This is the way: make every one of these people with their wild ass claims put their money where their mouths are.

Hold up. This is a funny comment but thinking should be free. It’s when they are trying to sell you something (looking at you “all the AI CEOs”) that unsubstantiated claims are problematic.

Then again the problem is that the public has learned nothing from the theranos and WeWorks and even more of a problem is that the vc funding works out for most of these hype trains even if they never develop a real business.

The incentives are fucked up. I’d not blame tech enthusiasts for being too enthusiastic

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shimman 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's not the public, the general public would like to see tech ceo heads on spikes (first politician to jail Zuckerberg will win re-election for the rest of their short lives) but the general attitude in DC is to capitulate because they believe the lies + the election slush fund money doesn't hurt.

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izacus 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm fine with free thinking, but a lot of these are just so repetitive and exausting because there's absolutely no backing from any of those claims or a thread of logic.

Might as well talk about how AI will invent sentient lizards which will replace our computers with chocolate cake.

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mathisfun123 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Hold up. This is a funny comment but thinking should be free.

Thinking usually happens inside your head.

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Dansvidania 6 hours ago | parent [-]

“Holy tautology Batman.”

What is your point?

If you’re trying to say that they should have kept their opinion to themselves, why don’t you do the same?

Edit: tone down the snark

	▲	mathisfun123 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> What is your point? Holy Spiderman what is your point? That if someone says something dumb I can never challenge them nor ask them to substantiate/commit? > tone down the snark It's amazing to me that the neutral observation "thinking happens in your head" is snarky. Have you ever heard the phrase "tone police"?