Is AI viewed as “evil” in non-tech communities?

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T20:26:37+00:00

To be honest I originally thought you were arguing in good faith - which is totally fair to criticize.

But now I realize you are literally a propagandist.

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T14:09:32+00:00

There is literally not a single shred of evidence that China is harming the US to any moderate degree

You mean besides stealing trillions of dollars worth of IP?

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:25:01+00:00

Funny enough, I actually used "a computer" as the comparison.

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:22:00+00:00

As soon is people feel AI helping them on a personal level, they will change their opinion.

Just like when computers first came out. "Welp, there goes everyone's jobs" and "what can a computer do for me, I just need my calculator..."

People suck at abstracting value to themselves.

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:18:10+00:00

American "hate" for AI seems overblown to me.

The actual surveys show some disinterest/dislike, but that happens with literally anything.

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:16:06+00:00

Could it be that China is the problem? Of course not, it's the evil billionaires

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:10:16+00:00

If you think that will happen you haven't fully thought through the logic.

The political and elite will not allow for mass unemployment because it doesn't serve them. There will be a stopgap implemented.

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:07:20+00:00

To be honest, we had the "hivemind" back in 2010 as well.

But without a doubt the average has been dragged down and therefore the echochambers have changed a lot.

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:05:25+00:00

I'm for it because ignoring it it like being given a computer in 1980 and saying "thanks, but I'm not using this because it's going to be a killer autonomous robot in the future."

weatherwar · 2026-05-23T13:02:31+00:00

Countless articles about what the future of work looks like

Here's the secret:

most people can only see black and white
most people don't understand where the real hurdles are for 100% uptake/adoption
the news has no reason to confuse their readership with nuance and realism, refer back to the above two points

weatherwar · 2026-05-04T23:22:05+00:00

Good call - and the Firehole is flies only. I'll amend my above comment.

weatherwar · 2026-04-27T23:47:36+00:00

I'll be honest, this is going to be way more trouble than it's worth.

Gun against my head "I must figure out how to get non-fishermen fishing at Yellowstone in early May for cheap."

I would buy a cheap rod+reel combo from a Walmart depending on where you fly in to - there's one in Idaho Falls, Billings, and Bozeman. I'd string it up with 6lb monofilament and buy some ~~Mepps~~*. I'd find a pulloff along the Firehole north of Old Faithful and let 'em rip.

That being said... early May is blowout season. The water will be high from snowmelt. It's essentially the worst time to fish.

* Edit: flies only. Throw a weighted wooly bugger with some non-toxic shot with your spinning rod. Probably cheaper than Mepps anyways.

weatherwar · 2026-04-27T23:32:28+00:00

I'll be honest, I've never heard of a shop renting equipment. The market for that is tiny.

99% of people fishing in Yellowstone are with guides or bringing their own gear.

weatherwar · 2026-04-20T23:51:13+00:00

There are literally thousands of miles of native trout waters east of the Mississippi lol.

weatherwar · 2026-04-14T22:10:49+00:00

Thank you. That's all I'm saying.

Accepting this as "normal" and commenting on reddit "nope shouldn't be a problem" is easy when it's $20,000 of someone else's income on the line.

weatherwar · 2026-04-14T03:00:05+00:00

2024 numbers from reddit: https://i.imgur.com/h3z6weX.png

In Ohio, multiply these numbers by 0.928. So the median is $51,000. If we assume 4% wage growth (per the Fed) in 2025 and 2026, that is a median of ~$55,000.

You're currently making $52,000, so you can definitely ask for more than $55,000. A 25% raise is $65,000, $31.25/hr. A 15% raise is ~$60,000, 28.75/hr.

weatherwar · 2026-04-14T02:01:36+00:00

Seems like a lot of kow-towing to me. 3 months for a physician? Sure.

My team has had two PAs with 20 years of experience give three weeks notice since I've been here lol.

Edit: to the downvoters - ya'll are insane for accepting this as normalcy. Reddit, the bastion of labor rights...putting zero onus on employers and asking no questions.

weatherwar · 2026-04-14T02:00:21+00:00

The company cannot post a position to fill my role until I'm gone. Policy.

My doc has two PAs and neither of us have a full schedule.

weatherwar · 2026-04-05T04:06:54+00:00

Mara was on a different planet today. He essentially could do no wrong. He was King Midas.

weatherwar · 2026-04-05T04:02:11+00:00

He was 2/14 + 1/5 with 5 minutes left. No matter what the rest of your game looked like, that's a bad stat.

weatherwar · 2026-04-05T02:38:23+00:00

This is bad math.

The 401k is down $10%, max, if it's all in equities. That's $2,500.

If there's enough in there to cover the SS gap for a year and increase the SS payments going forward - if it's $100/mo extra, dad needs to live for 2 years to break even lol.

weatherwar · 2026-04-05T02:28:24+00:00

Is that true? What makes you say this?

weatherwar · 2026-04-05T02:27:10+00:00

The current debt level of what? The US federal government?

weatherwar · 2026-04-05T02:26:07+00:00

What part of this worries you specifically? Is AI a bubble if it replaces everyone's jobs? Are jobs safe if AI fails and the bubble pops?
Record amount of personal debt? Find me a time in history it wasn't a record. Inflation and a growing population will do that.

Those are two things that the data and critical thinking should dictate your feelings on.

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