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Sure he would, he probably just means they will no longer need two full time incomes. Greatness awaits America in a future when only one adult from a household has to work full time.

Sure the other adult and some fraction of the (?/5+)* children that federal and state policies ensure they're forced to give birth to, may need to take on some form of employment to keep food on the table or meet their state's medicaid and/or food stamp work requirements.

But when that inevitably happens, they always have the freedom of picking up a few shifts at one of Daddy Bezo's local warehouses,** guaranteed to be located in an American hellscape near you, and sandwiched conveniently between your local data center and ~~concentration camp~~ detention center.

If you're from a really bougie area, you might just have a hospital across the street from your Amazon warehouse full of doctors trained at Wal-Mart's new medicals schools (bc America thrives on competition 🙃), who will rely on AI for patient diagnosis instead of wasting time and money on all those unnecessary lab workups.

Yep. With the system working as intended and the Oligarchy steering us towards greatness, how could America be anything other?

(*Unknown/variable number will actually survive past early childhood in a country hell bent on bringing back so many preventable diseases. On the bright side, no more public education = no more schools = no more "germ factories." Unless you're counting the actual factories where American children will work instead of going to school.)

(**As long as it leaves them just below 40 hrs a week and unable to qualify for health insurance through their employer.)

In the 1980s, Gelernter made seminal contributions to the field of parallel computation, specifically the tuple space coordination model, as embodied by the Linda programming system he and Nicholas Carriero designed (which he named for Linda Lovelace, the lead actress in the porn movie Deep Throat, mocking the naming of the programming language Ada in tribute to the scientist and first attributed computer programmer, Ada Lovelace).

Imagining the smug little chortle he must make every time he delivers that punchline...

Thank you for reminding me my actions are justified 😉

First it was the suicidal penguin and now Harambe?

With all the money they're pissing away, you would think they could at least hire somebody to design a better propaganda campaign aimed at convincing their base to lay down their lives for the dictator... Or did AI take that job too?

That's how wars are started. One dictator's sycophants amp up that dictator's already warped reality then another dictator's sycophants amp up that dictator's already warped reality. Next thing you know, entire populations of people are fighting and dying on behalf of some crazy asshole they will never even meet.

Now it's like every individual gets to be a dictator with a sycophantic mirror/calculator they carry around in their pocket.

Pointing this out because it really seems like it should be obvious, especially given the complete lack of transparency of the most popular AI platforms, which are usually controlled by oligarchs with government contracts: AI without transparency is a ridiculously obvious tool for bad actors to target and manipulate/control entire populations using algorithms tailored for individuals within that population.

Yes, it's what already happened with most social media. But it's also way worse because 1. It's like each individual's psyche becomes it's own echo chamber, and 2. People believe the information they're receiving is inherently more objective and trustworthy than information they could receive from any human. If the AI platform happens to completely omit, misinterpret, or just straight up hallucinate information, it's definitely not intentional, just a bug that happens sometimes. You'll just have to take the oligarchy's word for it because again, there's zero transparency.

AI and Propaganda

I was a joke/reference to $5 eggs people kept complaining about in "Biden's economy" just before the 2024 elections. As in, I wish we could go back to $5 eggs so I could afford to put gas in the car and actually buy groceries

I do have to say, I don't usually buy eggs but I bought them for the first time in long time the other day and I think they were<$3

Rent, gas, and all other cost of living, including price of all other groceries, is absolutely out of control. But gotta hand it to the Republicans (and maybe something like a rebound effect of overshooting estimated demand following massive culling due to repeated outbreaks bird flu over the last year), eggs weren't $5.

I guess there also might have been a sale on eggs at the grocery store when I or something. Idk, don't really buy eggs very often anymore, so who's to say? The important point is. This isn't sleepy joes economy. /s ⬅️Will leave this here jic people don't remember the same memes as me circa Fall 2024.

Oh God, I never really thought about that in terms of AI for medical use but that actually makes AI sycophancy so much more terrifying.

Especially thinking in terms of how it could be used to dissuade people from seeking preventative care. (Which lets be honest, is probably exactly what is intended by at least some of the billionaires promoting AI in medicine as a convenient way to avoid having to go to the doctor for "every little thing.")

