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Re:Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Se... by erikerikson on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:13PM (#46608113)
"Guns don't kill people, I do."

Blaming the technology for bad human behavior seems an error and it's not clear that the GP made it.

People could and likely will also increase economic activity, flexibility, and evolve how we participate in the world. The alternative would get pretty ugly pretty quick. My pitchfork is sharp and the powers that be prefer it continues being used on straw.

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Re:Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Se... by croes on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:15PM (#46608153)
People without guns kill less.
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Re:Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Se... by erikerikson on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:17PM (#46608191)
The statistics are that our car use, pollution, and many other problems kill far more people.
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Re:Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Se... by croes on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:25AM (#46614810)
But they have greater benefits like mobility and the bad things are a side effect of the use

But for weapons death is the result of their purpose.

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