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"Yeah I was there in the warpcast days" will now make you the coolest person in the room. Use this power wisely.
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Used it exclusively for a period, not much at all now
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I obviously don't have personal experience with them but I haven't seen evidence yet that anything can replicate what my brain does when weighing all of the different variables and validity of sources, social dynamics, and also my personal preferences, circumstances, etc. Might get there, but I anticipate too many safety guardrails. Right now it feels like a heavy handed bureaucrat talking to me with phony authoritativeness. Would today's models have told us in 2020 that COVID came from a lab (pretty sure they don't say that even now)? Because my brain did do that.
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I am, however, somewhat open to the worrying possibility that AI chatbots will replace search not because it is an adequate replacement, but because people will prefer the comforting simplicity and efficiency of false consensus and easy answers over true inquiry. Trading richness, depth, and complexity for broader access and ease of use is a technological pattern that has repeated quite often (blogs to social media, PCs to phones/tablets, etc). So that is somewhat of a concern.
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I'm really not sold on the idea that AI chatbots will replace search. The vast majority of things I use search for do not have definitive answers. They are things that lack clear consensus. Most of the time I am looking to gather various data points, perspectives, studies, and research papers so that I can form my own personal consensus. I have never found chatbots good for this purpose. A chatbot is essentially like talking to one person. And while that one person may provide me with various sources and perspectives, it isn't like consulting those original sources and perspectives directly. A certain amount of editorializing/consensus is still built into the experience. Occasionally there will be something that is more clear cut and a simple answer from a chatbot suffices. This is why the blended version that Google offers with its gemini-powered AI overview works so well and why I currently think Google's UX is currently winning this. Change my mind. https://x.com/gregisenberg/status/1924468459297009829
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This is why dating apps no longer work. The "punchin' Nazis" reddit guys get all the dates while women swipe left on the other 99 percent of men.
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Is this just fake news irony posting or what
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Yes and for the top 10 percent demand follows asset prices, which tend to not do well in economic downturns
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Not enough people though. You can only get so many massages.
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The cartridge-blowing nostalgia memes are for the N64 cartridges now? It's over for millennialcels.
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They say that during a gold rush you should be the one selling the shovels. Get ready for an ergonomic walk and talk solution that will blow your mind.
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"Not sure if it's a cold or just allergies" gets honorable mention
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Exactly. Pretty hard to build a new boat while in a boat that's sinking.
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Would add materials/commodities to 4
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You could very well be right. I had no idea about Waymo's appeal to women until a few women told me.
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I'm a little late to this but here's my bull case/bear case. Bear: This isn't an amazingly innovative or groundbreaking idea, so it seems like if it was going to be a game changer they would've done it a long time ago. Feels more like desperation. Like picking some old things up from the cutting room floor. Perhaps a way to hide trouble in paradise. Also, the idea that people are dying to find more services and "experiences" to spend their money on just feels very 2010s millennial vibes. Bull: As the economy deteriorates more, people will be looking for new ways to make side income through gig work and side hustles. Airbnb's existing market share will instantly make it the central marketplace for people who don't want to do Uber or Doordash. The problem with this bull case is that if the economy does in fact deteriorate, who's going to pay for all the services and experiences? The top ten percent will not float the entire economy forever. Rating: Mostly Bear https://x.com/bchesky/status/1922364651775385999
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The future is here: Turn your bathroom into a public restroom. https://x.com/bchesky/status/1922080791544103257
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How it feels logging on literally every time.
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Farcaster is Tony Robbins as social network. Discuss.
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