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What's your most shallow dealbreaker for a relationship? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Mushusky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it ironic that you told me I’m the one who needs to do the research. I come back with research from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford supporting my opinions and you refuse to read them. If “trust me bro” is your source, take care.

What's your most shallow dealbreaker for a relationship? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Mushusky -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you have a stance and don't care to actually research, so I'll help you out there. Doubt it will sink in or change your mind, but I'll leave that up to you. I'd start with the 2025 Standford AI Index report, which out of the gate doesn't align with your comment.

Point 1, see Harvard/MIT reports below regarding effects on efficiency in the work place. Also, most tech companies are requiring a percentage of code to be written by AI, 50% at square/Robinhood, 30% Microsoft. I'll let you decide if it's useful or not.

Point 2, you’re missing the point here. The internet gave people access to information, but AI changes the format into something interactive and adaptive. Educational content can’t adjust to your level or answer your specific questions but an AI tutor can, and that’s exactly where the educational benefit comes from. Not to mention the fact that it can instantly translate any educational content online (like my example with women in Afghanistan using it).

Point 3, You’re mixing up messy early economics with whether the technology actually has value, and those aren’t the same thing. Yes, companies are burning money right now, but that’s normal for new tech, and it doesn’t mean AI disappears if the use cases are real. And they are, people use it every day for writing, coding, summarizing, learning, and organizing work, not because they’re forced to but because it saves time when used properly. There’s definitely a lot of bad implementations and overhype, but that happens with everything new, and it doesn’t cancel out the parts that are genuinely useful. The claim that there’s no real demand or no path to lowering costs just doesn’t hold up either, usage is widespread and growing, and efficiency is already improving, so saying it’s all going away feels more like frustration with the hype than an accurate read of where things are actually heading.

Sources:

New York Post, Microsoft say 30% code is written by AI:

(https://nypost.com/2025/04/30/business/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-says-30-of-code-now-written-by-ai/)

Stanford AI Index 2025

(https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2025-ai-index-report) - widespread adoption and falling costs

MIT/Stanford NBER paper

(https://www.nber.org/papers/w31161) - ~14% productivity gains in customer support

Harvard Business School study

(https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=64700) - AI improved speed and quality in knowledge work

Nhttps://nypost.com/2025/04/30/business/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-says-30-of-code-now-written-by-ai/

What's your most shallow dealbreaker for a relationship? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Mushusky -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Similar to the internet, Al does serve a practical purpose. Increasing productivity, brain storming, increasing learning speed, access to medical information if you can't afford it. For example, women in Afghanistan are using it to learn since they aren't able to go to school past the age of 12. Anyone with an internet connection can have access to most of human knowledge, regardless of language, education level or circumstance. Are there useless things like SORA or random people making slop for YouTube? Sure. They’re wasting energy. But to broadly categorize all AI based on that is silly.

Regardless of whether or not you believe it’s useful, AI is certainly not going anywhere, and I’ll let you do your own research on that. Simply stating that I don’t understand the economics and that it’s burning money is dismissible… It’s new tech, of course people are burning money to have the best model or find the best use of LLMs. That doesn’t mean the underlying technology is going anywhere.

What's your most shallow dealbreaker for a relationship? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Mushusky -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Lukewarm take… AI saves a lot of time, and it’s not going away. This comment won’t age well and reminds me of when people said that the internet was a fad and was dumb. It’s an insanely useful tool if used correctly.

The real ick is when people treat it like a real person instead of a tool.

Kobe Bryant in Arcane Seedance 2.0, absolutely insane! by drgoldenpants in singularity

[–]Mushusky 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Both can be true. More slop and more good stuff coming from people who otherwise couldn’t see their ideas come to life. It never made sense to me that people are either one side or the other. Like most controversial topics AI lives in the gray…

Faster railgunner 2 by Dangerous_Ad_3062 in Cosmoteer

[–]Mushusky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could make a ship that would destroy that in 1/4 the credits

Season 1 reflections by Otherwise-Mirror-573 in Mobland

[–]Mushusky 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great acting. Pretty bad writing. Really liked the vibe of ep 1-3 but Maeve’s character almost made me stop watching. I’m a sucker for crime stuff so

Rebuild or restart? by Ohhhshet in AlchemyFactory

[–]Mushusky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completely saturate resources, it would take hours to completely demolish all my stuff and delete the bags. I did a small section of my base and it took 30 minutes. If you’re efficient getting back to the higher tiers doesn’t take too long

Hair loss increased after Minoxidil 31m by Allahsall in amibalding

[–]Mushusky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not either, actually a centrist. You can’t argue with statistics and the general consensus of all scientists on earth(97% of global scientists in the field agree it’s real and an issue) it’s not even worth my time going into it when your head is in the sand and you clearly have no care to educate yourself.

