Agreed - it was so obvious it didn’t take much work to name it.

Yup. Also traditional: the blind hypocrisy of using a tech product that routes through a data center to call for a total ban on data centers.

You can be sure Monterey Park didn’t have any data centers to begin with. They aren’t exactly in every town. And there’s no shortage of towns ready to line up for data center money. I’m sure this town will be fine.

Don’t feel bad - you just dared to bruise their favorite “AI BAD” narrative with practical facts. Sometimes this place really is just an echo chamber to shout idiotic wishes into the dark instead of a forum for actual discussion.

I could see a reasonable statewide zoning law but a statewide ban? You’ve got to be kidding. Tech is one of California’s biggest industries. We’re just going to NIMBY the problem onto someone else?

So you’re saying it’s a one dimensional age check which doesn’t invade your privacy because you can just lie to it completely?

That’s a valid point. I just want to clarify that’s what you meant.

it inherently weakens one’s determination to survive

This is a good point. Aren’t Jedis quite selfless though? I would think that they would already not prioritize their own survival over other principles.

When you work on dissolving the self, one big benefit is you stop freaking out so much about death. You recognize that even though you’re locked into this very narrow subjective experience, it’s still one cell in a much larger process which will endure after your death. It becomes much less “the end of everything.”

I would guess that Jedis are totally there and wouldn’t change any of their choices based on whether their little subjective consciousness will cling to existence or not.

Hey, I don’t know if you’ve heard about this or not, but… there’s pornography on Steam.

I haven’t actually. But now I understand why Steam asks for my birthday over and over. It’s surprising that people don’t complain about that more. All the new age verification laws have drawn vociferous ire, but Steam has been doing it for years and remains beloved.

Most corporate lawyers are there to steer you way around any danger. I used to think they would help me understand exactly where the legal boundaries are, but I’ve been disappointed time and again that they won’t play it even close to the line. To be fair to them, laws are written in language and always have room for interpretation so if you work in an industry where you’re doing novel things, they can’t always say exactly what will get you in trouble.

A lawyer that will lean in and go in hot on issues where it’s well known that you’re operating over the line… yeah that’s a very “wartime consigliere” kind of thing which I imagine few corporate lawyers are able to pivot to at the drop of a hat. Sorry, Tom.

No. Just near them.

That’s grammar school stuff. Graduate to the ice cold enema and your glory hole will applaud.

I never bidid before but now I bido and woo woo woo no doo doo.

That is correct!

Laying down on my shower floor ain’t gonna make you cleaner.

Anyone they perceive to be hated by “the other side” is an instant saint. Look what they did with Charlie Kirk.

Think of all the job creation he’s going to spark in Argentina though. /s

Yeah all 3 of you should cancel.

Ohhhhhh

If the floor were higher for everyone, I wouldn’t see a problem with some jobs earning more necessarily. What you’re describing will probably always be with us: some work is just harder or less pleasant.

If you consider the monarchies it came from, this was a big improvement. To even open up the possibility of someone “getting theirs” without any birthright to it was a revelation in its time. But now we’re ready for the next thing.