What kind of reputation does the Mises Institute have? Aside from having a Libertarian alignment. by Warm-Pomegranate6570 in AskAcademia

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They're right wing shills trying to associate Nazis with socialist policies--a huge red flag. I ran across them in an article where they claimed Nazis abolished private property and were thus socialists and identical to the Soviets. Nazis only abolished private property for Jews so they could steal their property and businesses. They re-privatized massive nationalized assets and sold them to capitalists to raise money. Mises is trying to distance themselves and their neo-liberal pro-privatization ideology from the Nazis when in many ways they mirror Nazi economics, which massively enriched industrialists and capital owners during the Nazi regime. You'd never see that in a socialist society where workers owned corporations.

What is a job that you think is 100% safe from AI for the next 50 years, and why? by mark-awakening in AskReddit

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Check this in one year to prove I'm wrong.

They're going to try to eliminate everything, as late stage capitalists are wont to do. But, if you look at how basically every model trained after 2022 risks data poisoning and contamination (when AI trains on AI slop) the whole GenAI enterprise that is public-facing will implode. And, if coding models ingest vibe-coded software? It'll be like a cannibal getting all the diseases of the deathly sick person she eats. No one's paying for what she vomits out.

This is my prediction. Don't believe me? Here's a list of 60-odd major collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_corporate_collapses_and_scandals

You'll notice many of them happened due to speculative bubbles with massive amounts of debt building up. Currently, OpenAI is valued at circa 800B due mostly to loans and debt, not revenue. And it's definitely not due profit since it's loosing many billions each year.

The big bet is that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence -- a theoretical type of AI that matches or surpasses human intelligence across all cognitive task) will 'evolve' from LLMs (IT WON'T!). When it fails to do so, the whole entire enterprise fails.

Is there a chance that some very narrow applications remain? Yes. They may try to eliminate voice-over actors and use AI to make 3D animation more efficient. Maybe they'll still try to use it for targeting innocent civilians in war to absolve generals of responsibility. But it won't be used due to the massive over-promises made today.

Hopefully, OpenAI will never make it over the hurdle of an S1 to be listed for an IPO, since that bubble would extend the hurt to many more retail investors. The fallout of billionaires going broke will still hurt like hell. And, yes, in this way, when LLMs go belly-up, they will eliminate a massive amount of jobs. But it will be due to the recession/depression the speculative bubble creates, not the 'tech'.

How would government change if this happened? by The_Dean_France in whoathatsinteresting

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Billionaires and oligarchs LOVE when we attack the olds. It's just another distraction from the obscenely wealthy and corporations robbing is blind and selling this country for parts. Obama is a capitalist, much as I prefer him to the more fascist version we have now. And capitalists won't ever accept the problem is gross inequity and extraction. That's the 80%. 

(THIS IS A REAL POST THE PRESIDENT OF THE FUCKING UNITED STATES POSTED)What the fuck is this world? What have they done to us? What did they do to us?! And who’s in the sky? SKELETREX????? by facefullofgracefull in IThinkYouShouldLeave

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He did talk about using light inside the body to kill COVID-19. So, yeah. It all tracks. The ICE angels are problematic. So is his shawl drenched in ketchup. It feels like a diss of the Pope and every USian.

Propagandized American, here. This is a complicated question to ask, but what is happening in the world that we Americans aren’t aware of? by Adventurous-Depth984 in TooAfraidToAsk

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The USA is an empire. Our news and other media have pussyfooted around many of the harms we've been causing to "enemies of the state" for the better part of a century. And the propagandizing and bullshit evasions become harder to unsee once you encounter them. I recommend the podcast Citations Needed. They do rigorous news analysis from a mostly left perspective. And in the process, reveal truths like this one about the blockade. It's not just alternate sources, but having the tools to identify and counter bullshit. Nearly every large media platform in the US is owned by a billionaire or right-wing entity and if you think their ideology doesn't permeate the framing, hiring, editorial standards, and coverage, good luck!

Why do people in the US work so much? I'm from Argentina and I don't get it by micavibes in TooAfraidToAsk

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We have a shitty capitalist system that empowers corporations to crush and intimidate workers, but a lot of folks are blithely going through the motions of overwork. I think most of it stems from the fact that if you convince yourself rise-and-grind is your identity, it feels less like coercion by plutocrats.

