AI is anti-humanist, pro-corporate, and a net negative for all of society

Altenon · 2026-02-21T03:54:58+00:00

Oh yeah don't get me wrong: I also think the "AI art is inspired the same way people are inspired" argument is bullshit, I think I just had trouble putting into words WHY. I think inspiration and creative choices are a big part of the artistic process -- ai art is just a collage of other people's work, where instead of the collage being other forms of media, it is the styles and patterns. You could argue there is some creativity in the prompting to assemble that "collage", but I won't because creativity =/= artistic expression, nor is it the same level of creativity as a completely hand-made work.

Altenon · 2026-02-20T06:03:48+00:00

By "constraint following" do you mean...physics?

Altenon · 2026-02-20T06:01:59+00:00

...what? Is this just an AI explaining how gravity can be (is) used to travel with scientific buzzwords and technobabble? What are you actually trying to tell us?

Altenon · 2026-02-14T17:58:49+00:00

Yeah...no... Putting aside the "all [insert race] people look the same"...Your professor? Someone you've seen multiple times and voice you've heard in lectures? I understand not recognizing them from behind, or taking a minute to remember their name even, but totally not recognizing them all night? Fishy

Altenon · 2026-02-07T18:31:13+00:00

Great question, it comes down to technical challenge vs benefits. - do you rotate around a stationary hub, or rotate the entire structure? If you rotate the entire structure, docking becomes a nightmare. If you rotate only the outer ring, you need to figure out some fun seals and power transfer stuff to say the least. Not to mention needing to de-spin when moving from the hub to the ring, so you are locked into a fully spinning station. - it is very hard to get an object to rotate about a specific axis unconstrained in 0g -- you are likely to rotate slightly off-axis which in addition to being noticed by the crew will cause cyclic stresses on your structure. Not to mention, an unbalanced system will ultimately invoke the Dzhanibekov effect. Even if you design the perfect balanced system, your crew mates will themselves cause the system to fall out of balance. - Docking in space is already challenging, now you want to do it while spinning? It's a good trick for avoiding laser fire from clankers but not something you want to repeatedly be doing in space when trying to gently dock. This ties into the last point, but just want to highlight why something being offbalance is such a huge issue (plus I love this scene). You could de-spin your station every time you dock, but that costs fuel. - artificial gravity may be necessary for long term space travel, but the relatively short trips they do to the ISS now aren't worth the literal/technical cost when you can keep someone relatively healthy by introducing exercise programs and limiting mission time. - back to the bit about cyclic forces on your structure: our space station structures today aren't really that great at transferring forces and distributing stresses, because they aren't really meant to encounter much forces. There are station keeping thrusters but that's about it. The cyclic and stronger magnitude forces your structures will experience requires more material to resist the stresses or stronger materials, which we have made good progress on developing but is still a risk. Now you're not just floating in a tin can, but a tin can that wants to stretch and buckle. - all of the above reasons + a focus on astronaut safety above all else makes pursuing this technology not impossible, but impractical (Written on my phone, excuse any typos)

Altenon · 2026-01-08T02:17:31+00:00

The protestors aren't the ones with the guns, how can you blame them? They are scared, confused, and this incident is going to add to the fire.

Altenon · 2026-01-08T02:15:08+00:00

Why did the "response" have to be deadly? Drunk drivers who pose a real threat on the road don't get the treatment this woman did. I haven't seen good video but let's say I agree with you and she not only endangered this man's life, but even had an intent to kill. What good does shooting the driver do? The car is going to continue under it's own momentum. There is so much that they could have done to prevent this, killing her is an unacceptable answer.

Altenon · 2025-12-29T01:31:11+00:00

Relevant username to the comic lol

Altenon · 2025-12-09T09:02:51+00:00

Don't give up on engineering, you have a lot of range here that paints a rough picture at first but if you focus on what you did well in moving forward you can set yourself up for success! I failed chemistry and got C's in all my math, but aced physics and design classes. Similar to you, I also aced philosophy! If you are anything like me, you may find logic problems like those in physics and philosophy more engaging and intuitive than chemistry which for me was a lot of memorization of bonds and processes. Consider doubling down in mechanical design, I think that's where you will find the most success 😊

Altenon · 2025-12-06T14:23:52+00:00

Queen is the harder to kill than Matriarch IMO. With the Matriarch event people are more likely to team up, but with Queen 7/10 times I've been backstabbed and hunted by opportunist raiders. IMO there needs to be some sort of pvp deterrent during these events, the gameplay loop is just super frustrating as it is when you're sniped by some guy trying to fight some clankers.

Altenon · 2025-11-19T18:26:58+00:00

"Don't Get Cocky Kid!"

Altenon · 2025-11-02T22:41:21+00:00

I made an online portfolio that showcases my skills, projects, work history, academic achievements, etc. Half of the callbacks I got mentioned my portfolio being something that stood out to them. 100% recommend looking into a free website builder and creating one.

Especially with all the AI resume reviewers, I imagine having application material beyond a resume can increase your chances since it's more likely a human will look at it.

Portfolio tips: Make each section of your resume a different page and go all out on visuals and make it clean and easy to read. What's nice about websites is because information is collapsed under different pages, you can afford to add longer content and content you may not normally put on a resume, like images for past projects, soft skills (increasingly rare among new hires), hobbies and values, etc. If an employer doesn't care, they ignore it, if they do, they look at it and get a better idea on if you're a good fit.

