The family pets disagree.
bmsok
joined 1 year ago
Artificial Intelligence at this stage is Artificial Ignorance. It's not ready to be unleashed onto anyone who blindly trusts anything they read.
Geese have entered the chat with an unapologetic level of aggression
StumbleUpon was my jam. I could procrastinate my homework for HOURS with that toolbar!
The temptation to explore felt real. Not like clickbait.
It was that wonderful time on the internet where you got the chance to enrich your knowledge without having an algorithm force stuff on you because it thinks it knows what you like.
I love being surprised and love learning new things. The algorithms, AI, and SEO have stripped all of that curiosity and discovery away.
Oh man, I wish I still had this. I miss the days when I could mess with a friend's device and watch them lose their mind. Definitely a fun game as long as everyone else in the room knew it was a harmless prank.
It's necessary. I agree. Admins exist for a reason and serve a purpose. But when you get into a "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" debate it becomes a topic that needs to be addressed. I don't have enough expertise to give an answer to such an existential question so I'll have to leave it to anyone else to hash it out from here.
Definitely a baby step in the correct direction.
I want an internet where admins don't control the world. Where moderators don't become megalomaniacs that get to control the way submissions and comments get banned without reason.
I want a place where someone's passion for their unique hobby doesn't get stripped away by corporate interests, exploitative third parties, and ad agencies.
I know it might be a pipe dream but I'll keep trying to fight for what I believe.
This is literally one of a handful of times in my life where I will begrudgingly accept that word.
It doesn't make me proud.
They decided ERIC was the best one to spin this?