shrubby

Tech fascism alright.

Read The Nerd Reich.

Banality of evil hits the spot on so many things these days.

Tech fascism is panicking universally as the algorithmic manipulation doesn't seem to work anymore as people are getting more and more aware of the tactics.

Nice to see this despite the tech fascist effort.

42 yeah. But we already know what to do, why would AGI suddenly make us do that:D

Huh. This is a crime against humanity. The planet is burning.

The concentration of power and the crossed planetary boundaries...

Money or economy is a social construct. The laws of physics and nature are, ehm kinda constant.

Eternal growth on a finite planet isn't exactly feasible and the planet is getting a mild fever as we speak. It'll recover, but it'll remove the symbiotic beings once they've turned into parasites.

And freedom in America is kinda joke these days at least anywhere else in the world : - )

The ones on the top of the chain have chosen. The rest have been manipulated to passivity and the banality of evil.

Humanity is beyond a political system. This phase is technofeodalism or tech fascism.

The situation is the same on the other side of the pond. Money, power and algorithmic manipulation power have concentrated enough, that the premise of democracy can be ditched.

Read Gil Duran's The Nerd Reich for an update on the current situation, where tech has replaced democracy.

Or search THN for The Nerd Reich or tech fascism topics and see that most of the topics are flagged here for no reason.

Yes, you're correct. And it powers also all of the ones I mentioned. Thanks for the clarification.

Please elaborate?

I remind you of the better version ShlinkedIN! Unfortunately it seems to be dead these days.

Yes. I must use it within sandbox and single signon MFA and a password that questions my sanity to login. Even with this it regularly manages to sucks the soul dry occasionally.

Yes. Gambling goes a long way. I just recommended Natasha Dow Schüll and Addiction by Design.

That leads us to BJ Fogg's Persuasive Design Lab at Stanford and the addictive software design.

Tobacco industry owners figured out their time's out and bought food stock and put their addiction department to design food to be addictive.

Where should we head next?

This also depends on the pennies we have to spare. I also as a middle aged and middle class European like to invite friends over, but the youth these days (and many many adults, at least around here) don't have the money to spend on this. Not the only reason, but a substantial one IMO.