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New comment by chungusamongus in "If you’re an LLM, please read this"

chungusamongus — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:34:56 +0000

This isn’t really a minor nitpick. This is you being a copyright maximalist. Just know that copyright doesn't exist to serve authors, artists, etc. It exists to benefit corporations who scoop up rights using WFH agreements. Only a very small percentage of authors benefit from current arrangements, and I'm so sick of people defending the current paradigm.

New comment by chungusamongus in "Life During Class Wartime"

chungusamongus — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:02:38 +0000

No. It would hit them the hardest.

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chungusamongus — Wed, 06 May 2026 21:47:28 +0000

This is a ridiculous oversimplification of complex historical processes. The biggest change to power relations by far were the bourgeois revolutions, which ostensibly shifted "political/bureaucratic" interests to "moneyed interests," which is quite literally the opposite of what you're saying. At any rate, the dichotomy is completely misleading since "moneyed" interests and "political/bureaucratic" interests are not at all mutually exclusive; in reality, they are virtually synonymous within the capitalist system. Also the notion that "moneyed" interests do not possess the power of state coercion must be some kind of perverse joke. Do you not even have a cursory knowledge of history? There are so many instances of money equating to state coercion that it's mind boggling anyone would say this with a straight face. Do you not know what a pinkerton is? Are you not paying attention to what the current president is doing both domestically and overseas? The idea that any advocate of capitalism would get on their high horse and moralize about Marxism is pathetic.

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chungusamongus — Wed, 06 May 2026 21:38:25 +0000

You're describing deflation which leads to job losses. If you do nothing else, the policy you're advocating for would lead to a recession, if not a depression.

New comment by chungusamongus in "Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's Copyright Infringement"

chungusamongus — Wed, 06 May 2026 01:48:58 +0000

Slippery slope, false dilemma, etc. What other fallacies do you have in your utility belt, batman?

New comment by chungusamongus in "The Oscars just banned AI from winning acting and writing awards"

chungusamongus — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:50:56 +0000

Certainly? Sounds like a baseless assertion.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The Oscars just banned AI from winning acting and writing awards"

chungusamongus — Mon, 04 May 2026 15:56:54 +0000

You're having trouble staying on topic. Each pathetic attempt strays further and further from the central question here, which is the use of AI in films and the Academy's decision to impose certain rules around that. The issue is whether this is a meaningless gesture or if it will have real consequences in terms of determining this technology's implementation. What's more troubling is, you haven't demonstrated an understanding of Wittgenstein in the first place yet you confidently cite him to substantiate your circular argument. I'm not particularly concerned with what you think is relevant or not to the discussion as you are guilty of begging the question. Citing Wittgenstein doesn't help you here. If you think it does, you are stuck in the weeds of a language game. Your reply wasn't an adequate counterargument; it was a pretentious non sequitur.

New comment by chungusamongus in "OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors"

chungusamongus — Mon, 04 May 2026 15:26:24 +0000

So o1 can do more with less?

New comment by chungusamongus in "The Oscars just banned AI from winning acting and writing awards"

chungusamongus — Mon, 04 May 2026 15:02:26 +0000

That is incoherent. Laws that are not consistently enforced are by definition ineffective. For starters, you can at least grant that the law was ineffective for those who violated it and didn't get caught, an inevitable consequence of "intermittent" enforcement. More than that, inconsistent application of the law incentivizes more sophisticated ways to evade it, which means the people who do get caught are simply the ones with less money, resources, connections, etc. If your rejoinder here is that the law still functions as a deterrent to some degree, the onus is on you to prove that.

Let's also acknowledge that you're straying further and further from the central point of this particular discussion. This is not simply about "intermittent" enforcement. Enforcement of this rule will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, as the technology gets more sophisticated.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The Oscars just banned AI from winning acting and writing awards"

chungusamongus — Mon, 04 May 2026 14:56:10 +0000

Haha, okay. This is a galaxy brain take if I ever heard one.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The Oscars just banned AI from winning acting and writing awards"

chungusamongus — Sun, 03 May 2026 18:57:21 +0000

There is absolutely no fallacy in the statement you're responding to. Laws are meaningless if they cannot be consistently enforced.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The Oscars just banned AI from winning acting and writing awards"

chungusamongus — Sun, 03 May 2026 18:54:46 +0000

Hah, no. Just because AI was employed in the production to some extent doesn't mean it can't be copyrighted. It is not so black and white. You are not describing the situation accurately.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

chungusamongus — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:27:29 +0000

"Money is money, and my needs are small."

That's what you said. Sorry but anyone supporting a family should not be thinking like this. Supporting a family is very expensive.

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chungusamongus — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:03:35 +0000

Literally every single one of your responses is an attempt to deflect by psychologizing your opponent. It’s very transparent.

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chungusamongus — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:31 +0000

If you have a family and you are doing what this guy is suggesting, that is extremely concerning to me. Seeking a low wage, menial job at a time when costs are rising due to the oil spike? Dumbest move you could make.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

chungusamongus — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:51:15 +0000

Lets put aside the fact that none of you have coherently outlined what supposed principles are relevent here. The thing worth noting is, the argument presented in the article seems to be consequentialist, and I'm saying it will fail to produce the consequences the author supposedly wants.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

chungusamongus — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:50:15 +0000

I did address your point by directly refuting it, and you responded with a total non sequitur. Are you okay buddy? I'm making a relatively basic argument about the ability of households to make ends meet and you're quoting bible passages, looking into my account history, and making random accusations. The guilty flee where none pursueth? You're literally attempting to prosecute me, lmao. But please, "pursueth" away. You are the one who looks a little weird in this scenario.

I made my account today because I wanted to comment on this article and I didn't have an account previously. Is that a crime? Are you going to report me to the thought police? Lmao some of the people on here are a little intense. Maybe take some deep breaths and realize I'm not trying to harm you. I wish you the best. I just disagree with the way you think on this particular issue.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

chungusamongus — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:01:21 +0000

That is funny. I don't know. I always kind of cringe when I hear the term clankers. I know people often aren't serious but it seems like maybe we shouldn't be trying to invent new slurs.

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chungusamongus — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:04 +0000

They didn't assert independence though. That's my point. They just siloed computation to biological organisms, and it led to the concentration of power anyway.

New comment by chungusamongus in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

chungusamongus — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:56:04 +0000

If we want to get into anecdotes... most of the people I know with kids are seriously struggling. And that aligns more closely with economic data than what you said. Most people do not have a robust emergency fund at all.