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  • Using IP laws to legislate this could also lead to disastrous consequences, like the monopolization of effective AI. If only those with billions in capital can make use of these tools, while free or open source models become illegal to distribute, it could mean a permanent power grab. If the capitalists end up controlling the “means of generation” and we the common folk can’t use it.







  • It’s a question of math. Men have on average 60% more upper body strength and longer arms, so it’s rather easy for any man to murder almost any women with his bare hands. Obviously this lead to various social adaptations which maybe can be mathematically modeled through game theory. There are always exceptions but the vast majority, like 90% of domestic murders are committed by the male partner.

    So here we are after thousands and thousands of years of evolution. Equating or simplifying this topic is a major tactic by the fascists (male supremacy).



  • I agree somewhat with that but: only if the starting conditions were completely random. Otherwise if you set the conditions to be similar to what we know about humanity, you’d have to anticipate both cooperation and competition and parasitic behavior leading to wars and atrocities. And that also assumes that they actually have a chance to grow up for the suffering to have any meaning. If you just turn it off your science experiment at some point you have invalidated the argument.

    Either way when you’re playing god you’d have to morally justify yourself. Imagine you create a universe that eventually becomes an eternal hell where trillions of sentient beings are tortured through something like “I have no mouth but I must scream”.


  • You’d look at things like the holocaust or million other atrocities and say “this is fine”. Also you can’t assume they’d die out naturally in 5 billion years, they might colonize other planets and go on and on and on until you pull the switch. They might have created beautiful art and things and preserved much of their history for future generation and then poof all gone. What if they would find out? Would you say “I created them, therefor I own them and can do with my toys as I please”. Really?


  • My main argument would be that it would be incredibly unethical. And any intelligent civilization powerful enough to create a simulation like this would be more likely than not to be ethical, and if it was this unethical it is unlikely to exist for long. Those would be two potential reasons why the “infinite regress” in simulation theory is unlikely.

    The Starmaker is an interesting exploration into simulation theory.


  • Flumpkin@slrpnk.nettoAndroid@lemdro.idUpdated Lemmy app list
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    I’ve seen this list https://join-lemmy.org/apps

    But I only want browser apps, or local hosted / electron apps. I’d have easier options if I finally switched to linux of course. I wish there was a good review to compare all the options. I use the basic web app on slrpnk.net currently but I do miss a few things. For example:

    • Way to selectively hide posts I’ve already seen (there is an option but it’s in settings and hard to toggle)
    • A drop down menu for new inbox messages that can open in new tabs
    • New messages should be smarter about when I’ve “read” them
    • Collapse side bar without having to zoom to 170%
    • Scale font and alter the theme
    • Have images be the full width of the browser window without margins
    • Merge multiple communities into one
    • Endless scrolling


  • Not sure what you’re trying to say either, but fascist speech using lies is fascist recruitment. That is why autonomous anti-fascism is right to disrupt fascist recruitment events in universities. Because the state or moderates care more about maintaining order. So you have to disrupt the recruiting by any means.

    So if your argument is that “sunlight is the best disinfectant” then no, it definitely isn’t. There is historical evidence.