alt Hacker NewsI once saw an interview with a guy who was into extreme body modification of an unprintable and life-altering nature. He said something to the effect of, "I like challenging people's conception of what humans are." I translated this as, "I did a dumb thing, but now that I'm getting the attention I was after I need to look smart."
For the guys in this story, my translation is, "We were totally fine with making money with no effort, because F paying more employees than we need to. This social media campaign is our backup plan to ensure we get some press and attention out of it even if it fails. We'd totally be cool with making a lot of money though. Please visit our quirky AI shop and buy our stuff."
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“We also won’t be first against the wall when the revolution comes (see this very blog for proof of innocence)”
This is going through some people’s minds the more pushback grows (see Altman molotov, Maine data center moratorium)
> I translated this as, "I did a dumb thing, but now that I'm getting the attention I was after I need to look smart."
Strikes me as a repulsively mean-spirited take, ironically proving the artist’s point.
Freakanomics podcast had a recent episode regarding Cheating with PEDS, and interviewed the (former) head of the Enhanced Games. At one point, he discussed the benefit for society because athletes would be monitored for 5-years post performance.
To me, it seemed like a modern day tech-take of human cock-fighting.