Re:Do you trust Mark Zuckerberg to solve your loneliness wit...
by ben_w on Friday May 16, 2025 @10:09AM
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I don't even trust him to solve loneliness by using his algorithms to keep me connected with my actual real friends — refresh default feed, different random subset of things they've posted in the last month or so.
I *definitely* do not trust him to solve loneliness even if the AI was good, because every third post-shaped block is an advert, and can you imagine a real life event where every third sentence is your interlocutor trying to sell you random stuff? Huh, that was a comedy sketch nearly 50 years ago already: https://youtu.be/qe7n7a82HWw?si=SJy-SFNaArmLDAR7
And I don't trust the AI to be any good. I like what they do, but honestly, they remind me a lot of my mother's Alzheimer's.
Re:Do you trust Mark Zuckerberg to solve your loneliness wit...
by taylodl on Friday May 16, 2025 @10:36AM
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I trust Zuck to do what he thinks will make him the most money - he doesn't care if what he's peddling is solving problems or creating them, so long as you're using it. That's not even a judgement statement, what other behavior do you expect from a capitalist?
I *definitely* do not trust him to solve loneliness even if the AI was good, because every third post-shaped block is an advert, and can you imagine a real life event where every third sentence is your interlocutor trying to sell you random stuff? Huh, that was a comedy sketch nearly 50 years ago already: https://youtu.be/qe7n7a82HWw?si=SJy-SFNaArmLDAR7
And I don't trust the AI to be any good. I like what they do, but honestly, they remind me a lot of my mother's Alzheimer's.