Abbie Richards
@abbierichards.bsky.social
I research and create educational videos about misinformation, propaganda, fascism, and sometimes (unfortunately) AI
I don't really believe that AI will become conscious anytime soon but I do believe that humans constantly find new ways to exert their dominance over literally everything.
It's from this op-ed btw: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
It's from this op-ed btw: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | A.I. Is on Its Way to Something Even More Remarkable Than Intelligence
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I don't really believe that AI will become conscious anytime soon but I do believe that humans constantly find new ways to exert their dominance over literally everything.
It's from this op-ed btw: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
It's from this op-ed btw: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
i’m with you. also the way big tech and the media are talking about AI as one thing makes it nearly impossible for people to tell the difference between real, specific AI tools and slop machines
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
i’m with you. also the way big tech and the media are talking about AI as one thing makes it nearly impossible for people to tell the difference between real, specific AI tools and slop machines
but if the conversation has become "well if they werent plowing that land for soy, they'd be doing it for something else" then you're in a mental justification space that is fully shut down and i can't have an honest conversation with you about it.
September 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
but if the conversation has become "well if they werent plowing that land for soy, they'd be doing it for something else" then you're in a mental justification space that is fully shut down and i can't have an honest conversation with you about it.
but the story is specifically about the economic drive for soy which is driven by the incentive to produce animal feed.
listen, i can recognize cognitive dissonance when i see it. i get that you're a small animal agriculture business so you feel attacked. but im concerned with big ag. not you.
listen, i can recognize cognitive dissonance when i see it. i get that you're a small animal agriculture business so you feel attacked. but im concerned with big ag. not you.
September 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
but the story is specifically about the economic drive for soy which is driven by the incentive to produce animal feed.
listen, i can recognize cognitive dissonance when i see it. i get that you're a small animal agriculture business so you feel attacked. but im concerned with big ag. not you.
listen, i can recognize cognitive dissonance when i see it. i get that you're a small animal agriculture business so you feel attacked. but im concerned with big ag. not you.
Ah ya that's a common myth/justification for the system but the value of the oil vs the meal flip back and forth. Plenty of the time, the meal is actually valued significantly higher than the oil.
The idea that the meal is just some "waste" product is a myth
southernagtoday.org/2021/10/25/w...
The idea that the meal is just some "waste" product is a myth
southernagtoday.org/2021/10/25/w...
What’s Driving Soybean Value: Meal or Oil?
southernagtoday.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ah ya that's a common myth/justification for the system but the value of the oil vs the meal flip back and forth. Plenty of the time, the meal is actually valued significantly higher than the oil.
The idea that the meal is just some "waste" product is a myth
southernagtoday.org/2021/10/25/w...
The idea that the meal is just some "waste" product is a myth
southernagtoday.org/2021/10/25/w...
would you say that it is correct to say that "70-80% of the global soybean supply becomes animal feed" ?
September 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
would you say that it is correct to say that "70-80% of the global soybean supply becomes animal feed" ?
so then we entirely agree on the numbers??
you're just arguing that the primary driver is to create soybean oil? and not animal feed?
you're just arguing that the primary driver is to create soybean oil? and not animal feed?
September 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
so then we entirely agree on the numbers??
you're just arguing that the primary driver is to create soybean oil? and not animal feed?
you're just arguing that the primary driver is to create soybean oil? and not animal feed?