Yet despite distorting judgment, sycophantic models were trusted and preferred. All of these effects persisted when controlling for individual traits such as demographics and prior familiarity with AI; perceived response source; and response style. This creates perverse incentives for sycophancy to persist: The very feature that causes harm also drives engagement.

AI doesn't have to be sycophantic, but it is. If people really believe it can be used to change the world for the better, they're going to have to start by acknowledging what human traits have made the world so fucked up in the first place.

It reminds of one of the best parenting tips I was ever given by somebody who was raised by a parent with a maternal instinct in the negative range. She basically said something like when I'm not sure what to do as a parent, I start by thinking about what my mom would have done in the situation. "Step one: Ok, don't do that..."

Even if there can be no consensus on how AI should be used to improve the world, it does seem like we should at least be able to agree on the maladaptive traits we know we want to avoid passing on since they definitely aren't doing us any favors as a species.

Glycolic acid (AHA) is awesome for this kind of thing. You should be able to find a toner that contains it in the skin care aisle at most drug stores. Also get some Neosporin.

If you can't find toner with glycolic acid try to find a face wash with that or salicylic acid if you can't find glycolic.

Witchhazel might do in a pinch. Peroxide is better than nothing, but won't work as well do deeply exfoliate.

It sounds like you might have damaged the nail bed under your fingernails. In the future avoid sticking anything under your fingernails bc the skin is very sensitive.

Step 1: Wash your hands really well with a wash cloth, soap, and warm water. Don't go under the nail with the wash cloth, just use it to scrub around the outside well. (If you can in the future look into getting a softer scrub brush for your nails instead of sticking anything rough under it).

Step 2: If you can find the toner, soak a cotton boll with it so it's saturated. Either let that sit on top of your nail or squeeze it with your nails so the nail kind of "digs" into the cotton, but again, don't force anything solid under your fingernail. Keep it there for about 5 mins then let your finger air dry.

If you can only find the face wash, just gently rub it around your fingernails and let it sit there for a few mins then wash it off. (A nail brush works very well with the face wash, but even with the brush, following up with toner is even better bc it soaks in really deep).

Glycolic acid and salicylic acid are chemical exfoliants, so a lot of physical scrubbing isn't really necessary.

Step 3: Apply a antibacterial ointment like Neosporin to the area. You also might want to pick up a cheap antifungal cream and try that with the Neosporin or after if the Neosporin doesn't help.

You might need to repeat a few times, but if none of that seems to be helping or you notice a red line spreading from your nail up your hand and arm, go to an ER ASAP.

The only other thing I can think of is maybe applying a little bit of something like a clay mask under the edge of your nails and seeing if you can draw it out. If it's oil this might actually want to be something you try after step 2.

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Cassidy was the deciding vote in RFK's senate fitness hearing. As in, he could have single handedly changed the course of history by just doing the job he was selected to do. He's also a medical doctor and my senator.

I wrote a very heartfelt letter to Cassidy begging him not to declare RFK fit to serve as secretary of HHS. Not that I thought my letter was going to persuade him to change his mind on anything, because he already knew Kennedy was unfit to serve. I wrote the letter because I was hoping he would know he had support on both sides to do what he already knew was right. He could have stopped him, but he didn't. He failed to protect America from the ridiculous level of harm RFK has already unleashed, and it's only May of 2026.

Anyway, despite my anger and disappointment, between the 3 Republican candidates running for Louisiana Senate in the "cancelled not cancelled" primary, I would have voted for Cassidy if I had the option. (It was a closed party "cancelled not cancelled" primary, and I'm a registered Dem).

Why would I prefer to have Cassidy elected and continue to fail to do his job? He did do his job and protect America at least once (prior to Trump's second election), and it actually cost him a lot of MAGA loyalist support. I assume that's a big part of why he buckled so easily under pressure to approve RFK. He probably figured by doing so, he was sealing his victory in the primary.

Shitty behavior, no doubt, but who is going to take Cassidy's place as Senator, if it remains a Republican held seat?

Landry is currently redrawing voting maps hoping to ensure a Republican wins, and the clear Republican front runner following the closed party "cancelled not cancelled" primary is Julie Letlow.

Letlow is a relatively unknown candidate that Landry has fervently thrown his money and support behind to mow down other Republicans and steer her to the top of the food chain. Why?

Landry wants to be kingmaker in Louisiana. He’s annoying other Republicans.

