My thoughts as well.

Old people like the same shit as young people when it comes to gaming. Ever played D&D?

It won’t ever be legal, but I don’t think that’s going to matter. These data centers are threatening hundreds of communities’ basic survival, and there are so many people in this country that are struggling and ready to snap.

It’s going to be really, really frustrating watching Democrats campaign in support of AI companies this fall.

But this is a good reminder. Your only power now is local, so take an interest in your neighborhood and fight for it.

I just really enjoyed this essay and wanted to share it. Cheers, nerds.

I made a video on Google alternatives a month or so ago. There are chapters in the description if you want info but don’t want to watch.

Pretty much.

And the stock price bumps from layoffs mean they effectively get to just hand themselves huge raises.

No.

These graduates, and the incoming generation, won’t shape LLM’s and GenAI. Limpdick, loser fucking nerd billionaires will.

The kids will be left with scraps, by design, and that’s the problem.

Pretty stupid scam there, Bert.

IDK how many jobs AI is actually taking?

Honestly, I think the layoffs are just cover to shore up the stock price before quarter-end and keep the gravy train rolling. This is a cycle that isn’t repeatable permanently, because eventually you have to actually produce something other than a talking parrot that gets a lot of shit wrong.

Given the state of Texas’ infrastructure, probably fair to assume this doesn’t exist.

And I’m guessing water treatment doesn’t fix these, does it?

Greasy Gavin needs to tax his billionaire golf buddies.

Motherfucker.

Agreed.

Kinda insane that they were just trusted not to cheat.

Good.

I had exam proctors in college. It’s only a problem if you spent all your time partying and didn’t do the work.

This is why I say all billionaires are bastards. Even the ones with good PR who know to cosplay as middle class.

Absolutely correct. Literally the only thing that matters is quarterly earnings.

That’s why everything you buy and use sucks now and is perpetually getting shittier.

My best guess is that they are leaving the country if they can. I doubt people used to these salaries are willing to work three jobs for 100 hours a week like blue collar people, and it’s going to be significantly easier for engineers and highly-proficient tech workers to find jobs internationally.

Democrats have no intention of changing anything meaningful. We learned that when Obama had a supermajority and became a black Dubya, despite his extravagant progressive promises.

Our only power is local now, and they know this, which is why they swift-boated Mamdani and ran a Democratic partisan against him.

Yes, it will take a major disruption to necessitate any meaningful change at the national level.