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Showing Original Post only (View all)We have all been proper f*cked. [View all]
While they were trolling and gaslighting us about the evils of globalism, socialism, and communism they were picking our pockets and assuming total control over everything, now the "tech leaders" pretty much own the planet. Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is building Hyperion, a $200 billion AI Data Center in Louisiana which will be consuming as much energy as all of Manhattan. Elon Musk has a net worth of $850 billion, larger than the GDP of 176 of the world's 195 countries, yet he receives billions in government subsidies.
And I am still trying to figure out what all this AI is for other than surveillance on us all and shit videos all over the internet.
Unfortunately it's too late to reverse what's going on and today's world is not 1789 France.
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It isn't a scam, and that is the problem. A lot of jobs are being lost because of it, and a lot
lostincalifornia
Wednesday
#21
Blue collar jobs took a major kick in the teeth with the off shoring craze.
magicarpet
Wednesday
#35
The AI bros only think in terms of their own life spans.....the rest of us don't count.
OGBuzz
Wednesday
#6
Our only hope is that their old nukes aren't worth shit ... they're probably not any good ...
FakeNoose
Wednesday
#11
Yes I am a defeatist....after all, we couldn't even prevent Trump from winning a second term.
OGBuzz
Wednesday
#28
"Unfortunately it's too late to reverse what's going on", no it is not late, what we need is a good government that
Escurumbele
Wednesday
#29
I believe it's never too late and the spirit and will to create change and meaningful change will always to just that.
somaticexperiencing
Wednesday
#34
Right now, AI is just a big scam & race for the tech boys to show off how much money & influence they have, IMO.
CrispyQ
Yesterday
#54
We have to hope data centers become obsolete in the near future because they are an ecological nightmare
LymphocyteLover
Yesterday
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