They speculate in the article it's to show loyalty to Trump, but the other Republican who defeated Cassidy, Flemming, is a Trump loyalist. So why would Landry need Letlow to rise above Flemming and Cassidy?

Flemming and Landry have been having a very public feud, and about a year ago, Flemming expressed concern that Landry, in his never ending attempt to live as the Republican reincarnation of Huey Long, is planning to get Letlow elected so he can claim her Senate seat.

Louisiana treasurer accuses Gov. Jeff Landry of Senate election scheme involving Julia Letlow

Fleming alleges Landry intends for Letlow to resign after winning, allowing him to appoint himself and give Letlow a lucrative position.

(Historical context side note: Before he was assassinated, Huey Long served as both the Governor of Louisiana and a U.S. Senator simultaneously for nearly a year, and was despised throughout Louisiana for strongman tactics and antidemocratic power grabs.)

As sneaky as Landry is, attempting to hold both offices actually seems very likely, and makes me a bit nervous that it could explain why he's been so silent regarding the ongoing recall effort against him. It makes me sick to even think about this possibility, and I know it sounds "crazy," but Landry is one power hungry and crazy motherfucker.

When people push back against Landry, he typically overreacts in very predictable strong man fashion. He makes a big show of his power, tries to intimidate his enemies, and simultaneously cries about being the victim of the leftists and the Demoncratz.

Landry recently schemed with state legislature to eliminate the New Orleans clerk of criminal court. He is currently trying to intimidate several New Orleans city officials simply for calling for a new election to determine who should hold office for the position that will replace the eliminated clerk of criminal court and combine duties with civil court clerk.

Once the criminal court clerk office was officially eliminated, (after the new clerk had already won an election, been sworn in, and sat down at his desk only to be escorted from the building on his first day), the clerk of civil court was simply supposed to default to now holding the new position without actually being elected to hold it. People are understandably very pissed and pushing back by demanding a new election. Landry's AG is now helping the "unelected elected official" who defaulted to this new position, sue New Orleans city officials in retaliation for calling for a new election, accusing these officials (including the city mayor) of breaking state laws simply by asking the state to respect the democratic process.

If that's too confusing for you to understand, I understand. It's a clusterfuck, and not even my main point. The reason I bring that up, is because it's an example of how Landry typically behaves when anybody tries to check his power. Yet, he is being relatively silent about the current recall efforts against him. Why?

What if he doesn't care about being recalled bc he's hoping to do what Huey Long did?

The recall effort is being framed as a "long shot," but I'm honestly not sure why.

They only have to find 700k people across the entire state of Louisiana who are registered to vote and will provide a signature to prove they hate Jeff Landry. And they have until October to collect all those signatures... Does that really seem difficult? Especially considering all of the voters in the most densely populated cities and districts of Louisiana he's openly trying to disenfranchise?

So, hypothetically, what if the recall succeeds in October, and Letlow wins in November? The recall isn't going to go in effect immediately. What happens in the meantime if Letlow is elected and immediately steps down? Landry can always downplay "temporarily" holding both offices by saying he's been recalled and won't be governor much longer anyway.

Once he's officially sworn in and "temporarily" holding both offices, who can actually remove him from office? Maybe he changes even more rules and laws and somehow grants himself even more unchecked power.

Maybe he does actually step down as Governor, and best case scenario, all we have to worry about is him being an awful and embarrassing POS senator who claws his way further up the GOP totem pole and runs for POTUS in 8 years.

Maybe he does what Huey Long did and steps down as governor to "respect democracy" but only after picking a successor. Maybe he'll decide he'll be funny and Letlow can be governor while he's senator. Who knows?

Maybe he decides to just make it official and declare himself Boi King 4 life of the New Republic of Louisiana. Maybe he decides to finally invade Greenland with the help of Trump, or whoever is president of the confederacy of the former U.S. by then.

Kinda seems like the world is the oligarchy's oyster as long as the U.S. keeps letting them slowly strangle democracy right in front of us while gaslighting us about being crazy and making a big deal out of nothing.

Just FYI, you will definitely be told upcoming primaries in red states, (and most likely the midterms themselves) have been officially "cancelled" and rescheduled.

You should still plan to vote in the "cancelled" elections.

The headline flows nicely with the whole "Is this reality, or just a very stressful fever dream?" vibe that is 2026.

