I think it's also important to see that even IF there are those selling it as a companion tool, it's only in the meantime. That is, it's your companion now, but because we need you next to it to make it better so it can be an "AI employee" once it's trained from your companionship.

I don't read it this way. I think GP agrees with your point. The ad sphere IS the shoddy work.

This is absolutely abusive behavior. Placing a camera to watch a partner so they don't do something is controlling and removes human agency.

That.is.abuse.

How about we stop letting abusers think that human beings are property meant to be controlled.

Are your cameras at work watching you abusive, is your macbook camera abusive, is your zoom calls abusive ?

Nobody controls anyone with an camera, this is no different than leaving a note to your kids "DONT EAT ALL THE FOOD IN THE FRIDGE".

Its the misuse of it that is abusive.

Vote down a all you want. Your anger shows your weakness.

It always add astonishes me how bots live their lives. Only ever seeing things in terms of fictional economies.

We needn't worry about soulless AIs, we've got heartless Humans running amock.

Heartless because we control immigration?

Guess that makes the Japanese, the Koreans, the Chinese, the Indians, the Eastern Europeans and most of the stable Middle East heartless humans.

'Heartless" cause CNN told them it was.

It becomes a problem when the population of the developing nations outnumber the developed 100 to one. And im not talking about those inside the USA, im talking about worldwide. Id love to let them all in. Ive been to third world countries and I can't fault any individual for doing what they can to leave. But the current system can't support a borderless world.

So you want talented individuals to come in to prop up the economy for decades with their output, but forbid them trying to establish a normal family life in the country?

Just see the language they use, "third world" countries. .. As if the lead pipe laden cities of USA, the Fentanyl Zombie camps, the disfunctional and predatory healthcare system, the incessant and consistent child deaths to guns in schools isn't somehow "third world".

Notice that your comment doesn't deal at all with the topic at hand or anything I said. Like, what's your point? The USA isn't any better to live in than a country like Nepal? Cause that is just...so ignorant and insulting to people that can't get out of those countries...its really hard to describe how insensitive you are being by saying something like that.

Im fully aware of the 3rd world conditions in the USA. Its why I choose to remain in Canada (which has its own 3rd world conditions if you look for them), and have voted for the far left party each election ive been able to vote in!

Yes. The 'heartless' people in this equation are the corporate ghouls, like usual!

Lol no. How do you get that from my comment. There's a huge difference between 0 immigration and uncontrolled immigration and you guys aren't helping anyone by jumping to these ridiculous conclusions.

> when the population of the developing nations outnumber the developed 100 to one

Well it's only 7:1 right now. It's never going to be 100:1. Don't worry about it.

To be fair, we've sort f made outside really, really shitty.

Stroads and parking lots galore ain't all that appealing (or safe) to play in.

When ai slop makes it cheap to churn out the ads this is what you get. What does YT care, they get the money either way.

Enshittification continues

what I don't understand is how paying for YT ads can be profitable. I've never clicked on a YT ad _intentionally_ nor I know anyone who did, having asked a few people. I admit the brand awareness works tho.

There's a counterintuitive effect sometimes, which is that the person who tolerates a stupid ad is also more likely to buy the product. This was used by email spammers whose messages came littered with deliberate grammatical errors as an efficient filter against too-smart targets.

I'm fairly certain if you use a browser and the desktop version of the site you can listen with the screen off/locked.

Monkeys invented numbers. And then created a world where numbers are all that matters.

A human life, it's worth what? 1 millions usd? 10million usd? 20 million usd? Is it worth saving lives of GDP goes down?

We're due for a reckoning.

I want to send you an e hug.

I've worked in education and helping kiddos get accomodations and fixtures for their learning has made grow a huge amount of compassion and empathy for myself in this respect.

I think the reality is that this new way of working is still relatively new for human beings. For eons we had more natural, environment based rhythms and then suddenly we're thrust into artificial air and lighting environments staring at papers and now screens.

Our eyes and minds wander to literal infinite spaces on a screen, while our body is sitting in the exact same space (often in the same posture) and we all pretend that "this is normal". But our body keeps score and you can't BS it. It takes its toll.

I too WFH and while my days are somewhat longer, it's only because I do life things while I do work things (as if reality actually has a distinction) and it's better for my mental health.

I sit on a yoga ball, I have an office chair, I do standing desk. There is a beautiful garden behind my screen that constantly beckons me to stop staring into the phony black mirror.

Sorry for the rant, but just know that you're not the weird one. Our systems and processes are the weird ones. And it's our prerogative to find, or construct, better ones for our flourishment.

This right here.

The shear breadth of experience is sometimes staggering.

The difficulty for me is translating that into sustainable income. Job and experience hopping is great when your young, but then you get older and your resume portrays you as a total flake. (And admittedly, of the project is slow and boring, I might just dip. Life is short, I have things to do. And sitting still in an office for 8+hrs a day isn't one of them)