VinnyDaCat

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[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Not entirely surprising considering their openly misogynistic views.

Shame so many people use him as a role model, he's very dangerous.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago (4 children)
[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I wouldn't say it's the platform's fault or consider it misuse of those experiencing that.

We should be using online spaces and platforms to engage with one another. We could use these to reach out to each other across the world for a variety of positive purposes. It's just unfortunate that most platforms are filled with hate and a lot of people out there would rather have negative experiences and some engagement, than no engagement at all.

Obviously that's not exactly healthy but that's how some people seem to be. I also question how healthy society would be if we all eventually ended up in the position of refusing online interaction for this reason.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Tbf it’s rare to see normal people posting on social media in 2024, at least everyone I see is fucked up in some way.

This might be a bold assumption on my part but I would say most normal people do not have the energy for the craziness that occurs on a lot of socials now.

You want to engage and be a part of the community but it's just far too exhausting in many cases. Easier to just browse most of the time.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Because if you don’t like your healthcare in the US, you certainly can leave, but you will be stuck with the bill, and if it’s considered leaving “against medical advice,” you will be denied insurance coverage if you return for the same issue.

Insurance is just a pain in general in the U.S. For instance some people might struggle to find a new doctor in their area if they're dealing with a specialist and have specific insurance coverages which means cutting off their toxic doctor might be more difficult.

Burning bridges to escape toxicity is fine, just don't strand yourself.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I stand by my opinion that learning systems training on copyrighted materials isn’t the problem, it’s companies super eager to replace human workers with automation (or replace skilled workers with cheaper, unskilled workers).

I mean it's the heart of the issue.

OpenAI isn't even the big issue regarding this. It's other companies that are developing and training specialized LLMs on their own employees. These companies have the capital to take the loss on the project because in their eyes it'll eventually turn into a gain as long as they get it right eventually.

GPT and OpenAI is just a minor distraction in regards to what is being cooked up behind the scenes, but I still wouldn't give them a free pass for that either.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah. I suspect many of us knew her stance on this issue before she said it but she really did not need to say it.

I appreciate the honesty but I do wish that she would avoid this one topic in particular. This is an issue that younger voters feel very strongly about. Younger voter turnout may not be good anyways, but I would really do my best to avoid upsetting that crowd. We're not trying to make people go back to feeling apathetic regarding the election again.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's much easier for people to mock and ridicule than to educate and correct.

I'm not saying we shouldn't call out poor behavior but the way we do so should be constructive as to not breed further resentment. This goes for most everything too, not just for the issue in the OP.

This is just a small part of creating a world that you want to live in. We can't shut out the world or those we disapprove of, but we can contribute to the betterment of others, making the world a place we're more more comfortable with sharing.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It doesn't take too many traitors to the party to ruin any attempts at passing progressive legislation sadly. Even if it's not the usual suspects like Sinema or Manchin someone will always step up, and if they don't get voted back into office later then they'll just cash in those connections with a lobbying firm.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I really don't think that this was necessary.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Probably doesn't need to be said but memes aside I appreciate you being nice to them. I always feel incredibly bad for the people working in that industry.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't even think we had that many religious people. It was the biggest city in a very rural red state but I can't think of much else for why the reaction was that bad. We had an air force base nearby but I mostly chalked up the experience to bad luck and sitting next to the wrong person.

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