hydroacetylene
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hydroacetylene
12hr ago
I think these frontier AI labs are going to be forced to sell by the VC's whose money they're burning for research when microsoft and google are making bucca bucks and these frontier research labs still haven't figured out a way to turn a profit, and the corporate accounting team at these big tech companies will prevent frontier expansion because they don't want to pay for research. AI really is going to be a big part of the future economy, it's not a bubble- but the people who make money off of it are largely going to be the people who already make money off of software, because that's who's figuring out how to monetize it right now(and OpenAI/Claude aren't doing a good job of that), and so they're going to take control of the entire industry among themselves and drastically slow the pace of research because there's no business case in AI X-risk.
hydroacetylene
12hr ago
That's probably a true model, however. Most Catholics regardless of education are nonpracticing and only partial believers.
hydroacetylene
12hr ago
It's unclear whether JD Vance really believes in Catholicism, I'll give you that- but he did embrace the most high demand and relatively low prestige version he could find, so...
I believe 100% in the literal truth of the dogmas of the faith. I believe our God was born of a virgin, the highest created being, died and rose from the dead, and is literally and truly present in the eucharist. I believe in miracles, guardian angels, demons, purgatory, and the four last things. I am not a convert, but nor did I grow up religious.
hydroacetylene
16hr ago
Is it not inevitable that these 'frontier AI labs' calling for regulation are going to get eaten alive by the half dozen big tech companies that have accountants overseeing the nerds? The business case will prevent AI risk, the market won't stay solvent long enough to present X risk.
I may not be educated, but I can sanity check. This stuff is really expensive and when the bill comes due someone who has the revenue to pay it gets the assets.
hydroacetylene
18hr ago
Do you mean smartest possible matches as in the match is smart, that is, it's a good match, or the match is with a smart person?
hydroacetylene
19hr ago
You are correct that Iran-driven petrol prices are likely the biggest fixable issue for republicans, but grocery prices are even bigger- mostly due to beef. There's not a whole lot Trump can do about that one, or would have been able to, however.
hydroacetylene
23hr ago
This is actually one of those things with a long history. CF moonies.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
She did accept a contract clause about abortion.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
The US has the highest incarceration rate among first world countries and democracies, as separate subsets? But the USA isn't an outlier in low crime rates. There's obviously another variable.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
Obviously, a black woman claiming asylum in Texas from a gay muslim couple demanding an unwanted abortion is a culture war issue.
Now, if this woman were truly consistently pro-life from the outset, she wouldn't have been a surrogate. But fair enough, some people see the reality and have a moral awakening. Generally speaking if they won't take the child it's unclear why they care; it's unlikely she's going to get child support from them anyways. But they have the kid, don't they?
hydroacetylene
1d ago
Don't prenups get thrown out the second they're called into question anyways?
hydroacetylene
1d ago
How did she land is the bigger variable, I think.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
Yes, usually individuals with extensive contact with the criminal justice system don't get picked for juries.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
Political appointees preferring to talk to friendly media is nothing unusual.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
The Saudis just don't have a very good military- they need to invest in scouting, artillery, regular ground pounder infantry that can go on patrol, etc. They were trying to defeat the Houthis by carpet bombing with F-16's, for crying out loud.
hydroacetylene
2d ago
Being bad at math isn’t a conspiracy theory.
Some good examples of left-aligned conspiracy theories would be Russiagate, thé project 2025 freak out, or a good chunk of the trans genocide claims.
hydroacetylene
2d ago
For a more macabre example, consider that Germany was able to successfully conceal the Holocaust from most of its people- largely by the government telling transparent lies.
hydroacetylene
2d ago
Uh, thats not true. ‘Epstein class’ ideas are pretty bipartisan proleslop, antisemitic conspiracy theories are now widespread on the left, project 2025 conspiracy theories were everywhere, etc.
hydroacetylene
2d ago
I’ll agree that Hanania looks weird, but it’s not that bad.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
The real historical figure who most resembles Trump is Demetrius Poliorketes, incidentally. But to keep on the Roman theme Marius is more topical.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
??? It’s true that there’s not a lot of ‘nanothermite insider trading with ties to the bush family’ style trutherism these days but ‘Israël did it’ is more mainstream than ever, and that was always a big chunk of trutherism.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
Im referring to Demetrius poliorketes’s behavior in Athens, specifically, as the savior god.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
Trump is Marius. He’s pissing off the elite, he’s violating all sorts of unwritten rules, he’s engaging in poliorketic egotistical excess, but he’s not actually breaking the organs of the republic.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
America’s social spending is not an outlier compared to European countries:
Aren't almost all surrogacy contracts written with that clause, at least commercial contracts?
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