brick, or a search engine, or a toaster?
Consciousness has only ever been observed in brains.
Chat GPT is not a fucking brain. It's not even close.
Wow, what a prick.
I think the government or the Labour party updated their definition of what anti Semitic meant to include any criticism of the Israeli government a few years ago, which also says a lot.
I think what we can do Nick, is read a bit about how modern 'AI', works, so we understand it isn't capable of ever having anything approaching consciousness in its current state, and not fucking worry about it.
Kind of like how we don't worry about people's race unless your skull is full of pig shit instead of functional neurons.
(On a side note Alex O'Conner is getting more and more disappointing in his quest for clicks.)
I guess that'd be standard for such a big brained philosopher though, so no need to point it out. Right?
This is what's hilarious about that 'logic'. If you think god made everything and is omnipotent, then he also made everything you get upset about.
"in Canada we don't kill them, we just objectify them!"
Interestingly, it seems the last government were sitting on a massive prison overcrowding crisis, and there is now talk of sending prisoners to Estonian prisons to ease it.
To be honest, I'd imagine that'd be an even stronger deterrent for these pissbags. I can't imagine an Estonian prison being very accommodating!