• Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    His AI use caused him so many problems in his private life that his family had to intervene. His point of view is “This technology has had a negative impact on my life and the lives of the people I care about”.

    Your pro-AI spiel is a bit tone deaf here

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      But they didn’t say anything pro-AI. At most they were anti-anti-AI mob, which is just reasonable, as is with any “mob”. And I read mob here as mindless parrots that keep repeating talking points and hating for the sake of conformity.

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        3 hours ago

        Being anti-anti something is being pro-something. That’s the beauty of the double negative.

        Also that’s just a very pro-AI user, so the intent can be inferred

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          You’re conflating two different somethings. Anti-AI mob is not the same as AI. Being against mob mentality doesn’t make you inherently pro AI.

          It’s possible to be pro or anti mob mentality and AI in various different combinations.

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          Okay but why would anyone be anything but over-the-top against anything on your list?

          I mean, like, everything you listed is dog shit.

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            Because sometimes in life there are nuances and it is possible to mention one of those topics in a neutral manner, but the absolute hostility held here against anyone who tries to have a conversation beyond “_____ sucks ass!” is exhausting.

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            That’s what I keep fucking asking, Like how can anyone with half a brain be okay with any of them?

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      There wasn’t an intervention, he asked them about his AI use in response to the outrage and they agreed he’d been using it unhealthy.

      Seemed to me more along the lines of “do I have too much salt?” , “yeah you should cut back” ; Then “your coke problem is tearing this family apart”

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        34 minutes ago

        He said they “did not pull any punches” which implies it was a more blunt conversation than you’re suggesting.

        Hank Green himself describes his relationship with AI the same way you would an addiction, and specifically mentions the dopamine reaction driving his use of it to a point where he became overwhelmed by it.

        He’s not describing a casual discussion about table salt, he’s literally describing a drug/alcohol addiction.