My fantasy is for “everyone” to realize there’s absolutely nothing “intelligent” about current AI. There is no rationalization. It is incapable of understanding & learning.

ChatGPT et al are search engines. That’s it. It’s just a better Google. Useful in certain situations, but pretending it’s “intelligent” is outright harmful. It’s harmful to people who don’t understand that & take its answers at face value. It’s harmful to business owners who buy into the smoke & mirrors. It’s harmful to the future of real AI.

It’s a fad. Like NFTs and Bitcoin. It’ll have its die-hard fans, but we’re already seeing the cracks - it’s absorbed everything humanity’s published online & it still can’t write a list of real book recommendations. Kids using it to “vibe code” are learning how useless it is for real projects.

We aim to eventually migrate to Web3 and use AI to oversee the site to ensure nobody crosses the line.

Hilarious. $10 this site was vibe coded.

They’re a troll & not worth engaging. Funnily enough, their sole argument for seemingly every interaction is “well why don’t YOU do it”.

Willfully ignorant.

That is an award-winning shot.

“The Simpsons” has been translated into so many languages it’s basically a televised Rosetta Stone.

Neck eh 'ssary

Sounds very time-consuming.

That looks like a nice watch. Why would you try to eat it?

Awesome. This makes for good readin’. Thanks for sharing!

WHATCHU LOOKIN AT MY GUT FER?

I thought the same thing.

So the “official” reason was because the koalas were suffering after a brushfire. Except…

In perhaps the most bizarre twist, the fires had been contained and extinguished in early March. The department waited a month before any action was taken and local carers indicated that if they hadn’t seen the helicopters and heard the shooting, the public would have been none the wiser.

Incompetent, cruel, or both?

That’s a good question and I’m not sure I have a good answer. I yearn for a time when we can talk about neurodivergence simply and in human terms. Doesn’t “That person has a short attention span” get the point across without adding “… like a squirrel” to the end? It’s a difficult conversation to have, as you’ve rightly pointed out, but I think if we keep having that talk we’ll get better at it.

And now that you have me thinking about it, another thought: We also use animal analogies in positive ways like “she’s a shark” or “he’s lionhearted”. I wonder if there’s a happy middle ground somewhere. Can we find an analogy that works that doesn’t equate someone to a rodent?

It is fact this meme compares neurodivergence to animalistic behavior, but you clearly aren’t interested. Instead, you’ve tried to insinuate racism. Another dog whistle, and another shot at my character.

You clearly have nothing useful to contribute to the conversation. You are not arguing in good faith. I will not continue entertaining you.

And this has the energy of a dog whistle.

You seem intent on making this personal, and I’m not sure why. Either way, I’m not interested in “defending” a factual observation.

it just seems pedantic

I’d like to refer you to all of history for what happens to marginalized groups when it becomes culturally acceptable to compare their behavior to animals.

You do you and whatever, but it doesn’t matter who made this or with what intent, it’s still comparing neurodivergent behavior to squirrels and beavers.

Lighten up?

It genuinely doesn’t matter to me, I’m just pointing it out.

Comparing neurodivergence to the behavior of animals doesn’t seem like the way towards understanding & acceptance.

Eh. The “all or none” mentality destroys movements.

I view Obsidian like a gateway drug to FOSS. Works well & one can still explore FOSS alternatives simultaneously since it’s all just markdown.