For instance, in 2013, there were a lot of complaints about Amazon avoiding sales taxes and engaging in predatory behavior around book pricing. How did Jeff Bezos answer this charge? “Amazon is not happening to book selling,” he said, “the future is happening to book selling.” I see a lot of similarities between that political language and the AI discourse.

This is the reason I like Matt’s blog, since I think one of the big things about AI isn’t just the technology (though I have tons of complaints there), it’s also about the politics around this tech. We just have a bunch of monopolists running around saying “you’re not ready for the future” as a way to just enforce existing power structures.

The number of people basically advocating for this in the comments is honestly depressing

No child deserves to die that way. What a horrible take.

What rail? We have Amtrak but it’s laughable even compared to the poorest European countries. It’s cars or nothing baby.

I’m basically 40 and deadlift in the 700s pretty frequently. You can bulletproof your back if you have the will

Dark Souls 2

Yeah and the only way I’ve been able to make it work is with the steam deck since it allows me to hang out in the TV room with everyone. Sequestering myself away in a dedicated room is over I’m afraid lol.

I’m interested in jetting out as well. Did you get a job first? Or did you do something similar to Germany’s “Opportunity Visa”?