@miinx absolutely.

Though it is important to keep in mind that evolutions in technology both remove, and create jobs.

The printing press, typewriter, computer, the internet. Thousands of jobs disappeared, but many more were also created from those advances. And when the technology is in the hands of the people, there are fewer gatekeepers for individual expression and entrepreneurialship.

So at this nexus of change, its important not to focus on where we are, but where we are going

I don't like that everyone is shaming George Santos for being a Drag Queen. It is blurring the facts, that he is a con-man and a liar, and igniting hatred against people who perform drag.

I admit that it is a hilarious revelation, but his identity as a queen should not be used to discredit him, especially when there is so much more to work with.

@Bix @InUnfunky their base will blame Joe Biden when they're screaming about it in the checkout line.

@miinx you can. I'm on the fence.

There are a lot of ways that Ai can be very beneficial to society. A good example is if it were used to actively monitor deforestation via satellite. But on the other hand, could be used by billionaires to maximize their profits by replacing thousands of jobs.

Its something that needs regulation, and right now its the wild west and it could go either way.

The difference between involuntary servitude and the system we have created, is that it is mandatory that we volunteer our servitude.

Dear most-christians,
If Jesus came back and saw what you do in his name, he would nail you to a 2x4.

@SurvivedChaos it could be a fungal infection.

@thegamerauthor Dilly dilly! 🍻

@BlastBunny its almost like people with limited intelligence are easy to fool 🤔...

I wonder if there is a saying about fools and their money and if it applies to our current geo political landscape. Probably not, oh well. 😆

@TeelaResists shocking that someone would look so different if you stretch a picture of their face to be twice as long. This proves he's a reptile.

The last 3 days have been good for writing. I don't know if it makes up for the last 4 weeks of travel and holiday disruption to my writing schedule, but it has at least been productive and I enjoyed the process.

#WritingCommunity

@th3j35t3r so he's basically in full on villain mode. "Your unhappiness and toxicity makes me successful, so I made it easier for you to hate!"

100% why I love CoSo, the self awareness of the roots of online toxicity and how easy it is to use that for capital gain.

@TMaskedWriter yeah, I guess so. That said, I've been tuning them out for years. Jan6 certainly put a damper on it though.

@TMaskedWriter have they? It seems like every Ram 2500 with obnoxious wheels has like 5 blue line flags, a window banner and a trump vanity plate

@whitness I read 'confidence man' by Maggie Haberman.

I had a hard time reminding myself that it wasn't fiction. Christ on a cracker, how does his base not see through his paper thin veil of lies?

There is a lot of talk about whether or not 'The last of us' can revive the zombie genre with the end of 'The walking dead'

I want to tell these people that real zombie fans never let the genre die, and we don't care about everyone elses opinions.

#zombies #thewalkingdead #thelastofus

@KarenSohne it is. It was recently legalized. Its funny though. Because Ganja is still technically illegal, but decriminalized. Like a gray area.

@etakeh @KodoAndSangha hmmm, yeah, this makes sense. Drugs like psilocybin mimic and are treated as serotonin. With ADHD you have an empty tank and its like putting in a bottle of octane booster.

Rough metaphor, but it works for me.

@KarenSohne psilocybin products in Jamaica have dosage instructions. I found them mostly accurate.

I took 2 squares of chocolate, though I feel like I got the effects of the whole 3 squares... but who knows, thats the highest I've every been... so far.

@KodoAndSangha @etakeh hmmm, I took ritalin as a kid. Does that affect things?