Re:Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction?
by bleepblorp on Friday November 13, 2020 @05:03PM
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I've noticed that contemporary tech people (or at least the richer ones) have a cultural tick that leads them to deny or minimize the importance of real problems that don't involve shiny new technology. By way of examples:
Microsoft destroying YouTube-DL: Problem.
Amazon exploiting its non-tech workforce: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bitcoin's energy use: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Macs not running third party code: Problem.
Nuclear war: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Global climate change: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Future risk of AI paperclip maximizers: Problem.
Current danger of businesses operating as human-powered paperclip mazimixers: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Microsoft destroying YouTube-DL: Problem.
Amazon exploiting its non-tech workforce: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bitcoin's energy use: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Macs not running third party code: Problem.
Nuclear war: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Global climate change: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Future risk of AI paperclip maximizers: Problem.
Current danger of businesses operating as human-powered paperclip mazimixers: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Etc.