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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Lobachevsky Link ParentMaybe you're mixing it up with Airbnb, whenever I go to a hotel there's plenty of strangers there also and none of them are obligated to tell me their name :) I'm confused, do you want the ability...Hotels are places you go to with people you know in real life.
Maybe you're mixing it up with Airbnb, whenever I go to a hotel there's plenty of strangers there also and none of them are obligated to tell me their name :)
The real issue is precisely this ability to withdraw into a makebelieve reality that helps deepen all sorts of scewed thought patterns because you'll get likeminded individuals to reinforce them, even if only a handful of such individuals exist globally.
I'm confused, do you want the ability to do this or don't you? From my point of view Tildes is a makebelieve reality bubble of incredible magnitude considering it is invite only. It's really unsurprising then that it also runs into issues with extremely one sided rhetoric.
the actual problem is that the platform allows the toxicity in the first place.
Then you just have an admin enforced bubble, just like Tildes is.
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Comment on Why your writing is already better than AI's in ~books
Lobachevsky LinkI was hoping for slightly more than "oh you can see the quirky phrases and em dashes!" First of all, I disagree that all that can write an email can write well. That's just devaluing the complex...I was hoping for slightly more than "oh you can see the quirky phrases and em dashes!"
First of all, I disagree that all that can write an email can write well. That's just devaluing the complex art of writing well.
Secondly, right after listing the AI quirks the video goes "oh and there have been plenty of novels written like this. I mean - where did the AI learn from?" which just goes against the thesis entirely.As for "they all write the same way!" - yeah, that's cause you're picking examples written by the same model with the same prompt that just says "write me whatever". You can control the way it writes both by prompting and by switching to a different model. Obviously whatever chatgpt serves by default isn't made or system prompted to write good prose.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Lobachevsky Link ParentI just explained why the question was a relevant follow-up to the answer. That being said, I somewhat get it. I also dismissed Bluesky as a terrible awful place to be in because the default feed...I just explained why the question was a relevant follow-up to the answer. That being said, I somewhat get it. I also dismissed Bluesky as a terrible awful place to be in because the default feed gave me people calling for assassinations and war, it was just aimed at CEOs and Israel as opposed to, well, whatever it is that modern day nazis target. I think it's just reality of the situation that any of these sites you have to tailor to your own tastes. Whenever I accidentally went to "Trending" on youtube, I also was shocked at how terrible, albeit much less violent, it was. I guess it's surprising to me then that Twitter gets special mentions in this, as opposed to Bluesky for instance, which I think was supposed to be "the good" replacement.
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Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games
Lobachevsky Link ParentNo no, not being into the hobby, being on payroll to promote products of a specific company or person. Sorry for the confusion. No no, again sorry for making you think that this is what I think....No no, not being into the hobby, being on payroll to promote products of a specific company or person. Sorry for the confusion.
Journalists should have no interest or opinions regarding the subject of their beat and zero personal connections or relationships within the field so as not to introduce BIAS
No no, again sorry for making you think that this is what I think. Of course interest is fine and even close connections or friendships, they should just be disclosed. Or does the knowledge of journalism contradict that?
And somehow we should take action on this by spamming abuse threats to a random lit crit writer and any foid with a tangential connection to the games industry.
I think that this idea of yours is really dangerous actually. Nobody should be spammed abuse threats. What's a foid?
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Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games
Lobachevsky Link ParentSo what? Maybe gaming was different just because it was a new, younger medium with this type of behavior not being accepted as the status quo yet like in those other industries. I don't understand...So what? Maybe gaming was different just because it was a new, younger medium with this type of behavior not being accepted as the status quo yet like in those other industries. I don't understand what's this idea that there could not have been legitimate anger over this.
If people wanted to talk about ethics in journalism it might help if they actually knew a single thing about what journalism is, or what ethics is, or literally anything at all.
Are you gatekeeping the idea of "don't fuck or take money from people whose products you're reviewing without disclosing it"?
For all the talk of how old and irrelevant this drama is, the discourse here is really illuminating.
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Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games
Lobachevsky Link ParentThat's a very uncharitable interpretation. Deadnaming aside (I agree that this should have been handled better), I think it's handled gracefully and drives the point home very effectively which is...That's a very uncharitable interpretation. Deadnaming aside (I agree that this should have been handled better), I think it's handled gracefully and drives the point home very effectively which is that media/journalists ignored the said sexual assault and abuse of the child for years and instead scapegoated 4chan trolls. I think that's a really important point to make and the events are old enough that we should be able to report on it without it being an egregious breach of ethics.
that ends with the implication that 4chan at least knew something was wrong about the situation.
Not sure how you would come away only with this.
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Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games
Lobachevsky LinkI'm about at the end of Anita arc. Quite interesting history leading up to it. It made me recall my own time on Reddit back when the whole backlash against EA, horse armor and microtransactions...I'm about at the end of Anita arc. Quite interesting history leading up to it. It made me recall my own time on Reddit back when the whole backlash against EA, horse armor and microtransactions happened. What stood out to me was one particular quote from one of the articles at the time that dismissed it as "due to EA being an LGBT friendly company" (paraphrasing). It seems absolutely bizarre to me and apparently the whole Gamergate thing was reported on in mainstream news in America, something which I obviously missed and perhaps it explains such kneejerk "it was all a bunch of manufactured sexist outrage and nothing else" reaction. To me, the anti establishment narrative that the video constructs hits much closer to home.
Thank you for the excellent share, I will for sure finish the whole thing. That being said, I love this type of deep dive long form essays anyway, so I don't blame anyone for not engaging with it.
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Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games
Lobachevsky Link ParentI mean not commenting is an optionI mean not commenting is an option
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Comment on EU packaging regulations land another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry in ~games.tabletop
Lobachevsky Link ParentIsn't the original intent just more anti-china protectionism that we europeans have to pay for?the original intent was even good
Isn't the original intent just more anti-china protectionism that we europeans have to pay for?
