Interesting I think you @timdaub.eth and @vitalik.eth both make some good points. I've been using and advocating for all these for years (Arch Linux, GrapheneOS, Signal, Proton etc) so for me it's self-evident and natural.
However, I used to be passionate about building open and private systems, now all my creative ...
I feel like these calls to battle don‘t do much anymore
- affordability crisis in many countries
- outlook of war and uncertainty (AI)
- ZIRP era savings gone
- public goods funding gone
You can post these things. Sure. But Sir, nobody has money or opportunity to follow you. We all have to work a job
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That's why I think reading the classics is essential.
It was always beneficial for your character. Today it is a basic survival skill.
What happens when reality itself is weirder than fiction?
What happens when real world events start to take a turn that would get Hollywood writers shown out of the room? What happens when the real world feels like AI generated more than reality itself, what happens when the story we tell ourselves it more about our
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It amazes me that people are so stupid to actually believe this. Nobody has any clue how the stock market works?
Meta makes 3.5B a year from scams, they ok with paying 1B in fines. If you're "vulnerable" to scams they feed you more!
I wouldn't trust any of these motherfuckers to watch my bag while I go to the restroom, and we're about to trust them with AGI.
Rob Wiblin
@robertwiblin
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Latest podcast from @Gregory_C_Allen has an insane section on criminal activity at Meta.
Internal docs leaked to Reuters show:
• 10% of all Meta revenue comes from ads for scams & banned goods ($16B/year)
• Meta estimates it's involved in 1/3 of all successful scams in the US
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