If you try and one shot stuff, you're going to get a smell of the LLM, but if you build an entire ecosystem of development, it's going to be something a little more unique to know you are and what you know.

I think we're going to see some huge changes in language, in how we learn, present, build and design things. As these millions of 'software factories' start maturing and competing, we're going to see some interesting standardisations win out.

It should be applauded that people want to push capabilties of their new toys to the max. I wonder if some people are also scared about the golden age of LLMs coming to an end soon, and want to dig a huge moat ASAP, too... The more you can get deterministic tools and frameworks up and running, the less at mercy you're going to be in the future to huge AI companies.

Europe has been warring with Middle Eastern powers forever, so there's no mystery and wonder. Someone new popping up, however, and actually rising to take the fight to established powers and become an actual competitor is pretty impressive. Maybe the Brits liked the fact they were an island, too, and lots of wonder and interest stemmed from that?

I'm guessing it'd have been the same if the Inca didn't collapse, and went on to hyperdevelop upon contact..

Would be interesting to see how Japan was referred to by Europeans in imperial times. That messaging might have continued onwards in the common psyche.

In 50 years they'll probably have a population of 90mil or something, which'd still be top 20, and probably comparable to the current population density of the UK.

Is it really such a crisis? Especially when AI is going to automate a lot of things away. It'd probably be more worrying if the population was exploding.

Meat, cars, religious practices, schools, military, anything which pollutes...

Be careful what you're thrilled for! Diversity is good for a reason.

Banning something just because kids 'might' (would love to see a % chance on this) die on the streets is alarmist nonsense. Should we ban trains and cars, too?

There's ways to mitigate cruelty and exploitation, just like we do for humans.

What's the difference between this and people keeping pets couped up indoors and exploiting them as 'emotional support', etc? If animals are meant to be wild and not exploited, people should at least be consistent.

It's almost as if anything which has got us here, and which makes us human, is being eroded away as competing groups look for clout and want to show off they're the most ideologically purist.

If horses aren't being looked after, or drivers aren't playing by the rules, you can design for that. City centres should be designed for people first and foremost, and be a celebration of our achievements and histories, not glorified carparks.

Having horses around cities is beautiful, and is a reminder of our histories and who we are. I love seeing the horses in my city trotting around with their beautiful carriages, it's part of the fabric of the city.

It's the same thing with bullfighting, horse racing, greyhounds, etc. It's performative as fuck to whinge endlessly about this shit when there's literal factory-scale slaughterhouses operating.

Levy all animal-related industries and pump that money into animal welfare, and let the animal rights activists make engineering solutions to issues with this money rather than endlessly cry, ban, whinge, cancel, shitpost, etc.

You'd literally be able to just throw the trash outside and let it feed your garden, lol.

The act of handing cash over to someone heavily implies they're getting a cut of that.

The moment we introduce a card payment, 2% or whatever has instantly evaporated. Card payments are likely to be done online, too, which means further evaporation.

You only have to take a walk around UK towns to see the damage which digital transactions are doing to communities. They're devoid of life, and full of drugs.

I'd love to see an experiment of what'd happen if just legalised tax-free cash transactions in retail. Why bother paying tax at this level if the transaction itself it helping communities? It's far more efficient than letting % drift upwards to central government before being allocated back downwards.

The current style of party politics is a GO SPORTS!!! fest. Democracy needs dragging closer to home.

Also has a benefit in that if people in an industry want a bigger budget, they have to get out there and make it happen themsleves rather than whinging about 'muh guvmunt' all day long.

Maybe split it up between education which will support the local industry in the sector, infrastructure, mitigating any negative externalities, etc.

A "TV license" is the most retarded way of collecting taxes, ever. It's just so utterly dumb.

In fact, split off the department of media and culture, and have it fully self-funded by this tax. Let industries govern themselves to streamline national government.

>But any one with any sense can see there is no #stupidindividualism exit from #climatechaos. There is no technological #dotcons platform that allows us to escape social relationships.

Wonder what the world's most boring ideological argument will bring us in the year 3027.

America needed to push cheap credit to boost confidence after 9/11, oil prices skyrocketed and haven't really come back down, hugely expensive wars were funded on debt. It's arguable that these all directly contributed to the GFC in substantial ways.

Global confidence in American leadership plummetted since these wars, and opened the door for China and 'multi-polarity' to enter the stage which has caused a new wave of proxy wars as powers are trying to get a piece of the new round of global empires. We have Russia making moves (apparently also kickstarted by Gadaffi's death), UAE and Turkey playing games in the Sahel, dicerolled team selections in Libya, China testing the waters in Myanmar and Laos, fuckeries in Venezuela and Cuba, Syria, Azerbaijan....

If anything, Israel have been baited into their current actions just like America were as new and old powers try and undo 'centuries of shame', etc.

Chipping away at people from the shadows (i.e. taking away their banking) isn't how a civilized society should act.

I also think it's a very very dangerous path if we let banks, tech companies, etc decide what rights we're allowed in society.

From what you've said. It sounds like America is to blame here, tbh. $300mil is chump change in international bribery/development. If your establishment sells itself so cheaply, that's on America.

Besides, what's happening in Iran is minuscule compared to what happened during the 'War on Terror'. Play imperial games, win imperial prizes.

And the Greeks are historically famous for being quite laissez-faire when it comes to their eastern borders.

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsbm-YGRmCs

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker

I remember reading experiences of the war in Bosnia, and how barter was absolutely key in survival. Even the most basic skills and resources became invaluable. Think I remember the guy speaking about how being able to refill gas for lighters kept him fed.

1. What could a nation state with $1b to spare achieve if they paid marginalised people $10k a piece to carry out '''random acts'''?

2. Do any nations have the means, motive and opportunity to do this?

The answers isn't necessary yes or no, but more of a percentage chance. That percentage chance needs to be baked into systems as insurance and mitigation. However, the West seems to see this risk as free wealth to be extracted rather than a real threat.

He also has the right to rule of law, a fair trial, etc. Banks shouldn't be the ones playing the roles of juries and judges.

If he's not good for society, lock him up / execute / stone / cane / exile / etc him.

We're basically sleepwalking into a social credit system.