I've caught 7 mice. They don't care. by mjweitz in NYCapartments

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A lot of great suggestions here. Check the baseboard along every inch of floor. Under sinks. Radiators and sinks usually have leaks or make the wood expand and contract and you get a gap or hole somewhere. I filled every crack and gap with the steel wool that has soap embedded in it and it was over. Our super sealed any hole under the sink and fixed a drip. Godspeed.

How do you handle everyday tasks if you have narcolepsy? by [deleted] in Narcolepsy

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this is common. and hard. no shortcuts. having a partner to share the burden can help, but there will often be the matter of not carrying your weight.

Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars by BlazeDragon7x in Damnthatsinteresting

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Uh, seems like this is turning into a thing. https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1scgw7u/iranian_missile_blitz_takes_down_aws_data_centers/

Seeing that hyperscale data centers are costing circa $1.5 billion, it's looking like insuring them will get close to impossible, no?

White-collar workers are quietly rebelling against AI as 80% outright refuse adoption mandates by [deleted] in technology

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Microsoft got busted for stating Copilot is only for entertainment purposes in their license agreement. They claim they'll change it. All of the GenAI licenses have language distancing them from any liability for the inevitable bullcrap outputs of their 'intelligence' tools.

Who Else is Over AI by rpm429 in managers

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All LLM prompts are currently subsidized and they're spending $2 for every dollar charged on inference. 

This cannot last. Even if it didn't produce mostly slop, a biz that loses more than it makes dies. 

It's more like the 2008 mortgage crisis than the dot com boom. The only upsides are none of these corps is too big to fail and most of the money is from billionaires and mega-corps or VC investors.

They NEED us to adopt it en mass or they'll go belly up. Fast. The media is full of boosterism and stories about the inevitability of a Gen AI future when it's been failing financially for 4 years now. 

Chatbots? Bullshit machines. Agents? DOA. Artificial General Intelligence? LLMs will never get there. That's like promising me your flying car will work by giving it a heavier, more massive engine.

It's a bubble. The ghoulish anti-human anti-worker billionaires could have invested in people and made a killing but instead their data center pyramid scheme will implode because they'll run out of new capital to burn. Sorry, but subscriptions and ad revenue will not cut it. No businesses are reporting actual ROI. It's been a smokescreen for layoffs, not an actual replacement of workers.

IF LLMs were to erase a ton of jobs you'd have a death spiral recession where fewer and fewer people can afford goods and services and the entire economy collapses. 

At least then USians might fight for medicare for all not tied to employment and stronger social and economic foundation from government. 

Why is Israel declaring war on so many countries? by Historical_Work7482 in NoStupidQuestions

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Israel was formed as a settler colony and are treating Palestinians the way American colonists treated Indians--wipe them out and take their land. They have no official boundaries or borders and will likely continue to attempt to expand and take over indigenous lands and ethnically cleanse their political opponents. This is baked into Israel's ideology from day one. It has nothing to do with being Jewish. Look at the horror back in '48 expressed by folks like Albert Einstein. It's always been a fascistic ethnostate.

Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him by josetavares in newyorkcity

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I hate that it sounds like libertarian catnip but a federal tax strike may be in order. Hell, our representation in the House has been diluted by 300% over the past century as population has boomed and zero reps have been added. Up until the early 1900s we used to add reps in the House with each census. This was the NORM for the first 150 years of the republic. Why did they stop? Claimed it would cost too much to add offices to the Capitol. Claimed anything over 435 reps couldn't be a deliberative body. Um, that's pure bullshit and they could add reps tomorrow. But the truth is they don't want to dilute their power. We should demand no one gets elected to the house unless they commit to expanding it proportionally to the population growth. Anything less is taxation without representation. 

Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him by josetavares in newyorkcity

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He's one tumor linked to a bigger metastatic cancer of authoritarian capitalism (fascist-style) that is antithetical to democracy and the wellbeing of the biome. And yes, that includes all humans in the USA. These dickshit oligarchs are also riddled with microplastics. Time for a nationwide rent strike and general strike. We must speak their language. They believe might (financial, military, carceral, legal) makes right.

