IAmWorried

5 năm trướcdiscuss

I honestly believe that if you remove social media from the equation, there is zero doubt that modern life makes you happier. There are so many awesome things you can do nowadays with modern tech, you have practically unlimited entertainment. But now you also have on-demand comparison, and as they say, comparison is the thief of joy. The sooner society realizes that social media is the REAL thing that is making people unhappy, the better.

IAmWorried

5 năm trướcdiscuss

It's gonna happen this decade, I'm sure of it. Covid has completely screwed our hyperefficient society to the point where I think no human institutions can stem the massive tidal wave that is coming. I'd guess that the financial system, the higher education system, and the political system will all come undone during this period - there aren't many good bets, but I think being good with computers is reasonably safe, as computers are so efficient and eco-friendly that I am almost certain that they will be the centerpiece of whatever new system emerges.

IAmWorried

5 năm trướcdiscuss

I think that the elites of the various countries have too much in common at this point to allow a war to happen. They would sooner team up and move to Elysium and abandon all the rest of us on earth than allow for global destruction. I think this is the future TBH, the wealthy will more and more take things into their own hands a la superyachts, NZ properties, fortified compounds, etc. The middle classes and below will face the unwelcome prospect of gradually decaying social institutions and economies until society eventually just breaks, and the wealthy wait it out then come in to sweep up the ashes, ushering in a new, far less populated golden age of humanity.

IAmWorried

5 năm trướcdiscuss

You may think you are helping by supporting these moves and empathizing with those who are offended, but I truly believe it has the opposite effect. Is it really worth saving some thin skinned people from offense if it pisses off enough people that the entire system becomes destabilized? Because that's exactly what's happening.

IAmWorried

5 năm trướcdiscuss

Dude, if US companies want to engage in this woke nonsense, then I quite frankly think they deserve to be cancelled. This country is honestly so pathetic, IMO, in the way that we pretend to be a "free speech" nation and yet in reality live under a woke thought police that has taken over through Twitter. I will eagerly and gladly take my business to Chinese companies, as not only do they stand for more traditional values that I tend to align with, but they are also innovating more rapidly (probably because they just focus on the tech and don't have to worry about every little thing they say).

IAmWorried

5 năm trướcdiscuss

I mean what's the alternative? The language companies speak is that of money. How are you supposed to combat this without "fighting fire with fire"?

IAmWorried

5 năm trướcdiscuss

I'm thinking about making some kind of "Cancel Cancel Culture" browser extension that would automatically block sites that are known to engage in this kind of totalitarian behavior. I would make it open source and try to raise money with donations. It's not exactly the ideal solution, but I see no way to stop this madness unless we "fight fire with fire" so to speak.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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