Want to wade into the snowy surf of the abyss? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid.
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The post Xitter web has spawned so many āesotericā right wing freaks, but thereās no appropriate sneer-space for them. Iām talking redscare-ish, reality challenged āculture criticsā who write about everything but understand nothing. Iām talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. Theyāre inescapable at this point, yet I donāt see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldnāt be surgeons because they didnāt believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I canāt escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)


Cool! I keep on saying that there will be at least one more AI bubble before 2045, because IIRC thatās the latest date for a singularity that Kurzweil gives, and this dude comes along with a date thatās conveniently ~halfway between now and then for people to anchor on. Thanks dude! If I find an online sod retailer that sells single square feet, Iāll send you some grass to touch!
@o7___o7 @istewart Kurzweil is also the guy who insists that technology will someday bring his dad back from.the dead, becauseā¦trust me, bro.
Iām not exactly confident in his predictions.
Out of all the robo-cult grifters, Kurzweil is an authentically tragic figure
I though Kurzweilās latest singularity date was 2032 or smth
He might have revised it in more recent publications and/or brainfarts. If I were a Responsible Internet Debaterā¢, I would go check, but the whole point is that i could give a fuck
managed to find my source
funny how all the tech CEOs are the ones who are saying in the next couple years and all the researchers give 10-20 year timelines. surely this does not mean anything about the reliability of the companies and their claims
Itās always Miller(ite) Time