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RTO arguments repurposed to argue against AI. Mystical woo in a quarter zip.

> In the end, what matters is whether something fulfills its purpose, not how it does it.

Monkey's paw curls


Employees are just another way to get things done. Ripe for disruption!


It’s not just from industrial sources. Many flame retardants are “forever chemicals” & are often wantonly dumped by fire departments, Air Force bases, etc.


most structure and wildland fire has moved away from pfas based foams. not everywhere and not for aiports, but most other places.


What is the point of your comment? Are you trying to forgive these institutions on everyone’s behalf for irresponsible dumping?


Why do you think that is?


Good synergy. I use both; I can see them integrated.


Is there any evidence the books are truly "destroyed" & not merely "disassembled"?

It's common practice to cut the spine & binding off a book, scan the loose pages, & drop the rubber-banded loose pages in a box somewhere. The book still exists, just without its binding.


Your neighborhood examples are on an incomparably smaller scale than Meta et al.

It’s much easier to disregard the human cost of decisions when you are separated from said humans by thousands of miles & billions of dollars.


Redundancy is robustness is expensive.


Why should IP persist in a world of “intelligence too cheap to meter”?


> a characteristic that leads to a propensity for AI

A smoldering sense of inadequacy compels use of the adequacy machine


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