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Lobachevsky Link ParentI just don't see it as a diner or a bar or whatever. If you really wanted to compare it to service industry, it'd be a hotel or a venue where you can have a private room. I just don't think public...I just don't see it as a diner or a bar or whatever. If you really wanted to compare it to service industry, it'd be a hotel or a venue where you can have a private room. I just don't think public feed is how these websites should be judged by, when it's pretty clear you're supposed to curate your feed for yourself and you're given tools to do it.
That being said, I do understand where you and others are coming from. However, I think it's just the nature of any website like that. For instance, on Bluesky's default feed among the cat pictures I was bombarded by people calling for assassinations and war, it was just targeted at healthcare CEOs and Israel instead of, well, whatever it is modern nazis are calling for.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Lobachevsky Link ParentTo me it is, directly. If it's personally owned by a "nazi adjacent" and "eugenics related" person, but they don't do anything to force nazis into your feed, I don't see how it is relevant. That's...That isn't connected to whether someone considers it "The Nazi app"
To me it is, directly. If it's personally owned by a "nazi adjacent" and "eugenics related" person, but they don't do anything to force nazis into your feed, I don't see how it is relevant. That's why I asked whether that prevented blocking or simply not following nazis (like on any other website), like the new owner changed those features in such way.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Lobachevsky Link ParentBut does any of this stop you from not following nazis or blocking them or whatever?But does any of this stop you from not following nazis or blocking them or whatever?
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Lobachevsky Link ParentWhile I don't use twitter at all, I've never really understood the perspective where some platform is labeled "X platform" like this. Like, is Discord a Child Grooming chatroom because there are...the Nazi app
While I don't use twitter at all, I've never really understood the perspective where some platform is labeled "X platform" like this. Like, is Discord a Child Grooming chatroom because there are plenty of that happening on it at some point in time? Does it affect a random server about a niche video game or your voice chat with friends? It's easy these days to filter out whatever you don't want to see anyways.
Not trying to start an argument or anything, just wanted to hear the alternative perspective on this, if you would be willing to share it.
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Comment on Replicating Reddit's best feature on other forums in ~tech
Lobachevsky LinkI, on the other hand, would much rather move away from personality based posts and recommendations which every single social media site has switched to. I find that it is better to focus on the...I, on the other hand, would much rather move away from personality based posts and recommendations which every single social media site has switched to. I find that it is better to focus on the contents of what's being said rather than who's saying it.
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Comment on Artists built a site to escape AI. Scrapers are coming for it anyway. in ~tech
Lobachevsky Link ParentIt's a mutual reddit war. r/ArtistHate if you would like to read the "artists' side". I mean it's a completely different skillset, it makes perfect sense for someone who's good at it to utilize it...Why is it a thing in these communities to always antagonize artists? It's just so dumb
It's a mutual reddit war. r/ArtistHate if you would like to read the "artists' side".
The amount of fine tuning they did to create one specific image was so much that it was probably equivalent to the work of just painting the thing yourself.
I mean it's a completely different skillset, it makes perfect sense for someone who's good at it to utilize it instead of learning a whole another skill from scratch. Especially in someone with experience in adjacent fields.
My personal take is that people who engage in excessive online debates on this mostly aren't very seriously minded. As you say, it's mostly just finding the position you vibe with the most and antagonizing the opposite side.
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Comment on An AI created viruses not found in nature in ~science
Lobachevsky LinkAmid the constant skepticism, marketing stunts and mountains of slop, this actually makes me excited for the future. I sure hope I don't miss the transhumanist revolution. I will be mildly upset...Amid the constant skepticism, marketing stunts and mountains of slop, this actually makes me excited for the future. I sure hope I don't miss the transhumanist revolution. I will be mildly upset if it's only some genetically engineered babies that are eligible lol
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Lobachevsky Link ParentThe specific tool is just a bottle opener. Lift the edge of the lid until the air comes in and it is easy to open afterwards. This won't work for plastic caps of course, but I don't think those...The specific tool is just a bottle opener. Lift the edge of the lid until the air comes in and it is easy to open afterwards. This won't work for plastic caps of course, but I don't think those are particularly a problem, at worst you gotta grab a towel.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Lobachevsky Link ParentTo be honest I just don't think there's any reason at all to have a public "Exemplary" label. This thread is an absolute highlight in how it is used the same way downvotes were used on reddit - to...- Exemplary
To be honest I just don't think there's any reason at all to have a public "Exemplary" label. This thread is an absolute highlight in how it is used the same way downvotes were used on reddit - to push visibility of agreed with opinions. I've also seen some users publicly state they will just use it because, well, they thought it is exemplary to state a particular type of opinion. And unsurprisingly it usually gets Exemplary status. I don't know how many users exactly operate that way, but this just seems counter to its intended purpose.
For that reason I think it would be better to have it just be a private notification for the poster and nothing else.
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Comment on Italy reimposes border controls on Spain after Ceuta migrant surge in ~society
Lobachevsky Link ParentPretty much entire Europe hates immigration these days. Well, except for Spain. I fear that's going to change now though after this mess.Pretty much entire Europe hates immigration these days. Well, except for Spain. I fear that's going to change now though after this mess.
They're public places where you can also lock yourself in your own room and do and say mostly whatever. Nobody gets to kick anyone else out of the hotel for saying something in their room.
Then you just want a bubble for yourself. Defined by whatever you define by "kindness". For instance, plenty of folks on tildes are happy to express unkind and even violent rhetoric. Just recently there was a thread where eco terrorism was encouraged. They just think it's justified in their case, just like everybody else (even nazis).