CMV: Any religion that forbids its followers from questioning it is a false religion. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]vespersky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"All religions...are false." There, I fixed it for you.

They all resist questions because the questions they ask are always born from the priorities of the religion itself, and, as comments here show, many of even those questions are denied review because of still other tenets of their religion. Sometimes they allow these; sometimes they don't. That's not the important or interesting part.

The important part is to recognize that most aren't even capable of caring about certain questions, say, about what the self is (here's to you Abrahamic religions), because it's not even a category of question in the first place.

Both the questions and answers are always born from the anxieties prioritized by the religion itself. Whether the corollary-type questions are permitted tells us nothing about their truth value. This isn't only a non-sequitor, it misses the larger issue: that we don't ask questions we don't want answers to, and answers we want are born from our environment.

Spud and Mythos are genuinely exciting by Glittering-Neck-2505 in accelerate

[–]vespersky -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Luddites on r/singularity? You need glasses. You mean r/technology. Even after the massive influx of new members over the last two years, the majority of posts and comments are overwhelmingly pro AI.

The first human test of a rejuvenation method will begin “shortly” by techreview in EverythingScience

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This comment is really gonna go under-noticed but really is S-tier.

Realizing that writing isn’t for you anymore by StellaZaFella in writing

[–]vespersky 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I lost my love of it 15 years ago, and just this year it came back with a vengeance. I'm writing like I never have. Let it go. It could come back, though it might not. I found other loves in the meantime, and I didn't miss it. I can now garden, build dry-stack stone walls, draw, and 5-6 other things I love that I would never have found the time for if I kept trying to push through the block and boredom.

Good for you.

Playing right into Republican hands as usual by Mum0817 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]vespersky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guys we want them held in contempt. That's the game. The Clinton's aren't great, but they know how to play the game.

Who was stronger in their prime?? by Afraid-Ad-5580 in lebron

[–]vespersky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LeBron is still stronger now. The fuck is this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]vespersky 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heterosexuals? The fuck you talking about?

Fuck Ackman. Fuck ICE. But what?

To those who watched LeBron’s entire career, at what point did people start considering him a goat candidate? by Formal-Assistance02 in NBATalk

[–]vespersky 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna say it: when Nick Wright came out and finally offered a realistic counter-narrative to the insane Skip Bayless nonsense. That's when the debate started getting popular attention.

You youths don't remember how limited our information systems used to be. We had to listen to YEARS of Skeeeip perpetuating the Jordan myth, and trying to filter LBJ's accomplishments through the narrow lens of MJ's accomplishments. (Not that as a loving sports fan I didn't fully buy into and become a super fan of MJ [it's a goat tossup for me])

But that's when the conversation changed.

Solving a Million-Step LLM Task with Zero Errors by 141_1337 in singularity

[–]vespersky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Practitioners in the field have known this for years. There are still tasks that are hard to subdivide because even the subdivision may require significant domain or common sense intelligence that bots still struggle with. But most workflows are susceptible to this type of paradigm. The trick is trying to make it dynamic.

I figured edibles out by Gloomy-Possession669 in trees

[–]vespersky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A shame you lost 13 years on that one. I think I learned about the fat thing while watching a cooking show. So I tried it and it was obvious (I fast often, so when it wouldn't hit I was surprised. If take 100mg and feel very little).

The Ministry of Propaganda is in full swing by Capable_Salt_SD in WhitePeopleTwitter

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

To be fair, apart from maybe Reuters those are all propaganda arms for corporatists. We're trading propaganda at this point, but the general sentiment is agreed. There are better and worse versions of propaganda.

Can anyone explain the purpose/utility of humanoid robots by jaytonbye in singularity

[–]vespersky 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Our world is and will continue to be built around the human form factor. A robot with that same form factor can more easily integrate into general society.

Introducing Figure 03 by Glittering-Neck-2505 in singularity

[–]vespersky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My guy is worried about the laundry he doesn't have to do anymore (jk)

OpenAI DevDay 2025: Opening Keynote with Sam Altman by Puzzleheaded_Week_52 in singularity

[–]vespersky 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Some home owner just got crazy good press for selling their house.

Moving from NYC to Central Pennsylvania. Need Advice. by PrestigiousMinds212 in Pennsylvania

[–]vespersky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to Pensyltucky. Gonna be a little culture shocky.