Just by some of these comments, I can honestly see AI being where I split with leftists. Because I could truly give less of a fuck “if it’s here to say whether like it or not” when it seems like most critics/contrarians are purposefully missing the point. It’s just going to further atomize people and that should be enough to oppose it at all costs
We’re seeing the results of what happens when you carefully construct a surveillance state and consequently make revolution a near impossibility. All the AI in the world isn’t going to improve broken infrastructure, inequality, environmental degradation or bigotry so I’m cheering so hard for nature to win out at this point.
Doomerism is honestly the only option lmao
Any long-winded complaint I have on this website can come down to capitalism bad tbh
Just another reason the Luddites were right
I don’t count productivity or coding as a net good for what it’s worth. Fun, sure, but it’s truly incredible how the influx of AI hasn’t been used to create a more efficient way to distribute resources irl
Tech bros are a scourge on humanity and I truly wish for nothing but the worst for them
Friends just keep doubling down on voting for Joe Biden in the fall. I must accept that I am surrounded by fascists who don’t care about genocide
I passed without cheating 😅
The high lasted for about three seconds, now I realize that I have a new shitty job :/
Ahh so that’s why it’s not on Apple Music or Spotify
Ok so I took the test and might be alright. I had to go into a stall and empty out my pockets while the attendant waited outside the stall
My new supervisor messaged me on signal and said he’d authorize a new test if I failed this one, so any last tips?
Considering the fact that at least in my hometown there is a Starbucks on every corner and absolutely no public transportation whatsoever (and cars are still stupid expensive unless you find a deal on Craigslist or facebook marketplace) I can empathize with the DoorDashing part. But fuck Starbucks
Hmm really not suspicious how all news outlets are plastered with talk about “The rise of antisemitism in the US” without explaining what they mean by antisemitism
Fascist shithole
kinda ominous, it’s one of those moments where you can see who is a writer and an entertainer, like a power struggle between the man (Drake) and the little guy (Kendrick)
Literally speaking, neither are really the little guy, but imo you can see who views music as a nourishment for the soul and who treats it as something to be consumed. And damn does it show
Also, I feel like these moments make me foolishly hopefully that people will notice the aforementioned microcosm of a factor that makes life hard for fucking everyone, but it never seems to come does it.
I’m like 6’3 155 so pretty damn underweight but not sure that matters
Yup lol can’t cheat
I hate this puritanical shithole where people can be one drink away from alcohol poisoning on the clock while I lose a job for doing something on my own time
Death to America
I guess my only saving grace might be the fact that my metabolism is insane but that’s a long shot
I have a urine drug test on Tuesday morning and last smoked on Sunday
I’m not a chronic smoker or anything, but I do it recreationally (because I haven’t had to take a drug test in probably 6-7 years at this point)
Is there any hope for me to pass? Everywhere online says I’m fucked
Israel? The right to defend itself
Unarmed college protesters beaten by militarized police? Just gotta take it Jack
In the comments section of any post on hexbear, you can see all of the people who are jokerfied, are becoming jokerfied or are hanging on for dear life.
I know because I was once the third. I truly don’t know how long this shit can continue until the bourgeois lose control
BLM, Me too, Greta thumberg before she became based, I’m sure there are more but that’s all I can think of right now
Imagine fucking voting for this piece of shit
I was hesitantly attending my local Dems meeting just to do fucking something but never again. Those people are way too far gone and beyond saving
We’re almost certainly seeing WW3 in my lifetime
I remember learning about how the powers of war are mostly rational actors who know when to escalate/deescalate in my IR college course (LMFAO) but neoliberal education obviously isn’t going to account for reactionary fascists
It will only take one kid whose had enough to start war
Statistically, I don’t see that happening. But it very well could, especially if one of those kids was in my headspace
“Wow you know the approval rating of these protests and you still support them? No wonder you keep losing 🙄”
Oh my. It seems like a shitload of otherwise progressive people have no qualms about the idea of a traditional marriage and the man retaining most of the control by default.