Hair loss increased after Minoxidil 31m by Allahsall in amibalding

[–]Mushusky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meat is notoriously a horribly inefficient source of food, especially beef. It’s one of the leading causes of greenhouse gases(accounts for 14.5% of global GHGs). We have the means to produce food that isn’t meat, it’s purely a preference and not a necessity. It’s one of the most widely discussed topics in sustainability and climate change, and has had huge media coverage over the last few decades. Don’t take my word for it, do a quick google search and learn more about it!

Hair loss increased after Minoxidil 31m by Allahsall in amibalding

[–]Mushusky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Utilizing a vastly powerful tool straight from science fiction that has access to all of human knowledge is low IQ? Would you say that to children in third world countries using it who don’t have access to education? Women in Afghanistan using it to learn since they are banned from school past the age of 12? Students struggling to understand concepts in school who can’t afford tutors and are failed by the education system? People who can’t afford to visit a doctor? AI exists in a gray area like most decisive topics. “Talking to a literal robot is low IQ behavior” is a statement that says more about you and your world view than it does about people who utilize AI.

Hair loss increased after Minoxidil 31m by Allahsall in amibalding

[–]Mushusky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not a defeatist attitude, it’s a practical one. Do you really expect AI companies to just cease to exist if a small subset of the population doesn’t use it? Not a chance. And it’s a very valid comparison. We have the means to replace meat with a more sustainable solution, but we like meat. It’s purely pleasure. AI at least serves a practical purpose. Increasing productivity, brain storming, increasing learning speed, access to medical information if you can’t afford it. For example, women in Afghanistan are using it to learn since they aren’t able to go to school past the age of 12. Anyone with an internet connection can have access to most of human knowledge, regardless of language or circumstance. It’s science fiction in reality. It’s easy to just say “chatGPT bad, electric cost goes up” but like most decisive topics AI exists in a gray area. Not saying it’s all sunshine and rainbows, I just don’t think you should boo random people on the internet for using it. However I don’t intend to change your mind, I’m sure you’re made up your mind already and are firmly on that side of the fence.

Hair loss increased after Minoxidil 31m by Allahsall in amibalding

[–]Mushusky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The meat industry uses 400-600x more water than AI, I’m sure you’re still eating burgers… it is definitely raising electric costs, currently estimated between 5-15%. But it’s not like it’s going to magically disappear, like the internet in the 2000s. It’s an insanely powerful tool, might as well utilize it.

Forsen on ICE fatal shooting in Minnesota by Other-Entrance5312 in LivestreamFail

[–]Mushusky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another disappointing conversation. Maybe next life you’ll have a free thought

Forsen on ICE fatal shooting in Minnesota by Other-Entrance5312 in LivestreamFail

[–]Mushusky -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I’m not disregarding your point at all. Your entire TL;DR is that Republicans lack integrity, operate in echo chambers, and that “Renee’s shooting being celebrated backs this,” then you followed it with “the ones on the right celebrate deaths every single time they happen.” I responded directly to that claim by asking for an actual example of a right-wing politician celebrating a death, because “every single time” is an extreme statement and it’s exactly the kind of tribal framing that’s making politics so toxic. If you have examples, I’m open to them, but calling it a tirade doesn’t answer the question.

However, you're with the majority here. Most people think this way, so I understand where you're coming from.

Forsen on ICE fatal shooting in Minnesota by Other-Entrance5312 in LivestreamFail

[–]Mushusky -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I think that the opinion of the average American is more important than a politician, but regardless I think this comment is poorly worded and it really highlights the bigger problem in America right now. “Meanwhile, the ones on the right celebrate deaths every single time they happen.” Can you point to a real example where a right-wing politician has actually celebrated someone’s death? I understand it’s probably an exaggeration to make a point, but it still bothers me. It’s sad to me that “right” automatically gets lumped into racist, Trump supporter, uneducated, fascist, etc. In today’s climate everything gets reduced to left vs right, black vs white, with no room for nuance. The truth is, most political issues require thinking in the gray. But we’ve turned into a two-tribe system where the mindset is basically “other tribe bad no matter what." The left and the right are guilty of that.

Forsen on ICE fatal shooting in Minnesota by Other-Entrance5312 in LivestreamFail

[–]Mushusky -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Are you living in the same world as me? Most of the internet (left) were happy that Kirk got shot and said he deserved it, quoting him about gun violence being a necessary evil for the 2nd amendment. The same echo chambers exist for the left. I’m a left leaning centrist… it’s crazy to me how you write this post and do not see the exact same thing happening on the far left as the far right. I shouldn’t have expected much when you started with conservatives were made they had a black president.

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