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Re:A.I. and Social Media Contribute to 'Brain Rot' by ceejayoz on Friday November 07, 2025 @12:34PM (#45848780)
> how many wars did LLMs and the social media instigate?

At least one already. I suspect your comment won't age well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_genocide

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-facebook...

> Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, told reporters that social media had played a "determining role" in Myanmar.

You could probably count the war in Gaza to some extent.

Re:A.I. and Social Media Contribute to 'Brain Rot' by Alex2037 on Friday November 07, 2025 @03:23PM (#45850641)
>Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, told reporters that social media had played a "determining role" in Myanmar.

"played a role" != "instigated". everything "played a role" there.

their fucking government did it.

>You could probably count the war in Gaza to some extent.

are you for real?

Re:A.I. and Social Media Contribute to 'Brain Rot' by ceejayoz on Friday November 07, 2025 @03:38PM (#45850835)
> "played a role" != "instigated"

You took out a pretty important word.

> are you for real?

Yes? Both sides of the conflict used social media heavily to justify their actions and generate support for continuing the conflict.

Re:A.I. and Social Media Contribute to 'Brain Rot' by Alex2037 on Friday November 07, 2025 @03:55PM (#45851007)
I'm done wasting my breath on you.