Helveticus
Army veteran - Retired Special Ed Teacher
Joined Feb 2023
Focus on who you are and not on who you were! (Anonymous)
#religion #politics
Danger, danger, frightening danger, is brewing in some Christian circles!
A young lady who stated that she is a Republican declared online that "God had anointed Trump to be President in order to save the country..."!
She is one of many deranged individuals who pretend to eliminate our democracy and replace it with a Christian theocracy!
It is no longer Republicans vs Democrats; it is now a vital struggle to protect this magnificent country from internal enemies.
I asked AI the following question:
'Are you alive?'
This was the answer, a bit generic but quite accurate:
'"As an artificial intelligence language model, I do not have consciousness or a physical body, so I am not alive in the traditional sense. However, I am functioning and able to respond to your questions and requests"
It also made me wonder whether behind all the chips and other machinery there was a hint of self-consciousness!👹
Today must be celebrated in the world of public media with the announcement by Fox News that the master of fake news was fired!
Tucker Carlson is no more....a member of Fox news. He apparently was unaware of his imminent dismissal last Friday when he ended his show promising more news on Monday (Today)!
We can rejoice thinking justice was done but the real cause must be found in the 787 million dollars settlement with Dominion!
Hurrah! Hurrah! Bye Bye!
Thank you! I guess you share my concern about the unwanted and dangerous tendencies in the American daily life!
ENTROPY, what is it?
"..a measure of disorder which affects all aspects of our daily lives."
The United States was once admired for the clarity of its democracy and the energy of its economy!
No longer, our once much envied day of life is slowly but surely falling into disorder, into random corruption (Thomas SCOTUS), George Santos (Congress), and into random killings of ordinary citizens who are simply looking for the correct address!
How far will the US fall??
#privacy
I just finished watching the film "The Circle" with Tom Hanks!
If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it as it illustrates the serious invasion of privacy by social media like FaceBook and all the others!
Great lesson in "be careful what you wish"
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive and fatal brain disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries,
It often leads to cognitive impairment later in life for those young people who experienced repeated concussions, and yet..
We allow this to happen even in very young boys who play football.
Yes, Football is followed by millions (in the US), as it is considered an essential entertainment!
Banning football seems like an impossible task, or is it?
"Knowledge is NOT intelligence"
I have known quite a few 'windbags' in my long life, people who spout data like a crazy AI!
Is AI intelligent? Of course not, and yet, it can produce encyclopedias at will!
Intelligence implies consciousness, awareness, and the ability to understand the context in any situation!
So do not admire the teacher who gives out data but who cannot extract wisdom and pass it out to his/her students!
Food for thought!😎
Part III
Texas also RE-elected their governor, Mr. Abbott, who valiantly repelled the attacks of an underfunded Beto who represented the hopes of all Texan Latinos. As a result, we can only assume that those who voted for the incumbent had one clear mission: To destroy modern education and replace all books with one, the Bible, since it contains no subject that might offend modern youth! Or maybe we should abolish schools beyond elementary!
Part II
Florida RE-elected Ron de Santis, also known as “Sanctimonious Ron”, must have benefited from an aging population who will need better eyeglasses. They obviously regretted going to Disneyland with their grandkids who were offended by all these cartoon characters!
#statepoliticssatire Part I
One can tell the kind of voters a state has by studying the type of governor they elect!
For example, Arkansas has Sarah Huckleberry (sic), the most mediocre White House Press Secretary ever who specialized in ignoring the facts while polishing her president’s image!
Clearly the citizens who voted for her had imbibed too much moonshine!
They say that history repeats itself and that we can learn a lot from the past!
That is quite true in the case of destructive leaders such as Mao Zedong, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot (Cambodia)!
These 'cult' leaders have spawned a long list of devoted, loyal, and vicious followers who seized the opportunity to satisfy their lowest and most cruel urges!
I sincerely hope that this proud nation will avoid the trap of fascism caused by blind obedience to a reckless leader!
#UnitedStates
Last year, I spent some time on Reddit. Not long! Mostly teens with focus on videogames! Few interesting themes!
Then I found Coso and a whole bunch of smart adults who seem, for the most part, to lean toward reason and justice!
One area in particular caught my emotional center's attention, a place I will call 'The Great Divide'!
It is no longer a question of Republicans vs Democrats, though it may seem to be!
Instead, it's the future of the U.S.A. as a nation!
grea
Another massive case (600) of children abused sexually by catholic priests was uncovered in Maryland!
It is clear that the church is NOT vetting its priest candidates properly, thus giving entry to potential pedophiles in large numbers!
Disgusting!!!
Allowing priests to marry is not the solution since these men are atttracted to young male children!
Should the Church be dismantled and its great wealth seized and given to the victims?
Why is my VPN rejected as banned by CS? Can anybody answer this question? I have Nord VPN
#social I recently started thinking about the mysterious concept of time in our daily lives!
We take it for granted but each one of us has a different understanding of this precious commodity!
If my office colleague says "I don't have time" when asked to have a pint after work, it tells me that he is not in control of his life!
Think of your boss saying "to make time for this assignment" when you are already busy! Somehow, you find a way!
Do you have time??
Food for thought
#power
The 1% own 95% of the wealth: As a result they also own 95% of politicians: As a result, they also own 99% of the power.
The main consequence is that laws are promulgated to favor the 1% and harm the 99%.
Food for thought
Compared to the Cosmos I am but an insignificant grain of sand, albeit a sentient cosmic grain. My mind, however, can travel to the most distant stars and imagine intelligent life which must surely exist, if only due to the laws of probability.
These facts make me proud and humble at the same time since I contributed to the universal energy, no matter how small my participation may have been once I depart for the glorious and mysterious BEYOND🤔