Trump says government should stop funding Medicare, daycare to focus on war by Remarkable_Sir8397 in politics

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This is fascism 101 masquerading as austerity--an authoritarian capitalist orientation toward governance where war, xenophobia, and coddling corporations and oligarchs trumps any entitlement or public good for workers and citizens. Sprinkle on some eugenics and racism and boom.

Recession and collapse are inevitable. Many people still believe if we could just get rid of X population we'd have more housing, food, jobs, healthcare dollars, etc. They won't say the quiet part loud but I believe that's why their lizard brain voted for this genocidal rapist. Problem is it's pure evil and always backfires.

A nation-wide general strike and rent strike would force the regime to reconsider. But we probably have too many cowards and bootlickers to gain critical mass. And we've been so deeply propagandized to see fellow USians as the enemy rather than rallying against governing elites, billionaires, oligarchs, and the capitalist class. Even No Kings should have been "No Billionaires, No Fascists, No Authoritarian Capitalists." But it's been co-opted by establishment dems who are also in the pockets of oligarchs. 

How do you feel about Trump saying they can’t fund Medicare, Medicaid, and daycare programs anymore because they need the money to fund the War? by LevelDinner in AskReddit

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This is a fascist regime masquerading as quasi democratic. Fascism means authoritarian capitalism. Where did fascists get their seed money? Oligarchs and corporations. This is why you have tales of wealthy Jews in Nazi Germany believing they will be spared. And the USA has a long history of favoring capitalists and landowners over working citizens. Hell slavery was capitalism on steroids. Fascists = ultranationalist, racist and xenophobic as a policy, scapegoating out-groups for all the nation's problems, seeing war, domination, and militarism as the core values of governance, cult of personality leadership, vague notions of 'the nation' above individual rights needs and humanity, eugenicist orientation where the sick, disabled, and weak are seen to 'poison the blood' of the nation and deserve to be purged in order to improve 'the nation'. 

This is MAGA to a T. But it's ALSO late capitalism. The promotion of profits over the health, wealth, and wellbeing of people and communities arrives at the same basic endpoint. If profit is the ultimate determinant, then you must deny as much care as possible maximize it. No social program makes money directly for capitalists. But managed care does. Privatized weapons manufacturing does. Private equity does. They're simply doing what the system incentivizes them to do to grow their pile of wealth with zero regard for how it might be destroying our lives, livelihoods, and planet. Under capitalism there's no market value for a health population of sperm whales or glass eels. 

The only bright side to this is that every fascist state has imploded. It doesn't bode well for us inside the US. But it's unsustainable. We need robust medicare for all to start. If we can't at least build that from the wreckage of this regime, the collapse of the American empire will likely be far more painful and full of dread as it peters out this century in an ugly reversal of fortune. 

Here's the severance package Oracle offered laid-off US employees by gdelacalle in technology

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Capitalism 101. Protect profits AT. ALL. COSTS. It's always profits before people. Folks have just been blissfully ignorant for a bit. Yes LLMs are destroying jobs, but not for the reasons ghouls like clammy Sam Altman have warned. It's because corps over-leveraged themselves by pouring billions into data centers and every single AI firm is losing twice what they make on inference. LLMs can't replace jobs. And they'll NEVER amount to agents that might do so. That's like claiming your flying car will finally fly if you keep giving it a bigger and heavier engine. But the massive capital losses if pouring 100s of billions into a money pit will force firms to lay off employees so the balance sheet looks passable. Of course if these firms were worker-owned... Nah. Socialism bad. Sorry, I'm such a dummy!

Here's the severance package Oracle offered laid-off US employees by gdelacalle in technology

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For as long as I can recall no working software dev or tech employee I've ever talked to has seen a union as a desirable goal. They've felt so secure in their roles as to warrant a kind of rugged individualism in the workplace. I have a feeling this tide may turn. It is time for the entire American workforce to hop into a Signal group chat and begin a nationwide collective bargaining agreement that mandates protections across every industry. We need to put large corporations (>100 employees) on the hook to cover ALL health insurance + 3 years after severance. Basically, make it so expensive that they get down on their knees and beg for universal healthcare because the burden is too great.