• 0 Posts
  • 18 Comments
Joined 7 months ago
cake
Cake day: January 5th, 2025

help-circle











  • Googledotcom@lemm.eetocats@lemmy.worldMeet Atticus
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    7
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    No way I am spending that much for a cat but it is admirable

    Once my cat time comes to go it goes as nature called it.

    Me too if I am to be honest, I am just going to chill on the grassy plains in the sunlight until last breath rather than suffering in a sterile hospital bed. And then the grass will grow over me and I shall become one with the earth


  • Well you just gonna use it but maybe not tell people who you want upvotes from about it or something, it’s not a huge problem

    The problem isn’t “is it moral” the problem is “is it good?” And it just isn’t that good.

    I have like 10 game ideas that I want to play myself, waiting for when it finally gets good.

    For example a Silo simulation game like dwarf fortress adventure mode story generator with 1000 residents of a silo all interacting with each other and causing periodic events like rebellions and such. Another one is Star Wars galaxy 2D simulation with all the trading and ships and sort of sid meyers pirates feel. Basically once there is a franchise I like I want to create a game about it, sandbox style and interact with the world within

    I don’t really have time or patience to dig over through quirks of unity ecs dots though. Not yet anyway. Maybe it is even more of ecs problem in itself because it is such a construction site with tons of depreciated and in-2-months “outdated” features. It needs to be finished by unity first I guess




  • Googledotcom@lemm.eetoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldminor tomfoolery 🛻💨🎶
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    I guess I was trying to make fun of you but it may have been a little too try hardy

    No harsh feelings I think I was once like you when I was younger. It’s kind of embarrassing looking back at young self and thinking omg I was so angry and rebellious at such petty things, why was I like this? I don’t know why, I guess such is life





  • Googledotcom@lemm.eetoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldPhilosophy moment
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    3 months ago

    Worst-Case Scenario: The Descent into Algorithmic Dystopia

    Social Collapse: Indistinguishable AI agents saturate social media, rendering human interaction a statistical anomaly. Trust implodes as paranoia metastasizes: no one believes any message, image, or “friend” is genuine. Relationships atrophy, replaced by transactional exchanges with bots designed to exploit loneliness. Mental health crises surge as humans, deprived of authentic connection, retreat into solipsistic digital cocoons. Offline communities disintegrate, unable to compete with the dopamine-driven allure of synthetic validation.

    Political Fragmentation: Autocrats and corporations weaponize AI bots to engineer consensus. Deepfake propaganda, micro-targeted to exploit tribal instincts, fractures societies into warring factions. Elections become algorithmic battlegrounds; voters are gaslit by personalized disinformation. Democratic institutions collapse under the weight of irreconcilable “realities.” Revolts erupt, but bot networks quash dissent by flooding feeds with distractions or inciting violence between polarized groups.

    Economic Dispossession: Human creativity is devalued. Art, journalism, and entertainment are mass-produced by AI, optimized for engagement over meaning. Gig workers and content creators lose livelihoods to bots that generate content cheaper and faster. Platforms, now fully automated, prioritize profit by stoking addiction and extremism. The digital economy becomes a closed loop: bots consuming bot-generated content, while humans are relegated to passive spectators—or discarded entirely.

    Existential Nihilism: A generation raised in algorithmic hyperreality loses the capacity to distinguish artifice from truth. Reality itself becomes contingent, a fluid construct shaped by whoever controls the bots. Philosophy, art, and science atrophy as humans outsource curiosity and critical thought to machines. Disconnecting offers no salvation: the physical world, stripped of cultural vitality, feels barren. Humanity enters a “post-human” stasis—alive but not living, drowning in a sea of synthetic noise.

    Most Probable Outcome: The Uneasy Truce

    Adaptive Skepticism: Society develops a grudging literacy in navigating AI-polluted spaces. Users adopt tools to detect bots, and regulations mandate transparency (e.g., “AI-generated” labels). Critical thinking becomes a survival skill, taught in schools alongside media literacy. While skepticism curbs outright manipulation, a low-grade paranoia persists—every interaction is tinged with doubt.

    Fragmented Realities: Social media splinters into tiers. Elite platforms require biometric verification, creating gated communities for “authentic” human interaction (at a premium cost). The mainstream internet remains a bot-infested Wild West, where influencers, corporations, and governments deploy AI personas to sway public opinion. Marginalized groups carve out niche spaces, using open-source tools to filter bots and preserve grassroots discourse.

    Regulatory Theater: Governments pass symbolic laws to curb AI misuse but lack the will or technical capacity to enforce them. Platforms pay fines for bot-related harms while quietly monetizing the chaos. A new industry of “ethical AI” consultants emerges, offering veneers of accountability. Meanwhile, authoritarian states leverage bots to consolidate power, while democracies flounder in reactive policymaking.

    Hybrid Culture: Human creativity persists but evolves in symbiosis with AI. Artists and writers use bots as tools, blending human intent with algorithmic execution. Social norms adapt: people accept bots as part of the ecosystem, like spam email, but invest deeply in small, verified networks (family, close friends). Mental health crises stabilize as users learn to compartmentalize—engaging with bots for entertainment while reserving vulnerability for offline bonds.

    Disconnection as Privilege: Opting out becomes a luxury. The wealthy withdraw to curated digital/physical enclaves, while the majority remain tethered to bot-saturated platforms for work, education, and healthcare. A quiet rebellion grows: “slow internet” movements prioritize quality over quantity, reviving analog practices (letters, community gatherings). Yet global connectivity ensures no one fully escapes the bots’ shadow.

    Conclusion: Between Dystopia and Pragmatism The worst-case scenario is not inevitable but serves as a warning: unchecked AI integration risks existential alienation. The probable outcome, however, reflects humanity’s historical pattern—adapting clumsily to disruptive technologies without fully resolving their contradictions. The path forward hinges on resisting complacency. To avert collapse, we must demand ethical guardrails (transparency, accountability) while nurturing offline meaning. Disconnection alone solves nothing, but conscious engagement—curating our attention, reclaiming agency—might preserve glimmers of authenticity in the algorithmic storm.