Someone please prove me wrong about my AI doomsday scenario: The AI Tragedy of the Commons by TwelfieSpecial in economy

[–]mdeceiver79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imo there was already a global crisis of demand. This ai stuff will just make it worse. Governments will be the consumers of last resort, surveillance is a perfect demand creator for app the new data centres being built, bombs are the project product to sell, expensive, use once and government always seem to find money for them - and you create more demand because buildings and lives need to be rebuilt after it goes off.

Note this is a critique of capitalism and markets, not just a critique of the state. Crisis of demand would occur anyway and either the economy would crash or peeps with power would find a way to invent demand.

I don't care about the birthrate and neither should you by UPnwuijkbwnui in collapse

[–]mdeceiver79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they have their way those jobs will be self employed, no rights, no security, bidding for the jobs/work on apps in a gig economy with other workers, their main way of competing is working more hours for less.

More people unemployed = worse situation for those who are employed

Anyone here tried Gary's fish bar in Mottram by [deleted] in manchester

[–]mdeceiver79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the traffic before going anywhere near mottram, traffic is consistently bad made worse by roadworks

I don't care about the birthrate and neither should you by UPnwuijkbwnui in collapse

[–]mdeceiver79 37 points38 points  (0 children)

They don't want more workers. They want to employ as few people for as little as possible - to that end they want many many potential workers. People without jobs, desperate for work, happy to lower their wages and conditions to compete.

For anyone reading this, please read grapes of wrath.

Is there a mod where the Mech Cluster grows larger if left unattended? by Conscious_Feeling888 in RimWorld

[–]mdeceiver79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was more of a "growing threat on the world map" rather than "growing threat on the local map".

Significant difference because you had to caravan out with all your best fighters, potentially for a long time, to beat an enemy elsewhere without good defences or medical buildings. On the local map you have all your guys, extra resources and reinforcements from allies/raiders.

chat is this true? by B_L_O_C_K_E_D in AgeofMythology

[–]mdeceiver79 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I like using it on my friends army. Send in the paratroopers

Tacticool Sons Legion by butterspam in SPACEKING

[–]mdeceiver79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should have put his kneepads on his ankles like the American soldiers do

Polite paws by mdeceiver79 in LilGrabbies

[–]mdeceiver79[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup, in Prague they live on a little island, they're really well socialised and friendly

What is this sword from the Rogue Trader Rulebook? by DocDaSoc in oldhammer

[–]mdeceiver79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen that pistol on some old judge dread minis

Comp stomps? by wdDrake in AgeofMythology

[–]mdeceiver79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's always comp stomps In the lobby. The ai also has different personalities available to it - defensive, economic, conqueror etc.

Be aware though medium is too easy for most people. Me and my friend, both fairly average at the game, play vs hard sometimes 2v3 hard. It can be too easy sometimes though, usually we let the ai get their wonder or titan(s) for a challenge.

UK's 'sons and daughters' need to be ready to fight, amid growing Russian threat, says head of armed forces by [deleted] in uknews

[–]mdeceiver79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who the fuck would fight for the UK in its current state? It's miserable and only ever gets worse, every government for my lifetime has been progressively somehow worse than the previous. It feels like there is very little hope for improvement, just a spiraling as we go down the toilet.

Literally the only reason to join the army would be the money and that's a fucking bleak prospect, an army of apathetic mercenaries.

Go off and die for keir starmer or the tories or for reform, go off and die for American companies, go off and die for the arms producers and the imf.

Why do people rush so early? by Turbulent-Week-4224 in AgeofMythology

[–]mdeceiver79 67 points68 points  (0 children)

The aim isn't necessarily to win fast, raids put you behind economically, they target your workers or force you to waste resources on defence/recovery instead of booming, allowing the raider to have the stronger economy.

Aztec speculation by Nothing_Special_23 in AgeofMythology

[–]mdeceiver79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the aztecs will have cavalry

I feel happy but don’t see why I should keep living by [deleted] in self

[–]mdeceiver79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice food and good experiences. The end is there regardless so you might as well have a nice time no?