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I'm not sure if it was dying out before, but it feels like cheap 3D printers (and software like tinkercad) may have contributed.

I'd say it's cultural. Stiff upper lip and all that. It would be impolite or even confrontational to complain about something, so you have a little moan instead.

A common response to the question "how are you?" is "could be worse". I've always felt this is a good example of British culture, though maybe it's not so simple to understand if you've not lived here.

A casual moan about the weather or the fact that the potholes only ever get haphazardly filled in a week before people need to re-justify their budgets for the following year is a great way to blow off a little steam while building social bonds with the people around you.

These mild inconveniences are perfect when filling dead air with a friend or passing the time with a stranger at the bus stop (it's always 5 bloody minutes late, why do they even bother with the digital signage if it's always wrong? Ah well, it is what it is).

As for causes, you'll get many varying answers, from Thatcher to that just being how it goes.

Their comment is even funnier considering the sudden rise of Farage and Friends.

Their attempts to claim culture is governed by strong borders is also hilarious when an hour's drive in any direction from London would expose them to people they probably wouldn't even realise are speaking English.

I've always wondered why people who so proudly claim to not be from here speak with such authority about how it is to live here.

It's Fox news claimed no-go zones and Sharia law cities all over again. Utter bullshit.

I feel this post is also an example of the the British past time of having a moan.

It's a stereotype that Brits can be miserable and complain a lot, but the truth is most of us just enjoy having a moan about ultimately inconsequential things.

The example that comes to mind is just how many of the blokes I know will complain about reality shows like Married at First Sight or Love is Blind, yet will sit down with their partner each evening to watch them.

The uninformed might suggest they simply don't watch the shows if they're annoyed by them, but if they didn't watch they'd have nothing to moan about, and that's half the fun!

While I'm sure the blog post was made primarily for sparking discussion around the point of la guage differences, I wouldn't be surprised if simply having a moan about something perceived as mildly irritating but otherwise inconsequential wasn't also a driving factor. :)

I'm guessing this is very context/region dependant. Calling someone a nonce as a bit of banter would be more acceptable than calling them a paedophile when I was growing up. I assume because using the officially recognised term made your accusations seem more ernest, though I've never actually thought much about it before.

Arsed. Both are used in my experience, though arsed seems more common. Could be regional.

There's a rather large and easily understood difference between wanting to preserve your Britishness in the face of the Americans, and joining Lennon-Yaxleys band of gammon faced flag shaggers (though flying the flag is less of a signal while the footies on).

The majority like it, though there's always a debate about the correct preparation method. I've always felt like a bit of an outsider whenever a brew is offered and I ask if they have coffee, and I've lived here all mi life.

The fact you think he's afraid may be a signal that you also aren't a Brit.

I'd love to read a full transcript of someone going through this kind of collaborative programming. I see this kind of process mentioned a lot but can't quite figure out the details in my head. If anyone has a link to a blog post or similar showing this process in depth, I'd love to give it a read :)

What makes it humiliating? To me, it's just words, a little childish but still. I'm a Brit though, and I feel we have a much more lax attitude to swearing over here.

The tech doesn't sound that interesting at all. Every AI Degen thread on 4chan and similar has included model fine tuning instructions for a few years now, for the express purpose of cloning an existing artists style. I also find it interesting that they included a quote from an artist pointing out the hypocrisy of using an existing model, trained on unlicensed material, but never actually discussed that particular issue in the article.

This is completely ignoring the most common reason for not having children that I've heard amongst friends and family: "I can't afford a house, I'll never be able to afford kids."

It's not about testing it with your eyes, but about where the shrapnel might end up if things go very wrong.