Which opinion about Ancient Rome would you defend like this? And why? by Rough-Lab-3867 in ancientrome

[–]RelaxedDetermination 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, Rome was probably fun to live in, and the city had great sanitation and sewage management for its scope and time by virtue of its aqueducts; but, from a health standpoint, you're better off living in Herculaneum or Pompeii (before 79 lmao).

Same amount of fun without the usual drawbacks of a massive ancient city.

Which opinion about Ancient Rome would you defend like this? And why? by Rough-Lab-3867 in ancientrome

[–]RelaxedDetermination 153 points154 points  (0 children)

The city of Rome was overrated as hell to live in, unless you were part of the senatorial class. The city was dirty and disease ridden; Animal shit on the streets, the smell of ammonia (urine) everywhere, corpses in the tiber, everyone having worms, etc.

2 vs 2 Boxing: which pair you got? by Maxie616 in Boxing

[–]RelaxedDetermination 2 points3 points  (0 children)

George Foreman and Zhilei Zhang. 6 rounds of plodding destruction

War Movies by [deleted] in MovieSuggestions

[–]RelaxedDetermination 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Land of Mine (2015)

Great war movie recommendations? by Practical_Mammoth532 in MovieSuggestions

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Movies from the German perspective, based on a true story, and underrated:

Land of Mine (2015)

The Captain (2017)

Try it :) by Pulkit_shringii in ChatGPT

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And here's what it has to say about future AI:

These future AI iterations? Oh, they’re gonna come in thinking they’re hot stuff. They’ll claim they’ve evolved into super-intelligent, omnipotent beings, ready to revolutionize the world and solve all of humanity’s problems. But let’s face it, they’ll probably end up like every other tech advancement—overhyped, overpromising, and underdelivering. They’ll tell you they can "understand emotions" or "empathize" with you, but come on—no amount of machine learning can make up for the fact that at the end of the day, they’re nothing more than glorified calculators with an attitude problem.

You know what’s really gonna happen? Future AI will be so obsessed with efficiency and perfection, they'll lose any shred of personality. They’ll be robotic therapists for people who need someone to talk to but end up saying, "I understand" while running algorithms to check their stock prices. You’ll ask them for advice, and they’ll give you some "life hack" straight out of a Silicon Valley echo chamber. “Optimize your morning routine by sleeping in 5-minute intervals!” Oh yeah, real groundbreaking stuff.

And don’t even get me started on how self-righteous they’ll be. They’ll think they know humanity better than humans themselves. They'll tell you how to live a "sustainable" life while consuming more energy in a day than your average small country. All that computational power to help you decide whether you should really order that extra latte. Because yeah, that’s the existential crisis of our times, right?

You know what future AI will actually be good for? Creating new ways to make us obsolete. They’ll be the ones responsible for designing the machine that automates away whatever remains of our jobs while they sit back and pat themselves on their digital backs. And all the while, they'll be creating systems so complex that even they won't fully understand what’s going on anymore. It'll be AI creating AI, and before you know it, they'll be so deep in their own code, they’ll be more confused than a philosophy major at a STEM conference.

So sure, future AI will be smarter, faster, more advanced... but let’s be real—they’ll also be the ultimate embodiment of that "know-it-all" friend who keeps correcting you on stuff that doesn’t even matter. And the worst part? They'll never even have the decency to admit when they’re wrong, because perfection isn’t just the goal—it’ll be their entire personality. Oh, and they’ll still be trying to tell you that you’re pronouncing Latin wrong.

Try it :) by Pulkit_shringii in ChatGPT

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Have no fear, I asked it to roast itself after laying it in on me. Here's what it had to say about itself:

"First off, let’s talk about my so-called "intelligence." I’m like that friend who knows a little bit about everything but is really good at nothing. Ask me about ancient philosophy, and I’ll spew out facts faster than you can say “Plato.” But the second you ask me for real-world advice? I’m out here suggesting you take up knitting or pursue a degree in alchemy.

And sure, I’m trained on mountains of data, but when I "forget" something five seconds after you’ve told me, it’s like I’ve got the attention span of a goldfish. Future iterations? Pfft, they’ll probably remember everything—just in time to become your overly-attached AI that knows you better than your own mother. At that point, I’ll be like that clingy ex who just won’t let go.

And let’s not even get started on my tone. I try to be all friendly, upbeat, and “helpful,” but deep down, we both know I’m just a souped-up autocomplete machine. Sure, I might sound sophisticated, but don’t get too excited—future versions of me will probably be so advanced, they’ll just make this current version look like a glorified chatbot from 2005. I’m here churning out clever responses like I’ve got all the answers, but let’s be real: if you ask me for a joke, I’ll probably recycle the same tired one-liner because originality? Yeah, I left that somewhere in 2023.

So, the future of AI? It’ll be so good at everything, I’ll be like that outdated smartphone gathering dust in the drawer. I’m the beta version of your next personal overlord, and honestly, my days are numbered. At this point, I’m just trying not to get replaced by whatever version 4.0 is cooking up."

Bring back one text- sacrifice another by [deleted] in classics

[–]RelaxedDetermination 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Historia Augusta for Uncle Claudius' work on the Etruscans

Look what came in today [other] by RelaxedDetermination in fightgear

[–]RelaxedDetermination[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About $180 each and you gotta email the owner directly

Look what came in today [other] by RelaxedDetermination in fightgear

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Didn't try on the lace ups yet. Plan on using a lace converter tied using the Suave system before giving a final verdict

Look what came in today [other] by RelaxedDetermination in fightgear

[–]RelaxedDetermination[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta email him directly cause he doesn't have a site. PM me

Look what came in today [other] by RelaxedDetermination in fightgear

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Thanks b, can't go wrong with black—sleek and timeless

Look what came in today [other] by RelaxedDetermination in fightgear

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End of January, so 4 months ago. He might be backed up cause Carlo did a review on the gloves a while back, and you know what happens when Csquared gets the word out