The only reasonable position is zero tolerance: the AI industry must end sooner rather than later. It is culturally, socially, environmentally, and economically destructive, and all the Silicon Valley marketing in the world isn't going to make it otherwise.

Maybe from lip injections.

In this paragraph, we have a heartbreakingly bleak portrait of American society as it actually exists.

You conflate consumerism with quality of life. Being able to afford more does not make my life more meaningful. In many ways the current era is an expansion of the class system in this country- we are commodified as humans by corporations and the gov, and we feel it.

Worth mentioning- fast fashion (cheap clothes) do not last. The fabric is garbage, it loses shape after a few laundry cycles- little holes, loose threads, etc. (I am ready for any response from Will to be insulting)

Just in general. For everything. If capitalism is the altar we worship at, nothing will tip the scales other than willingness to not buy, sell at loss, destroy, boycott & strike.

Other action matters too. Leadership matters. Protest matters. But it’s way less effective without financial retaliation

Maybe don’t do evil rich guy hands, Elon.

Democrats need to propose concrete economic policies, not just spew vague platitudes: aggressively progressive tax schedule ala post WW II, living minimum wage ($25 hr?), universal health care. Own it! Yes, redistribute wealth!

she is providing a useful example to magas of how to back away from Trump while saving face, useful. I think what probably motivates her is a desire to run for a statewide office. We should not trust her enough to promote her. Reminds me of Glen Beck. Be reasonable for a decade, then I’ll reconsider

They want more bodies for their servant class.