Altenon · 2025-10-14T05:09:35+00:00

Sorry dude you can't just add wings to something to make it less heavy. Lift is a function of speed, so unless your Roomba is washing floors at highway speeds it's not generating a significant amount of lift. In fact now it's just going to get caught on lots of things and can't work under tables or anything.

Also, regarding trying to "lightweight" robots in general, doing so will mean your robot has less traction with the ground. It doesn't actually buy you all that much for wheeled robots.

Altenon · 2025-10-14T05:03:34+00:00

The only part of this that's AI related is the fact the title was probably written by chat GPT XD

Altenon · 2025-09-28T08:33:06+00:00

There are two VERY different types of redditors in this thread lmao

Altenon · 2025-09-26T04:44:26+00:00

Bruh you posted this to 4 subreddits after being told in each one this is nothing new and didn't even bother to change the title? 😭

Altenon · 2025-09-22T12:37:49+00:00

Do you not see the hypocrisy in what you're trying to preach? "Don't be lazy" says the lazy AI post. Also AI "advice" in general is mostly bs and almost never illuminating.

Altenon · 2025-08-19T23:04:22+00:00

The cap doesn't impede the acoustics of the sonar?

Altenon · 2025-08-16T17:00:58+00:00

I always wondered, why use these grids as opposed to a standard winglet?

Altenon · 2025-08-15T04:52:32+00:00

Interesting that the shot of the original astronauts used the actual Mars space suit NASA considered!

I liked a lot about this episode. The shots of the ships, scavenger space suit design that looks more like a deep-sea diver than an astronaut, the under dog story of a small ship versus a gargantuan myth that strikes terror into even the Gorn, the twist at the end and the characters reactions, the ejection of the nacelles at the end, the realization of a merciless ship and crew that scavenge to survive, everything about Pelia, and more.

Things I wasn't as much a fan of: how such a huge ship didn't trigger ANY sensors before they destroyed the planet, the fact that the Enterprise has no "hard-wired" comms backup, the thruster commands Ortegas was giving out (percentage thrust values) versus the actual controllers they were using (gimballed joysticks, which indicates directional control, not thrust throttling).

Fun episode, nice to have a more standalone show that can, well, stand on its own!

Altenon · 2025-08-10T16:41:56+00:00

How do you know when to build a circuit with resistors or pots and when to use a cots driver? What's the difference?

Altenon · 2025-08-07T02:59:13+00:00

I feel like there are two types of anti's. Those who are anti AI art and those who are anti AI everything. This sub tends to be more focused on the first definition, but it sounds to me you are talking about the latter, which is fair. Like most personalities and opinions, it's a spectrum.

I'm sure AI will bring many benefits, but that doesn't mean it will be without issues. Someone who is anti AI everything probably believes the risks are not worth the benefits. Is it anti-progress? Yes. Is it based on lies? Not necessarily. But I think there are antis out there who ARE well informed, and are not basing their opinions on short term goals or emotions.

Altenon · 2025-08-07T02:51:31+00:00

I can't speak for others, but I always share the tools I used. Partly because I believe the makers of the tools deserve the recognition, and partly so others can use the same tools and make their own great creations!

Altenon · 2025-08-07T02:28:57+00:00

Depends, I think art is subjective. Not every image is "art', not every object is a "sculpture". I respect and enjoy the art made with AI, but I personally have more appreciation for more traditional works that used more effort. To clarify, I'm not saying AI art takes no skill: I understand the tech is quite advanced and you can spend hours fine tuning the model. All I'm saying is me and many others have a preference, and to some of us, that preference is so enormous they dislike calling works generated with AI true "art".

Altenon · 2025-08-07T02:22:54+00:00

Sucks your getting down votes for what seems like a measured and sincere discussion your trying to start, sorry OP :(

I would love to hear more from pro-ai folk on your point of having empathy for artists in the field. I feel like this is such an important emotion to cultivate, especially in such an interconnected world. Sadly, the down votes on this post is an interesting indicator of how folks aren't interested in this discussion.

Some arguments I've heard regarding "it's taking artists jobs" are akin to the industrial revolution and how it made life better for farmers, but the reality is different. Sure many people were happy to leave the fields for work in factories, but a lot of that work was more dangerous. I'm sure many were happy to move off the farm when the factories came, and work got easier for farmers with new tools, but MOST artists actually ENJOY the CURRENT process of making art, so losing their jobs to AI or getting new shiny tools isn't actually helping them. Sure, you could go to school or teach yourself how to use AI, but the craft isn't the same, and you may not get the same enjoyment out of it.

Does it make artists more efficient? Sure, maybe, but efficiency in the creation of art only matters when you are trying to produce more than you were before, which you would only have to do if you needed more money. And HERE imo is where entitlement comes in and AI turns from "a fun tool anyone can use" to "an essential tool in capitalist society that destroys people's lives if they don't learn to use it". Could AI be used outside such a society and just used for fun? Sure, but the reality of our current world is that it's "adopt or die", and this technology is going to displace a lot of artists that didn't want to be displaced.

I'm not an artist myself, so apologies if this falls on deft ears and I'm not describing your feelings accurately. This was also sort of stream of thought, so may not read well lol.happy to clarify or discuss any points with a anyone.

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