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  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyztoScience Memes@mander.xyzPut em up
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    2 days ago

    Unironically based.

    Scientific works should ideally stand on their own and present all the required information to understand its conclusions in a easy to comprehend for form.

    Requiring a human, who is more prone to emotional and subjective errors during live speech then during honest predetermined writing sessions is everything but ideal.

    However, a scientific work should be the most possible comprehendible to the target audience which may require multiple mixed forms including live discussion of subject matter.

    [scientific medium that allows people to learn and grow independently of other factors] > [scientific medium that aids learning and growth in combination with other factors] > [scientific medium that requires near full knowledge of the subject matter to understand (thats just art for smart people)]


  • I have a really nice set of whittling knives from the time i was passionately experimenting with a borrowed knife.

    Guess how much time i have whittled since acquiring that set?

    In my defense apparently i missed out on a free tiny whetstone because i bought on a local farmers market rather the amazon page. From this i have convinced myself i need to master knife sharpening and maintenance skills first so i don’t abuse my set.


  • This is a mutual experience that many people can relate to but its mechanics is also core Adhd where this scenario is more extrme and frequent. (Possibly even with important life choices and not just hobbies)

    Normalize acknowledging the smaller neurodivergent features that exists in most people as it can help them understand major ones. but do keep it distinct from “everyone has a bit of adhd/autism/anxiety” which is tonedeaf









  • I see what you mean. I agree people need much more tangible details about how climate change is already effecting them and will affect us in the future. As well as the sheer out of proportion footprint of for profit industry.

    But even if you where to communicate the details, people would still need to care to listen. The most effective path is probably a bit of both, radical action to turn heads but also have those actions carrying a more directly explicit message other then “acknowledge us” .




  • No need to clarify what you meant with the oligarchs theres barely any exaggeration there. Ghouls is quite accurate.

    Considering the context of a worst case possible scenario (hostile takeover by an artificial superior) which honestly is indistinguishable from general end of the world doomerism prophecies but very alive in the circles of Sutskeva i believe safe ai consistent of the very low bar of

    “humanity survives wile agi improves the standards of living worldwide” of course for this i am reading between the lines based on previously aquired information.

    One could argue that If ASI is created the possibilities become very black and white:

    • ASI is indifferent about human beings and pursues its own goals, regardless of consequences for the human race. It could even find a way off the planet and just abandon us.

    • ASI is malaligned with humanity and we become but a. Resource, treating us no different then we have historically treated animals and plants.

    • ASI is aligned with humanity and it has the best intentions for our future.

    For either scenario it would be impossible to calculate its intentions because by definition its more intelligent then all of us. Its possible that some things that we understand as moral may be immoral from a better informed perspective, and vice versa.

    The scary thing is we wont be able to tell wether its malicious and pretending to be good. Or benevolent and trying to fix us. Would it respect consent if say a racist refuses therapy?

    Of course we can just as likely hit a roadblock next week and the whole hype dies out for another 10 years.


  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyztoScience Memes@mander.xyzWasps
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    9 days ago

    TIL wasps kill spiders, (i looked it up). They are now my best friends. Wasps everywhere please. Genocide the spiders!!!

    Wait then were gonna get mosquitoes……

    I am starting to feel like maybe we should just let nature alone because it knows best… NAH, now that would be silly /s


  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyztoScience Memes@mander.xyzWasps
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    9 days ago

    Maybe i am just naïve but cant we just breed a fuckton of bumble and other more friendly bees to release around neighborhoods so to suppress wasp populations around humans.

    Do wasps carry a role that cant be done by a different pollinator?

    I get that we should strive for maximum bio diversity but the wasps where i live will literally land and crawl over your face. I can just about hold my breath and handle that, my kid cannot.



  • No i applaud a healthy dose of skepticism.

    I am everything but in favor of idolizing silicon valley gurus and tech leaders but from Sutskeva i have seen enough to know he is one of the few to actually pay attention to

    Artificial Super intelligence or ASI is the step beyond AGI (artificial general intelligence)

    The later is equal or better in capacity to a real human being in almost all fields.

    Artificial Super intelligence is defined (long before openai was a thing) as transcending human intelligence in every conceivable way. At which point its a fully independent entity that can no longer be controlled or shutdown.