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The POW stuff was actual insanity
Techno-libertarianism is indeed the water we swim in. I enjoyed this academic-ish book on the topic that interrogates its positions. It shows how radical some of them are https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517918149/cyberlibertarianism...
Re:Generative AI Hype Peaking on Monday March 10, 2025 @01:58PM (#43323408)
Why would you need to short it? If you believe that is true just go long on AI stocks or buy calls on these companies
Most people's opinion of Elon, good or bad, is directly informed by his Xeets
Re:Is Cultural Technical Debt Sabotaging Our Survival? on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @03:29PM (#42197795)
It's a very idealistic way of looking at things. A more materialist analysis would posit cultural trappings are just cover for actions people want to do anyway like you allude to
Re: on Monday November 04, 2024 @08:15PM (#42047754)
John has a higher Christology in addition to what other people said
What if there are multiple processes that require access to a shared cache?
Re:Is English a "Creole Language"? on Monday September 30, 2024 @12:40PM (#41699185)
The most frequently used words are almost all Germanic. There are a lot of technical words with Latin or Greek etymologies that are hardly used in quotidian conversation.