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strongpigeonyesterday at 7:16 PM53 repliesview on HN

It is a bit scary how people seem to genuinely be OK with violence (see this reddit thread [0]). Is just me or does it feel like the overall "temperature" has gone up.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1shugf8/firebomb_t...


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lo_zamoyskiyesterday at 10:31 PM

It absolutely has. Both the Left and the Right have seared consciences and take no issue with murder and thuggishness as long as it's "their guy" doing it to "the other guy".

The world was never a wise and virtuous man's paradise, but it has been quickly sliding into ever increasing and monstrous irrationality. Give Plato's "Republic" a read and you might find it concerning how closely we exemplify the last stages of political and social decline.

whalesaladyesterday at 11:41 PM

I don't have a problem with violence, but I do take issue with the mass dismissal and outright hatred for AI by people who don't even understand what it is.