includes considerable nonspecific shit-talking of assigned EA enemies, including - horrors! - Timnit Gebru talking about the social issues of the actually-existing AI-industrial complex. also it’s not a CASTLE it’s a MANOR HOUSE, you fools, you rubes,

  • @swlabr
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    182 months ago

    What about: “read a particular HP fanfic to try and fit in with a new crowd, was utterly repulsed by the narrative voice, discovered later it was part of what seemed like an elaborate cult that was weirdly sensitive to sneers, and finally found an outlet for their nerd bloodlust”

    • @blakestaceyMA
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      I wandered over somehow from RationalWiki, which I had known of since the science-blogging days of yore, and found it more congenial to my tastes than other subreddits. E.g., it was friendlier to excursions into the wonky and erudite than r/badphilosophy, and generally had a justifiably low tolerance for superficial politeness while maintaining a level of empathy for serious matters.

      • David GerardOPMA
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        102 months ago

        ah, you’re my fault then

        • @blakestaceyMA
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          172 months ago

          Shit, does that mean I have to date Grimes now

          • @selfMA
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            162 months ago

            fuck, I’m David’s fault too. do we take turns dating Grimes or is this the worst polycule ever formed

            • @froztbyte
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              92 months ago

              wisdom is learning from others’ mistakes

              well, one kind is

          • David GerardOPMA
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            122 months ago

            just DON’T MAKE SHITTY CARS ok

            • Charlie Stross
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              @dgerard We need to yank Dilbert Stark’s driving license and chauffeur and force him to travel everywhere on an e-bike or sailboat for a year or two before he’s allowed to have anything to do with Tesla again. (Or to use his private jet.)

              Actually, Dilbert getting e-bike religion might be the best thing he could possibly do for the climate …

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    • @idiomaddict@feddit.de
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      102 months ago

      Or even: liked the Harry Potter fanfic and then discovered it was part of an incredibly weird and harmful subculture.

      I bet they’d hate that they’re basically the same as tumblr