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  • Election 2024: The Fate of Democracy

Hursty I’ve always considered myself more of a realist than leaning toward serious pessimism or optimism. Not sure if that’s an accurate assessment, but here we are.

Covid really changed my view on both individuals and society as a whole. I always assumed that people would come together and work toward a common goal when faced with crisis. All we got was more division, ignorance, and an increasingly fractured society. We have access to all of the information and technology we need to be abundantly successful, but social media and corporate greed seem to be working very effectively in the opposite direction.

Humans seem to be pretty resilient, so we’ll probably survive, just in much smaller numbers. Can AI solve some of this? Maybe? Do I think people are going to willingly give up power and wealth for a better common good? Absolutely not.

And to be clear, I’m not looking back, I’m looking forward. We live in the safest time in human history. The average person lives with wealth and resources beyond kings from 500 years ago. I’m well aware of where we are, I just don’t like the direction things are going.

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      Millsy
      Hursty will be laughing at everyone from Mars when his bingobongocoin coin stock takes off 🚀

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            303abuser We have access to all of the information and technology we need to be abundantly successful, but social media and corporate greed seem to be working very effectively in the opposite direction.

            An interesting point, and one addressed by Yuval Noah Harari in his latest book Nexus.

            I won’t attempt to do justice to his thinking here, other than to mention it’s apparently to do with how an increase in the amount of information in a network can often lead to worse outcomes due to a disruption in the balance between “truth” (an accurate representation of reality) and “order” (a stable social structure).

            Or something.

                Smallman1 Someone’s getting an invite!

                What’s the most grimly depressing thing on Jaded Clubbers?

                1. Hugo attempting a bants
                2. Homegrove upbraiding someone for being anti-trans
                3. When you see Amps has posted more Twitter bilge?

                Genuinely not sure.

                  C_J I won’t attempt to do justice to his thinking here, other than to mention it’s apparently to do with how an increase in the amount of information in a network can often lead to worse outcomes due to a disruption in the balance between “truth” (an accurate representation of reality) and “order” (a stable social structure).

                  It’s hardly innovative thinking is it? Just look at the bilge Twitter creates amongst the BERKS!

                    C_J Haven’t read that particular book, but I’m generally aligned with him on this stuff. I think AI is much more likely to be a threat than a savior, for example.

                      Does Hannu live in a forest

                      Hannu is an ewok

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                          • Post #1295

                          Millsy perhaps if you posted your comments alongside a pic of some double D dirtbox you’ll get more agreement?

                          Could be a strategy, but every thread would have to be NSFW.

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                              • Post #1296

                              Millsy Hannu is a bald ewok

                              Fixed.

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                                  • Post #1297

                                  Hursty Does sound like pure hyperbole to scare the masses

                                  Then you’re not paying attention.

                                      Hey, I’m not THAT short!

                                      Amps I find living somewhere blanketed in wild fire smoke for half the summer every year now makes it more difficult to ignore.

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                                            • Post #1300

                                            303abuser Unfortunately, half the population of this planet is devoid of imagination and empathy, and therefore they are unable to walk in someone else’s shoes even for a minute. Until it happens to them, they won’t lift a finger. See the snooker fans etc.

                                                Amps A proper collapse of the Atlantic Ocean currents should solve that problem. The UK might look like the arctic circle.