almost every heated argument that I've carelessly gotten myself into, I have gotten out of, by saying : "let's first start with what we agree upon - does word X mean the same to both of us?"

far from true. I (and many others) prefer cookie cutter things, because I know what to expect, and due to quality control of big companies.

e.g. hotels > airbnb, amazon essentials > etsy hand-knit, Lays chips > Ray's chips

- need to CLICK on Unlock to show pricing

(just thought it was funny)

why not publish a paper stating - 'the radio is not conscious just because it can speak words'. or "the phone is not conscious because it can speak and listen".

ethics comes from religion. modernity comes from science.

if you say - "I don't need religion to tell me not to kill people"

then i say - "ok. so, why don't you go around killing people?"

you say - "i just don't have the desire to". or "i am compassionate"

i say - "ok. you do you. what about me? I wish to kill people. what's stopping me?"

you say - "consequences. police. law & order"

i say - "so if there was no police in a suburb, or no punishment for killing, I can kill people?"

Your argument falls dead.

Because religion tells us one thing - the law of Karma - there is no place or time in the universe where an action does not have a consequence. Regardless of your belief in God or the soul or spirit or afterlife or past lives.

Almost sounds like newton drew inspiration from the old golden rule - Treat others as you'd like to be treated.

Why? Because every action has an equal and opposite reaction - you WILL be treated exactly as you treated others, whether in this life or the next. Ergo, if you don't want to be killed, don't kill. if you want to be killed, go ahead.

"I personally don't find science necessary to live a modern and fulfilling life"

(I say, as I type using a computer on the internet)

People love to remove attribution when it suits their short-sighted view.

Just as you can attribute something I enjoy today to science, I can attribute something you enjoy today to religion.

i'd never step out to a place where a stranger could see me, without a towel or wet shorts covering my private bits.

is this a Western/American thing about no shame regarding one's body in public places in the presence of other people, be it male or female?

I can never imagine this happening in my country.

I don't remember phone numbers anymore. If I were to lose my phone, or the cloud, I'm SOL re-adding everyone.

Not everything - Many things.

Not everyone - Many ones.

The people who cannot compete fade out, and the ones that are left reap the benefit of the machines. Just like one farmer reaps the benefit of a tractor that replaced 20 laborers.

The earth population keeps reducing until it is kinda a vacation resort for 100 billionaires + others who work for them + machines.

Then some politician who promises to be a voice for the people uses force/army to kick the billionaires out, redistribute the wealth, and then the population increases and the cycle continues.

This has been happening and will continue to happen until the heat death of the universe. (and then repeat after it gets created again).

So, I bought these 4:

- DrinkMate soda maker (with CO2 cylinders)

- fresh squeezed ginger juice (not from concentrate)

- fresh squeezed lemon juice

- unpasteurized honey

Mix water + 3 ingredients + CO2. Shake and chill in freezer for 5 minutes while gas dissolves.

Get 400ml/day ginger ale at home - lasts lunch & dinner.

I don't know why people are comparing the Day-1 of one technology with the Day-1000 of another. Yes, AI is useless in many fields - NOW. But you can't imagine doing any work without in a couple years.

Like the kids used to ask - 'How did they build Google without Google?'

Now their kids will ask - 'How did they build chatGPT without chatGPT'?

This is simply the next iteration of FAKE NEWS. We have been steadily democratizing and thus lowering the verification standards:

Verified News (AP/Reuters) --> Opinion pieces (Fox/CNN) --> Social media (Tiktok/Youtube).

Verified Code --> Vibe Code

Democracy gave everyone a vote - was that a good thing ?

Social media gave everyone a visual - was that a good thing ?

AI gave everyone a vibe - was that a good thing ?

The trust factor never went away. It just got dispersed and diluted.