ThunderWhiskers

A couple of thoughts on this as a union electrician: for starters AI is absolutely having an (arguably negative) impact on manpower fulfillment. In my area the massive expansion of data centers is causing a manpower shortage for all projects not funded by massive tech companies. This is complicated because it’s inflating income for tradesmen due to demand, but it’s also pressuring workers into ridiculous schedules (think 4x10s, 2x8s, and most Sundays) and is forcing contractors that aren’t running data center work to completely rework their payment structure and bid practices. Many of these sites are also a 1-2 hour commute for a large number of tradies. A lot of these guys have been gaslit for decades into thinking working more OT somehow makes them a better person.

Beyond that, while I haven’t personally seen it yet AI will absolutely begin worming its way into design; a process already riddled with issues and errors largely due to time constraints. Clients are going to want work done faster and cheaper, which will pressure design teams into using AI tools in the name of expediency, which will lead to more errors in the construction process, leading to inflated costs and likely problematic installations.

That’s not even getting into the future of AI robotics which absolutely will be impacting our tradesmen directly in the near future.

It’s coming for us too.

Me personally, or the 300 million other people that have no direct control over this situation?

I’m sorry, is there something specific you wanted me to drop my entire life to go do that will put an end to this shit storm that has been decades in the making? Or are you just being an absolutist piece of shit for no reason?

Also when the Iraq War started I was in middle school, so shame on our preteens for not putting an end to the rise of fascism!

Damn you people are just awful. There are millions of Americans trying to organize against this shit. Just continue to get fucked, please and thank you.

They aren’t talking about expecting change. They are talking about demanding change at gunpoint, and honestly I can’t say I’m entirely opposed.

These people are completely unaffected by the law or any other form of consequences. They have removed our capability to peacefully take action, but the less-peaceful option is always there and there are legions more of us.

Literally the only reason my family interacts with Facebook. It’s infuriating.

And rather than drawing a line you’re just going to be a useless piece of shit who actively undermines other people doing what they can. Go find a hole to hide in so the rest of us don’t have to be distracted by your bullshit.

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The theoretically vast availability has made me quick to abandon games that didn’t deserve it. I’m having a lot of difficulty committing to even some objectively good games. I don’t enjoy the bouncing around and yet I keep doing it. It feels related to FOMO.

On top of that, I have personally developed some gaming habits that I don’t care for at all as a direct result of gamepass.

Agreed

We watched this exact same tactic happen with Xbox gamepass over the last 5 years. They introduced it and left in the capability to purchase the “upgrade” for $1/year. Now they are suddenly cranking it up to $30/month and people are still paying it because they feel like it’s a service they “have to have”.

If anyone is looking to try something new - I really enjoyed WaterfallNiagra after dropping Nova.

Sounds like some of you need to get hacked back in time!

The likeness is uncanny.

I have only seen a handful of YouTube shorts with this man and I respect his opinion orders of magnitude more than I do Musk’s.

I had a very concerning conversation with an individual I respect very much, yesterday. He is actively striving to remain unflustered by all of this by underplaying the significance of what is happening. He thinks Trump is just being a blowhard and will be stopped short of economic stability collapsing. He didn’t have a response when I asked if maybe that was too late to act.

The idea that the core of Dallas is walkable is hilarious. There are portions of DFW that have been specifically curated to be walkable, but they’re usually akin to a theme park. You drive there, park in a giant parking lot (or worse, just endless strips of store front parking), then walk around what is effectively an outdoor shopping mall.

Listen, maybe I’m jaded, but this just feels like one more lame-ass attempt to cram more propaganda about the “efficiency of big business” down our throats.

It is astonishing how soundly you missed what the original comment was trying to say. They very clearly meant [The picture of] Andrew Tate [getting his ass handed to him] is funny.

…Or you could continue to be outraged about your mistaken interpretation.