This makes me very uncomfortable because I have met some women who have internalized this idea (idk is it that patriarchy or am I overreacting?) which is just so weird to me.
Like, you’re a left-leaning person up until the point where you’re happy to be in a relationship with a cishet man who controls you now. This is society I guess 🤷♂️
And C-Suites are freaking the fuck out (my company) because we’re completing all of the work in <40 hours per week, which causes them to lose money lmao It is so fucking wild to me how no one sees the glaring problem here
All of this AI shit should’ve stayed as nothing more and nothing less than a tool to make the very monotonous work done by everyone just a tad easier.
It feels like we’re in such a massive fucking bubble right now on the scale of how people have talked about the sub prime mortgage crisis.
My boomer ass parents just keep telling me to wait for things to get better, but how can you wait for things to get better when things are just statistically worse for everyone
This is something that deeply fascinates me. Didn’t Lenin say something about the message
Have seen so many otherwise tame people go mask off fash because you can’t argue with logic (never mind the root cause of the logic in question)
I am seriously fucking terrified. I think philosophy might be dead thanks to pompous tech bros
Especially with TikTok+ this year’s taxes 😵💫 the average person isn’t going to realize that the 2017 tax bill is biting people this year (me included), and it’s much easier to blame genocide Joe.
Kinda pissed lololol I make a squarely average amount of money and owe 2K. Love it here
Maybe those go hand-in-hand but when I tell you it’s bad, it’s bad. I am the person who is clowned for not recognizing x country on a map
What would be the best way to complete such a feat
I know some people who watch leftish content (mostly just for entertainment) on YouTube and when those people tell me something makes them mad, my first instinct is to encourage them to do something on the end.
When I hear those types of reactions, I almost look at it like theory through an entirely different medium. Does that make sense or is this just a case where I should let people enjoy things
My Roman Empire
This probably didn’t make sense to anyone, but maybe it’ll make sense to someone
Kinda sad to think about, the internet as we know it is sorta on life support. We’re like steps away from blending our personal life with our work life. Shit’s terrifying
I’m probably just talking consequences of enshitification. But it’s so wild that it’ll get worse !agony-shivering
Idk man. In every org I’ve been apart of, there comes a time where you can slowly start to see people suddenly switch their use of language and become fully engulfed by whatever “system” they belong to. Corporate America, church, clubs, it’s kinda fucking terrifying to see in real time. And the people who notice this happening/tell people to check themselves never seem to have enough power/authority to get it to stop. And then it fucking spirals out of control and you’re dealing with borderline cults.
What’s the fucking antidote
I went to a “non-partisan political organizing day of action” or whatever (kinda pop up ngl) and it felt like AA mixed with church camp. It was very obvious that these people at this meeting were very atomized, hurting and desperate but were ultimately told that the solution is local electoralism.
On one hand, I guess it’s a super awesome way to get people to touch grass in this capitalist hell hole we’re all in and get to know community members. On the other, the end goal is liberalism.
I don’t want to say it was a cult or anything because there was a clear way to opt out, but as soon as people started to mingle and form bonds or something, they were immediately shut down to move forward with a very pointless agenda which helps no one.
Was thinking about this last night. I have friends who I really don’t know anything about on an emotional level because I’ve drilled into my head it’s a conversation meant to be shared in therapy. But there’s also a part of me that sees the value in getting to know people as humans and not just their 9-5 selves. I have fem-presenting friends who seem to be more open to these types of conversations, but I genuinely want to find the line between sharing and over sharing. As a man, It’s pretty depressing to think about tbh, knowing other men for decades but not really knowing anything about them besides their favorite teams or beer.
Is this a thing that’s exclusive to males? Also, if you have any good literature recommendations for this topic please drop below 😅
The latest findings shed new light on the process of dying and the accompanying changes that occur in the brain.
Needed a little existential dread this evening while I’m contemplating whether to get high
Spent a morning out on the town on my day off, and everyone is just fucking buried in their phones 24/7. This realization was so absurd to me
Of course I’m not exempt from this shit, but no wonder people are having so much trouble making friends and creating meaningful relationships in this day and age. So fucking bleak