This was my exact first thought after seeing the announcement

Isn’t it funny how theres always a company that nobody has ever heard of behind every big brand that everybody knows about?Containerised liability assigned to nonexistent entities.

Its revealing that the ‘middle class’ is a lie, it doesn’t exist. We’re all poor compared to the super wealthy, even at $350k.

AI uses so much more resources than standard search engines and it comes at a time when the whole planet needs to slow down climate change

Depends on your plans for the day. If you’re heading down to the swimming pool then everything might just work itself out.

I chuckled

Looking to install Immich, BitDefender Password Manager and YouTube downloader on the NAS this week.

No, it’s because you’re a dickhead

As a parent, I would prefer this to modern western environments for children that include TVs, video games, phones and no idea what I do for a profession.

I like how one person said they don’t use child labour because they are inefficient. If they were efficient though …

The attitude you describe is, I believe, the result of capitalist and religious propaganda that reinforces individualism rather than collectivist and non-religious yet spiritual philosophies. Those like Hinduism, Confucianism, Zen and Toaism.

Not to sell any one in particular but the common thread in the East is a different perspective than a boss in the sky eternally judging each individual.

Even if you aren’t religious, advertising will tell you you’re a special, unique and seperate individual. Desiring to stand out as famous, beautiful, smart, funny, strong etc is just a trap but one desired by many. Unfortunately, to be above others, then others must be below you. To be rich, there must be poor.

An understanding of this force of balance shows that to minimise the extremes of poverty you must minimise the extremes of wealth.

The East sees our true self is the larger whole of which we as Humanity are a small part of. While your name may seperate you conceptually, none of us are separate from the air we breath or the stars we see. Nothing is seperate even though the mind feels and believes it is so. Are you really in control? Do you beat your heart? When you make a decision, do you first decide to decide?

I only say all this because, when one genuinely switches thinking this way, then naturally you want to be generous and caring towards all others because you see everything as yourself includeing all that is non human.

These philosophies are not the complete answer to our problems because many of these philosophies were born in China and, even though it’s embedded in their culture, they are still struggling like everyone else. But a more modern widespread common understanding of the true nature of the situation may be beneficial.

Axxed

This (from a convert)

Changed only a few weeks ago from Win 11, all the AI crap was creeping in. Using Ubuntu and really enjoying it!

Man, its hard to accept I used to interact with content like that

Wrong post?

Not sure why the downvotes, seems a fair statement to me.

It’s definitely not pay to win because you can unlock all the gear you want, if you don’t know how to use it you won’t be winning much. Ironically, it’s those who grind for the unlocks that develop the skills needed to win consistently. Therefore in my mind it’s Play to Win and the transactional elements are just a side hustle to capitalise on those who like to spend money rather than develop skill.

edit: spelling

My almost adult son once tried to convince me that dishwashers work better when the dishes aren’t rinsed first.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Will keep you fit, you won’t be able to think about your life problems for 1-hour … guaranteed, you’ll make new friends, you will build mental resilience and you’ll learn self-defence. So many benefits as long as you train for the long-term and avoid injury.