Yeah it’s hard to tell. Are they scamming just because they can, or because it’s the only opportunity left.

If I was an editor I’d leave it in too. I can take the embarrassment of admitting I didn’t proof read every article in order to embarrass some asshat using LLMs to generate slop news.

Agreed that Crypto, NFTs, and I would even say LLMs very broadly speaking, are not evil technologies (LLMs are incredibly unfortunate – this is perhaps the worst time in history for them to become available) per se. All of these have limited applicability. But obviously any new platform or tech has to disrupt entire industries or else it’s a total flop, so we get these idiotic bubbles.

Bitcoin is a huge bubble propped up by speculators and sooner or later it will come tumbling down.

My take (OK actually this take) is it’s because all the “legitimate” grinds are funnelling value up to 10 different billionaires, leaving less and less to go around. The only thing left is scam economics – fooling desperate people to ““invest”” in the latest grift, on the gamble that they can get their measly capital in on the new bubble before the suckers and bag holders come sniffing around. But of course the 0.01% own the whole gameboard, so good lucky screwing over your fellow investors, and oh yeah, every single working person.

I think that’s why the AI platforms are being pushed so forcefully – like, there is nothing organic or deliberate about them. Just like Crypto & NFTs. There’s no other way to make oodles of money anymore.

We’re rapidly approaching a world where entire conversations happen without readers or writers, yet somehow count towards KPIs.

You come at my gleaners you best not miss

Just remember that “the economy” really stands for “rich people’s yacht money” – by that metric it’s doing great.

Earl Grey every day.

It’s so easy to make an unsatisfying cup, but when you get it just right 😍

And the smell

What are you suggesting then?

barf. barf barf barf barf. wtf!!!

Above and below the page/plane is the z-axis.

But some people “hold” the page up in front of them, or down on the table.

Oh fuck

Basically, it’s subjective

Probably will vary with your teeth, gums, age, and the pH of your saliva. As well as what metrics you’re judging “best” by.

We used to say the same thing about Messenger.

Time to teach your friends and family that if they’re going to keep playing on the corporate intranet then they need to migrate from time to time to stay ahead of the tide of enshitification.

Or they could join the free internet that is actually by and for people, but far be it from me…

Yeah I guess I should stop ascribing any kind of communalist value systems to them. The like of you and I aren’t in the group they consider their community.

Ds9? I don’t watch shows anymore, though I like remembering it

The underwater episode is great though, tbf

I don’t know what’s up with my fellow millennials in the comments. I do order food once or twice a week.

How?? I suppose I did this like a decade ago, but ever since I learned to cook / budget, it seems untenable.