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Hank G ☑️

A risk AI models face...is “model collapse”: the rapid degradation that results from AI models being trained on the output of AI models. We’ve been watching something similar happen, in real time, with the Elon Musks, Marc Andreessens, Peter Thiels, and other chronically online Silicon Valley representatives of far-right ideology. #uspoli #ElonMusk #SiliconValley #BillionairesShouldNotExist aaronrosspowell.com/p/silicon-…

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Hank G ☑️

I'm at the point where I would pop champagne if a Crowdstrike like event wiped every byte of data and financialhistory of every firm in Silicon Vally so that we could all restart without their sociopathy and their wealth starting at zero. A man can dream. #rant #BillionairesShouldNotExist

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Hank G ☑️

Silicon Valley Techbro Billionaires again taking the lament “could you be more despicable” as a dare. At least his company isn’t as overtly manipulating their algorithms to support the right wing (but still are) or giving them hundreds of millions of dollars. Fucking trash the lot of them. #rant #uspoli #BillionairesShouldNotExist
Zuckerberg Calls Trump "Badass" But Doesn

Zuckerberg Calls Trump "Badass" But Doesn't Endorse - Joe.My.God.

Bloomberg reports: Mark Zuckerberg said that former President Donald Trump’s immediate reaction after being shot was “badass” and inspiring, and helps explain his appeal to voters. “Seeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and...

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Hank G ☑️

If all that matters is more there is never contentment. You will do exponentially worse things to others and be a net negative on the planet just to add decimal places to your net worth. Hold billionaires in contempt. Don't look up to them like demigods/people to emulate #BillionairesShouldNotExist
Joe Heller</p><p>True story, Word of Honor:<br>Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer<br>now dead,<br>and I were at a party given by a billionaire<br>on Shelter Island.</p><p>I said, “Joe, how does it make you feel<br>to know that our host only yesterday<br>may have made more money<br>than your novel ‘Catch-22’<br>has earned in its entire history?”<br>And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”<br>And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”<br>And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”<br>Not bad! Rest in peace!”</p><p>–Kurt Vonnegut</p><p>The New Yorker, May 16th, 2005

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Hank G ☑️

I rail on billionaires all the time for their sociopathic pursuit of ever more money and power. The fact is that they behave like most people would if in those shoes. It's like the white people today who say, "I would have been with MLK in the 1950s/1960s". The overwhelming majority of white people were not. Therefore, statistically, probably neither would you. There are truly evil people in the billionaire class, maybe even at a higher percentage than the average population. The problem is often one of general human failings though. That's the reason why we shouldn't let people aggregate that much perpetual power and money in the first place.
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Hank G ☑️

I just realized that Vox's Future Perfect wrapped itself in the "Effective Altruism" EA language when they launched six years ago and continues to do so. Now that EA has proven to be just narcissistic billionaire's favorite retconning apologetics tool for whatever new sociopathic behaviors they engage in maybe it'd be better to ditch that language. Just a thought #EffectiveAltruism #BillionairesShouldNotExist #Vox

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Hank G ☑️

Jack Dorsey proving that all the Silicon Valley techbro billionaires are exactly the same and that our society's tax and regulatory laws should be setup such that billionaires cannot exist. The supposed mistakes are having any kind of moderation and/or safety capabilities in a social network and limiting how entrenched Nazis can get into your platform. Puhleez with the "moar freeze peach" bullshit. He can play Boddhisatva all day but he's just another faux libertarian asshole with a god complex. #JackDorsey #BillionairesShouldNotExist https://www.engadget.com/jack-dorsey-claims-bluesky-is-repeating-all-the-mistakes-he-made-at-twitter-234326121.html
Jack Dorsey claims Bluesky is 'repeating all the mistakes' he made at Twitter

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Despite my general interest in space flight from a scientific point of view, I can't really disagree.

♲ Hank G ☑️ - 2024-03-14 14:59:13 GMT

In light of the breathless coverage of another Starship launch I have to say that I can’t get excited about anything SpaceX does until Musk has absolutely nothing to do with it. It’s not just about being petty because of my utter contempt for Musk, although that admittedly is a part of it. It is also because like every other Musk venture it is about his aggregation of as much power, money, and adulation as possible no matter who gets fucked over even if it is literally the entire planet. One person should not have dictator for life control over access to an entire shell of space, EM spectrum bands, national charging networks, social networks, much less all of those and more. Starship is not primarily about getting to Mars to “preserve the light of humanity” despite his marketing bullshit. It is about Musk individually controlling global satellite internet and all terrestrial spectrum that would overlap it. It is about him controlling access to space so he can dictate to the any government on the planet including the US his whims and needs above everyone else’s. Musk is Exhibit A of my firm belief that billionaires should not exist. It is a defect of our system that we allow one person to hoard that much wealth and power. #rant #ElonMusk #SpaceX #BillionairesShouldNotExist

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Hank G ☑️

In light of the breathless coverage of another Starship launch I have to say that I can’t get excited about anything SpaceX does until Musk has absolutely nothing to do with it. It’s not just about being petty because of my utter contempt for Musk, although that admittedly is a part of it. It is also because like every other Musk venture it is about his aggregation of as much power, money, and adulation as possible no matter who gets fucked over even if it is literally the entire planet. One person should not have dictator for life control over access to an entire shell of space, EM spectrum bands, national charging networks, social networks, much less all of those and more. Starship is not primarily about getting to Mars to “preserve the light of humanity” despite his marketing bullshit. It is about Musk individually controlling global satellite internet and all terrestrial spectrum that would overlap it. It is about him controlling access to space so he can dictate to the any government on the planet including the US his whims and needs above everyone else’s. Musk is Exhibit A of my firm belief that billionaires should not exist. It is a defect of our system that we allow one person to hoard that much wealth and power. #rant #ElonMusk #SpaceX #BillionairesShouldNotExist

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Hank G ☑️

It was apparent Musk is doing lots of drugs but "including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine" to say nothing for whatever prescription drugs he's abusing thanks to the usual celebrity doctors who write scripts on their client's whims. Good thing he isn't in control of disproportionate wealth and power, etc...oh wait... #ElonMusk #BillionairesShouldNotExist

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