Commenters balk at paywalled content and tone
2 Sep 15 8:56 PM · 12d ago · 10 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 3
Multiple commenters express frustration: one notes the article opens with a Nelson Mandela quote and refuses to read further; another rejects the email paywall requirement; another questions why personal details matter to understanding the AI industry.
“I was not ready for the linked blog post to open with a *Nelson Mandela quote* and no I did not read any further than that, that was quite enough”
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"all knowledge is worth having" really up against it these past years huh
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I was not ready for the linked blog post to open with a *Nelson Mandela quote* and no I did not read any further than that, that was quite enough
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kind of ends on a cliffhanger there if you don't hand over your email, which, no.
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I bet at least one of these people has a Twilight Sparkle jar
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i hate that i want to read the rest of it but i ain't paying (also i am generally fascinated by aella, who has some interesting ideas entirely offset by some of the worst i've ever read)
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Speaking of odd domino effects, I was reminded of the Fairchild chip plant on Native land and how (maybe) that A.I.M protest might lead to Taiwan getting nukes at some point.
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Walking around an aged care facility, now carrying this in my brain…
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I think, at this point, basically any SV tech person should be sent to a reeducation camp. Just send them all there, completely reprogram them, they are also not allowed to bang each other.
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"The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" vs "damn i wish i could unsee that"
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