Saviours of humanity

This is just the truth, where’s the meme?

We're at the stage in humor where instead of telling jokes, we're conditioning ourselves to laugh at an increasingly horrifying reality.
But memes are inherently just political cartoons...

Why is our society full of people who talk like supervillains?

It's the reverse, actually. Story writers modeled super villains after these people.
- And they modeled their heroes on their crooked world view.
  Exit: for everyone that doesn't get what I'm saying, Hollywood is filled with crypto libertarians. Marvel's Infinity War/Endgame was about an evil environmentalist vs the good guy billionaire who could have solved climate change while he was taking a shit, but choose to punch bad guys instead. Kingsman is an even more extreme example Neo libertarian morality tale. And whenever a pro environment movie comes out, audiences always hate it. Shows how effective their propaganda is.
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This is why grass roots is so important.i struggle to believe in anything that isn't bottom up motivated.

there's no such thing as true altruism

Yes, but there's such thing as a class war.
- Insightful comments.
  Glad the propaganda isn't affecting people.
  I thought people would jump on this anti billionaire post.
  But you're right, it's trying to incite class war.
Be careful, nihilism is an open gateway to narcissism.
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- Not as long as you acknowledge that you also don't matter
People say that because they don't know what it feels like. Basically, they're projecting
Technically one can argue fairly that it doesn't exist, but that argument would be about semantics. Doing something good for others at the expense of yourself either because it feels good to do, or because somewhere in your brain you think there will be good karma or a celestial reward, well... maybe those aren't truly "altruism", but can anybody tell the goddamned difference in the grand scheme of things?

To be fair, if I was a billionaire and I had the choice of helping ordinary people or doing something awesome, I would definitely pick to do something awesome. I respect Bill Gates for fighting malaria, but I would go for spaceships or robots.

Which is why not you, nor them should have so much money. We need to prevent idiots from doing idiot things by redistributing their wealth.
- Then everyone will be poor and the civilization will collapse.
Helping ordinary people is the most awesome thing though.
Gates has the money to do both, and more. It’s just sometimes better to let others do it instead— having your own space company means worrying about competition, contracts, and potential profitability. Meanwhile if he wanted, he could hitch a ride on any of their rockets with no effort.
Musk and Bezos also have the money to do both, but they merely elect not to. Perhaps in the future they will, like Gates, begin funneling more of their effort and wealth into altruism to improve their reputations.
- I'm an engineer, so my childhood fantasy wasn't to ride on a rocket, it was to invent a rocket. I did think it would be cool to explore space, but not as a test pilot or a tourist. To be honest, I don't think I'd go on one of those tourist flights even if it was free - I feel no urge to risk my life just to get a good view of Earth. Being a space colonist would be a different matter - then I'd get to actually use my skills to build stuff.
  (The reason I think this is relevant is that a lot of these tech billionaires were originally engineers too, so I guess they also think like this.)
But if it's something awesome marketed towards saving humanity then do something actually awesome and impactful instead of distracting bullshit like hyperloops and Mars colonies on unrealistic time-frames and self-driving cars instead of public transportation. Endless talk and grand gestures when these people have the resources to really drive improvements/innovations in achievable realistic projects.
- And how are you helping
- Mars colony is better than helping some poor souls.

The AI panel would be more accurate if it very confidently gave some terrible advice.

this is what I got from ChatGPT:
To protect your farm from extreme heat, consider these steps:
Provide Shade: Set up temporary shade structures for crops and animals.
Mulching: Apply organic mulch around plants to retain moisture and cool the soil.
Watering: Increase irrigation frequency during hotter periods to keep soil moisture consistent.
Time Watering: Water plants early in the morning or late in the evening to reduce evaporation.
Drip Irrigation: Install drip systems to target roots directly, minimizing water loss.
Cover Crops: Plant cover crops to protect soil from direct sun exposure and prevent evaporation.
Select Resilient Crops: Choose heat-resistant crop varieties suitable for your region.
Soil Health: Maintain healthy soil with compost and organic matter to improve water retention.
Windbreaks: Plant windbreaks like trees or shrubs to reduce heat and wind effects.
Manage Livestock: Provide ample shade and access to water for animals, and adjust feeding schedules to cooler times.
Remember that local conditions can vary, so adapting these strategies to your specific situation is crucial.
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- But chatgpt! How shall I water litteral square kilometers of farmland? There is no water left in the ground!

But what about humans in the year 3000, hmm? You're saying you don't care about them?

I mean if AI keeps getting neutered with misinformation and refusing to use science because it might hurt someone's feelings then that panel is certainly a reality

Is AI really being handicapped that badly? I mean I knew certain topics were blocked off with the biggest public chat bots, but the machine learning data is still there, no?
- Yeah it really is
  If it says anything that the current message doesn't agree with it will scrap all of that data
  Feed it a bunch of scientific journals but then it says there are 2 genders? Scrap it all, no science for you
  Feed it crime data and it starts noticing patterns that we don't like knowing? Scrap it all, data is misinformation
  That's why I just laugh at people who say it'll take over jobs

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