Lemmy seems less like a space built around a shared passion for ideas or a vision of a better future, and more like a community bonded by mutual hatred of an outgroup. The sense of belonging often comes not from shared goals or values, but from shared enemies. That kind of dynamic tends to breed a negative, hostile culture where outrage and mockery are more common than curiosity or constructive discussion.

Well, I say sorry, please, and thank you to ChatGPT knowing perfectly well that it means nothing to it. You’re just further down the same spectrum. Is what you’re doing a bit weird? Sure - but it’s not hurting anyone, so I’d say go for it. The worst possible reason to stop would be fear of judgment from others. I see AI companions kind of like online dating: the early adopters are seen as odd, but give it a decade and most people will be doing it.

Also, as I’m sure you know, Lemmy has a disproportionate number of AI haters in its user base, so don’t expect the responses here to reflect mainstream attitudes.

Most people don’t want to work - they just have different reasons for why.

Personally I’d take the stoic approach: if you can’t change how things are so the best this is to accept it rather than resist.

I feel like this would be more practical for something like police and firemen. I’d imagine that military has use for pretty much anyone willing to help but when I’m in a burning building or being attacked by robber I don’t want the person coming to save me to have gotten to that position due to lowered standards. Unconcious person laying in a burning building has a gender-netural weight.

I don’t believe people can choose to change their behavior in the way we usually think. But I do believe they can be influenced to change - by new information or experiences.

Take this example: if we suddenly discovered that tomatoes are toxic, I wouldn’t say I’m actively choosing to stop eating them. What’s really happening is that my understanding of the world has changed so much that I automatically no longer want to eat them. It’s not about freedom of choice - it’s more like being compelled by truth. I didn’t decide to change; the change happened to me because of what I learned.

I can forgive mistakes and bad judgment, but if you intentionally do something that makes me lose trust and respect, it’s going to be hard to earn that back. If you lie to me, for example, I don’t see it as a one-time action - it reveals something about the kind of person you are. Saying you won’t do it again doesn’t mean much after you’ve already shown it’s something you’ve been doing up to this point.

I don’t believe in free will, so when I see someone act this way, I don’t even really blame them. I don’t see it as a conscious decision, but more as a behavior they’re helplessly repeating. And people rarely change that kind of behavior unless the motivation comes from within - not from outside pressure.

Ah, I forget about Kazaa and Kazaa Lite.

I’m not sure if this is any longer the case but I’ve heard that Leatherman, despite “only” having a 25 year gurantee will pretty much repair/replace any of their multitools you send them no matter how old.

Limewire? How about DC++ and eMule?

Not eating works pretty well, though I understand it’s probably harder for someone with a desire to eat.

If someone claims to care about the climate, then using wireless charging makes them kind of a hypocrite. I asked ChatGPT to do some back-of-the-envelope math - so take these numbers with a grain of salt - but if everyone in the world switched to wireless charging, it would increase global energy consumption by around 12 TWh per year. That’s roughly equivalent to the total power usage of a small country like Iceland.

Well, firstly, “art” and “artist” are human-invented concepts - they don’t exist in the real world, only in our minds - so in the end, we’re essentially debating semantics. That said, if you hire an artist, then yes, they’re the artist, not you. But I don’t think that same logic applies to AI, because it’s not making any decisions on its own. It’s a tool, just like a paintbrush, camera, or drums.

If an elephant paints a picture, is that art? And is the elephant the artist? If a child bangs on drums and is just making noise, is that art? Are they the artist? If I grab a camera, point it somewhere, and press a button, is that art? Am I the artist? Personally, I’d say each of those is easier to do than writing a prompt that actually produces the image you had in mind, yet I doubt you’d come telling me that my photography isn’t art only becuse I didn’t put enough effort into it.

I’m not hugely experienced with AI image generators, but I have played around with one, trying to get it to create a specific kind of picture I had in mind - and I’ve ended up with something like 70 variations, none of which quite hit the mark. I’ve already spent over four hours on this project, and if I somehow manage to figure out the right prompt and finally get the image I’m after, then yes - I’d say that’s art and I’m the artist.

Depends when you’re going to need that money. If it’s decades in the future, then reacting to market fluctuations like this only tend to make people lose money on the long run. There’s yet to be a stockmarket dip that we haven’t recovered from.

That’s entirely subjective. If I actually stop and look at it instead of just scrolling past, then there’s probably at least something good about it - to me. Someone else might still just scroll by.

If the person using the paintbrush is the artist - not the brush itself - then why doesn’t the same logic apply to AI? It’s just a tool, after all. AI doesn’t generate anything on its own. Sure, you could ask it to spit out a picture with no effort, but you can do the same with a camera. However, if you have a clear vision of how you want the final result to look, it’s a different story. Getting AI to output an image is easy. Getting it to output your image - that’s hard.

If I don’t like a piece of art it’s not because it was made using AI but because it’s bad art. If it’s good it’s good no matter who or what made it.

Man… I think I saw this (music?) video where that picture is from like over 20 years ago when me and my dad went to buy something from a stranger and his daughter was watching the TV and showed her dad this scene. I don’t know why, but that moment stuck with me for some reason and now here it is again decades later. Where is this from?

If it’s liquid it’s good to drink and if it’s chunky you probably shouldn’t though I don’t find that milk products spoil that easily. I’ve seen flakes floating in my coffee and I’ve still drank it and nothing has happened.

Oh, now you believe what LLM says. How convenient.

I never got what it is with Americans and their credit cards. Why does one need several and what’s up with those credit limits? If you’re buying on credit it by defintion means you can’t afford it and thus shouldn’t buy it. I do have a credit card as well but the only thing I use the credit side for is online purchases for security reasons. Everything else is charged directly from my bank account.