Reagan. Clinton. 13,007 lobbyists. AI as the new permanent enforcer.They turned class war into culture war while they liquidated the middle class.Part 2 names the saboteurs. Part 3 (Thanksgiving morning) hands you the playbook.
Another great piece Rxan. I especially loved the shout out to me, but now I feel I have to level up my writing skills to match your gracious words. I did enjoy the closing part about the 200 million of the masses against the few thousands of the ruling elites. It reminds me of the metaphor of an elephant with one of it's legs tied with a rope that it could break free from, but it's been conditioned for too many years to believe that it could break free.
I did want to acknowledge that the links you dropped for Timnet Gebru, Matt Stoller, and Zeyphr Teachout lead to 404 Not found pages. Maybe replace those links for other readers to have access.
Regarding echo chambers, I see so many tragic cases of people caught in a wrapped form of reality, sometimes to dangerous levels (e.g. Pizzagate, QANON, Zionism). It’s hard to reach people who have made their homes in fringe belief systems that they regard as holy doctrine and regard any questions or opposition as heresy that must be vilified. It’s fascinating stuff but depressing when it bleeds into our political and cultural systems. It would make for a good topic on your platform. I would recommend Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan if you want any deep dives into some of these echo chambers and conspiracy rabbit holes that are treated with empathy rather than mocking or scolding.
Yeah, AI is too reckless for me to trust. It’s great at compiling vast amounts of information (as long as it isn’t hallucinating facts and reality) or articulating something complicated in a simple form to help people understand. But I see such low thresholds of quality when it comes to AI and half the time it just seems like a repurposed Google Search bar, rather than a generative LLM that is learning and becoming sharper.
As a creative type of writer, I avoid using AI because it favors a quantity of spectacle over lasting impactful quality. It stunts HUMAN imagination, which is the lifeblood of a fiction writer like myself. In your case, you are sharing valuable information and working to grow a cultural movement, so utilizing a tool to help you (a single person) develop the equivalent of a news network makes sense. I would just advise incorporating a proofreader and maybe a researcher when your page rockets into the stratosphere!
Another great piece Rxan. I especially loved the shout out to me, but now I feel I have to level up my writing skills to match your gracious words. I did enjoy the closing part about the 200 million of the masses against the few thousands of the ruling elites. It reminds me of the metaphor of an elephant with one of it's legs tied with a rope that it could break free from, but it's been conditioned for too many years to believe that it could break free.
I did want to acknowledge that the links you dropped for Timnet Gebru, Matt Stoller, and Zeyphr Teachout lead to 404 Not found pages. Maybe replace those links for other readers to have access.
Keep up your stellar work!
Regarding echo chambers, I see so many tragic cases of people caught in a wrapped form of reality, sometimes to dangerous levels (e.g. Pizzagate, QANON, Zionism). It’s hard to reach people who have made their homes in fringe belief systems that they regard as holy doctrine and regard any questions or opposition as heresy that must be vilified. It’s fascinating stuff but depressing when it bleeds into our political and cultural systems. It would make for a good topic on your platform. I would recommend Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan if you want any deep dives into some of these echo chambers and conspiracy rabbit holes that are treated with empathy rather than mocking or scolding.
Yeah, AI is too reckless for me to trust. It’s great at compiling vast amounts of information (as long as it isn’t hallucinating facts and reality) or articulating something complicated in a simple form to help people understand. But I see such low thresholds of quality when it comes to AI and half the time it just seems like a repurposed Google Search bar, rather than a generative LLM that is learning and becoming sharper.
As a creative type of writer, I avoid using AI because it favors a quantity of spectacle over lasting impactful quality. It stunts HUMAN imagination, which is the lifeblood of a fiction writer like myself. In your case, you are sharing valuable information and working to grow a cultural movement, so utilizing a tool to help you (a single person) develop the equivalent of a news network makes sense. I would just advise incorporating a proofreader and maybe a researcher when your page rockets into the stratosphere!