There used to be this guy who would always do these really unique remixes and mashups of different songs that you would never think would work, but they were always really amazing.

He would upload them to his YouTube account during the 2010s, but he seems to have disappeared. I'm pretty sure he went by Tae-K and his account was something like TKRmx?

The most memorable ones for me were a mashup of Wale with the 90's X-men theme song and Ella Fitzgerald with Wiz Khalifa.

Edit: Oh shit NVM, found it!: X-men+Wale

There was this other guy who made an 8-bit remix of Danger Mouse's Grey album, but I can't remember his name. It also seems to have disappeared.

Ramones version of California Sun is also better than the original

The puppy who lost its way.

The world was changing. And the puppy was getting bigger...

Maybe? Are you sure you're not weirdly defensive about AI because you prefer interactions where you control the narrative and every opinion you have is validated?

Honestly, I really only know one person who uses AI so much I would even consider it an issue, and until recently, he was my best friend since 2007. He was always really smart and rational because he was the kind of person who would do a lot of research, and look into things before rushing into any decision or forming an opinion.

Originally he just used AI for automation ~2 years ago, then he started using it for quickly researching things related to work, but eventually he started using "AI research" for everything, and once he reads an AI summary there's no changing his opinion.

A lot of times he will send me links that AI cites in the summary to prove he's correct, but when you actually read the information in the links, it doesn't actually say what he thinks it says. But once he's formed an opinion and it's been validated by AI, there is seems to be no evidence that can convince him otherwise.

He actually went down a quantum physics/new understanding of math rabbit hole pretty early on, but luckily he eventually realized all the information chatGPT was telling him was correct was misinterpreted, but it was still giving him positive feedback and telling him he was a genius, just like it always seems to do to people who don't realize it's giving them bad information and end up ruining their own lives.

He didn't stop using AI though, he just stopped using chatGPT and switched to other models. He also gets defensive if you try to tell him that he should dial back his AI use even though he can no longer hold a conversation with anybody if it's not related to whatever he's interested in at the moment, he comes off as very rude bc he doesn't seem to remember just shutting down conversations bc he doesn't feel like hearing them, like he's closing out a tab he's done using, isn't appropriate, and when I tell other people about his opinions and arguments/how he's citing information to support those arguments now, they say "no offense, but he sounds really dumb."

Which is definitely not true. He's very smart and he always has been. He's got some really impressive degrees he earned prior to becoming dependent on AI, that prove it. He also didn't just suddenly lose the social skills and empathy he had for 18 years. He's just become way too dependent on technology that's designed to make him believe he's always correct and being super productive and efficient, so he will get a little dopamine bump and want to keep using it, instead of just taking the time to actually read new information, or listen to what people are saying and how they're saying it, and then use his own very impressive logic and reasoning skills to interpret that information.

Idk, it is an n=1 and I could definitely be wrong. That's why I asked this question. Bc I wanted to hear other opinions outside of my own personal experience and the ones I've already read or seen online.

•The rise of the personal AI advisors

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a front-row view of this phenomenon. He notes stark generational differences in ChatGPT usage: “Older people . . . use [ChatGPT] as a Google replacement,” Altman recently observed, whereas many in their 20s and 30s “use it like a life adviser.” In other words, younger users aren’t just asking AI for trivia or weather updates, they’re confiding in it, seeking guidance on college decisions, career moves, and personal dilemmas. Altman says some college students have ChatGPT so deeply integrated into their daily lives that “they don’t make life decisions without asking ChatGPT what they should do. It has the full context on every person in their life and what they’ve talked about.” The chatbot has effectively become a confidant—a kind of always-available sounding board and adviser in one.

•80% of Gen Z and millennials are turning to AI for financial advice—but more than half say they’ve made a poor decision or mistake as a result

•AI chatbots and digital companions are reshaping emotional connection

Synthetic relationships are filling the void to satisfy the fundamental human need for social connection. Research shows excessive use of these tools may worsen loneliness and erode social skills. Experts and advocates are highlighting the need for guardrails and regulations to ensure user safety and well-being.

Yeah but now it's like the people who weren't on social media are repeating this behavior using AI.

Honestly, doesn't seem too coincidental to me that the same broligarchs who wanted to get everybody dependent on social media echo chambers to receive and exchange information, are now trying to push everybody to embrace AI.