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The air begins to leak out of the overinflated AI bubble (www.latimes.com)
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[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 50 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

That sounds like mental illness.

ETA: Replace "work" in that quote with practically any other activity/subject, whether outlandish or banal.

I sit through movies but I don't remember them because I'm thinking about baking cakes.

I sit through movies but I don't remember them because I'm thinking about traffic patterns.

I sit through movies but I don't remember them because I'm thinking about cannibalism.

I sit through movies but I don't remember them because I'm thinking about shitposting.

Obsessed with something? At best, you're "quirky" (depending on what you're obsessed with). Unless it's money. Being obsessed with that is somehow virtuous.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Valid argument for sure

It would be sad if therapists kept telling him that but he could never remember

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Sorry doc, was thinking about work. Did you say something about line go up?"

[–] UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

I don't think you become the best tech CEO in the world by having a healthy approach to work. He is just wired differently, some people are just all about work.