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0 pointsatq21191mo ago0 comments

In the large, ideas can have a massive influence on what happens. This inevitability that you're expressing is itself one of those ideas.

Shifts of dominant ideas can only come about through discussions. And sure, individuals can't control what happens. That's unrealistic in a world of billions. But each of us is invariably putting a little but of pressure in some direction. Ironically, you are doing that with your comment even while expressing the supposed futility of it. And overall, all these little pressures do add up.

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stoneforger1mo ago

How will this pressure add up and bubble to the sociopaths which we collectively allow to control most of the world's resources? It would need for all these billions to collectively understand the problem and align towards a common goal. I don't think this was a design feature, but globalising the economy created hard dependencies and the internet global village created a common mind share. It's now harder than ever to effect a revolution because it needs to happen everywhere at the same time with billions of people.

ben_w1mo ago

> How will this pressure add up and bubble to the sociopaths which we collectively allow to control most of the world's resources?

By things like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence_Act

and: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4583.ht... (I know nothing about South Carolina, this was just the first clear result from the search)

TheOtherHobbes1mo ago

To be clear - the sociopaths and the culture of resource domination that generates and enables them is the real problem.

AI on its own is chaotic neutral.

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