ContrarianTrail @ ContrarianTrail @lemm.ee

Independent thinker valuing discussions grounded in reason, not emotions.

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I don't honestly even remember the last time I've googled something. Nowdays I'll just ask chatGPT

There's not a single mention of LLMs in my post. Not one.

There's not a single mention of LLM's in my entire post. The argument I'm making there isn't even mine. I heard it from Sam Harris way before LLMs were even a thing.

Every ban on lemmy is effectively a shadow ban as you don't get notified for it

But I wasn't talking about LLMs

Thanks! Yeah I meant free soloing. I was under the illusion that 'Free Solo' was just the name of the Alex Honnold documentary and free climbing was the term for the sport itself, like free diving.

Edd Sorenson has some fantastic cave rescue / body recovery stories incase anyone's interested. The dude is an absolute legend in the cave diving circles.

I'd be up for that if you'll find me an opponent - and a crane.

Getting caught by police aircraft sounds very American.

I’ve adopted the granddad driving style too. Now I get my enjoyment from watching people rush and make pointless overtakes, only for me to end up right behind them at the next traffic light.

It was way above my comfort level. The ride itself was smooth due to me driving a big saloon but it also felt like I was about to take off at the slightest bump

I was barely able to reach 200kph

I once was young and stupid and maxed out the speedometer of my car on a empty highway at the middle of the night. Now I can say I've done it and don't need to do that again. Normally I hardly even drive above the speedlimit.

I don't know the statistics, but I wouldn't be surprised if more than 99% of drivers have, at some point, looked at their phone or engaged in some other distracting behavior while driving. It almost never leads to an accident. What's the difference then between someone who ends up killing someone and someone who doesn't? Bad luck - that's the difference. I'm not going to pretend that this unlucky person is somehow morally exceptionally reprehensible, knowing that it could just as easily have been me. If you're in the tiny minority who has, from day one, put 100% of your focus and attention into driving every single time you get behind the wheel without exception, I applaud you. But understand that this is extremely rare. That's why I see it for what it is - an unlucky accident and I'm glad no one got seriously injured.

What a time to be alive when suggesting we shouldn’t wish physical harm on an idiot teenager / young adult who we’ve all been at one point, is met with such fierce opposition.

How unreasonable of me.

That 'quote' on the title is not even remotely accurate.

We’re not going to hit the climate goals anyway because we’re not organized to do it — and the way to do it is with the ways that we’re talking about now — and yes, the needs in this area will be a problem. But I’d rather bet on AI solving the problem than constraining it and having the problem if you see my plan.

Okay, admittedly 'a normal person' is a quite low bar. A reasonable, ethical person then.

They totaled a several-hundred-thousand-dollar car in front of a million people, and the insurance won’t cover it because they were texting. If he’s capable of learning from mistakes, I’m sure he has.

Normal person would be glad no-one got hurt rather than wishing someone did.

I didn't say we need to improve on what we have. We just need to keep making better technology which we will keep doing unless we destroy ourselves first.

Imagine being so annoyed by someone you have zero obligation to pay attention to that you wish them physical harm.

Fuck me too then. I'd be curious to hear how you imagine somebody like me would be able to find customers for my business if I wasn't allowed to drop flyers onto people's mailboxes.