https://hubski.com/A thoughtful web.https://hubski.com/images/discussion.pnghttps://hubski.com/https://hubski.com/pub/469867https://hubski.com/pub/469867Just a bonkers news story. South Korea has a strong authoritarian streak and I guess still isn't a mature democracy.https://hubski.com/pub/469864https://hubski.com/pub/469864DjRUM- Codexhttps://hubski.com/pub/469863https://hubski.com/pub/469863The saints are burying an innocent girlI read her diary, it all checked outShe tried to whisper but could only shoutThe saints are burying an innocent girlThe town gathered as it always doesPointing and spitting from towers above Choosing an outsider to avoid their ownTheir shovels shining in the sin of the sunShe was quiet and prettyShe knew no faultHer only mistakeWas where she was from The saints they buried an innocent girlI read her diary and it all checked outShe tried to whisper but could only shoutAnd raising her voice just confirmed all their doubtshttps://hubski.com/pub/469858https://hubski.com/pub/469858Tired:The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.Wired:My daughter and I were watching a History Channel program on the Roman Republic, a segment talking about the Roman legions. She’s a fan of a rather violent pseudo-historical series called “The Vikings,” and at the end of our program she turned to me and asked, “If the Romans and the Vikings had a war, who would win?” I said, ”Let’s ask ChatGPT.” We got more than I bargained for—extended analysis about this hypothetical matchup, including specifics of battlefields and logistics. It analyzed the Romans’ respective strengths, including organization and discipline, training, sophistication of tactics, engineering and weapons. The Vikings were credited with their guerrilla tactics, naval skills, ferocity and skill in one-on-one combat.ChatGPT concluded the Romans would likely win. My daughter was unconvinced her fearsome Vikings could be defeated.Ahhhh hypotheticalshttps://hubski.com/pub/469845https://hubski.com/pub/469845Yup. Yes it does.Sounds like the "solutions" section is "ok so here are all of the things that don't work for fixing this problem: Anything, really".https://hubski.com/pub/469843https://hubski.com/pub/469843put a fork in it we're donehttps://hubski.com/pub/469816https://hubski.com/pub/469816https://hubski.com/pub/469801https://hubski.com/pub/469801https://hubski.com/pub/469762https://hubski.com/pub/469762https://hubski.com/pub/469733https://hubski.com/pub/469733https://hubski.com/pub/469726https://hubski.com/pub/469726defeated by the 'just fucking do something' caucushttps://hubski.com/pub/469724https://hubski.com/pub/469724https://hubski.com/pub/469720https://hubski.com/pub/469720This is the most important fight currently raging. We are under a full-blown information assault, largely because the truth is not profitable or politically advantageous. I realize how radical some of these suggestions may sound (forcing social media companies to eliminate non-human contributions, potentially repealing section 230), but he's right, we are probably completely roasted on a planetary level if we don't figure out how to get a handle on this shit. Unchecked, destructive falsehoods are the backbone of MAGA and Russia's strength, and we cannot cede any more ground or time to conspiracies and lies.This would also mean going after the Murdoch empire. And that's not happening. Now, regaining any ground for Truth is probably not happening any time in the next four years, almost certainly many more. If you were tired of people being convinced that these relatively decent last few years (in America) were a total crisis, you're about to see people being convinced that a very dark time is actually a new golden era.Harari's comments about "excitement" are spot on. Trump has weaponized this aspect of our information age. If you recall Bannon's "flood the zone with shit" quote, it's very much a conscious strategy. Trump has used the current configuration of the internet and media to overwhelm you. We know this. I wish he talked more about Hitler using the radio as a disruptive medium, but the printing press take was good. Echoes of history schtuff, guys. You know.. history predicts echoes of history! so meta broI was happy to see that the above video is one of Amanpour's most-watched recent uploads, though.I am also probably gonna watch a longer one from this guy: https://hubski.com/pub/469715https://hubski.com/pub/469715