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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What if the AI are better employers than capitalists and we just end up working for them?

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 52 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Have you read "The Culture"? Because handing over power to the AI Minds is how you get utopian hedonistic gay space socialism.

Do you want utopian hedonistic gay space socialism?

I fucking do.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Humans have managed to kill millions of each other and start a mass extinction. I’m happy to give the machines a chance.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

At the moment, they want to start nuclear war. Maybe we need to convince them otherwise, before we consider "giving the machines a chance."

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago

Destroying all nuclear weapons is definitely a prerequisite.

Then you're just left with genocide, like AI did in Gaza

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

At this point I want a nuclear war. At least I won’t have to wake up early tomorrow.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

It's more humane than the overcomplicated shit the Epstein Island people want. Why don't they start already? Cmon Ukraine, get to Moscow...

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe we can just nuke Chicago. Nothing of value would be lost.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Maybe it's just me but in this age of MAGA proposing attacking blue urban areas, I find this joke less funny. :/ Sorry.

[–] logi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

The gay is optional in The Culture (and sex changes at will), so yeah, I'm in.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I dont care much for the gay part, but as long as it is voluntary i'm game

(Needs some actual fucking ai tho, not probability guessing machines)

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Fucking AI? I think pornhub has that....

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I get most of what you're saying.....but what's the space part? I like living on ground. I mean, I'm not opposed to a new planet. We could travel there. But I'd like to live on a planet.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The 'space' part is just what happens in "The Culture" book series. They tend to stick to gigantic ships or space stations that have ecosystems, mountain ranges, and seas.

Though really it'd be classified as more anarcho-socialism I suppose.

I'm with you, Earth is better than we deserve and we should be focused on the problems we have here.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

we should be focused on the problems we have here.

Such as restoring earths beauty. There is ZERO reason why something absurd like 40% of America is just......parking lots. Or abandoned warehouses. Or abandoned malls.

This may surprise most people, but, this country is naturally beautiful! And it can be again!

We just gotta kick this bad habit we've had for 200+ years of forced slavery, and profit chasing.

Oh, and also, no more pedophile presidents.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why single out presidents, though? I mean, you had me at "no more pedophile"s 😅🤌🏼

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good point. Although, I'm unclear why you ended it with the anal fisting emoji...

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

That's if it were facing the other direction, fyi. 😝

🎵The More You Knowww🎶

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

something absurd like 40% of America is just…parking lots

I think you might have a fever? Or dreamed that up.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Plenty of ground on a culture ship. Many of them are Big.

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I always thought that the AI Minds were just his version of benevolent god slaves, in similar fashion the Superman is a bgs in the mainstream culture.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago