
Because that’s what we should be accepting now? Really?
Because that’s what we should be accepting now? Really?
I think your deduction as to why we’re in the shape we’re in in the US is poorly formed. People didn’t just wake up one day and decide to get their news from the clown network and then they voted in a clown. People who wanted more power and control deregulated industries, moved money out of communities, worsened public education, monopolized the media, monopolized industry, and stoked fear until people wanted any change and promise of safety regardless of who gave it.
I figured I’d summarize to the more immediate issue instead of writing a treatise on the last 70 years of US society. Sorry, I guess?
As for the topic at hand, my point is that Cory isn’t a “positive educated voice” in this matter. He’s shoehorning his special interest that he’s questionably qualified at into a topic that is entirely separate. And the only reason he has a platform is because he appeals to Internet denizens with his stoking of righteous anger at corporations. That’s far from a good baseline to start with when the stakes are that much higher than a blog article.
Ultimately, my “bad opinion” that you think is so harmful is that people should listen to voices with experience on the matter. I gather from your reply that you have gripes with authority figures, but I promise you that letting pop figures dictate the discussion isn’t going to solve anything.
If a hammer suggests using a nail to cook your sandwich, do you think maybe he has a point because he knows nails, or do you consider that maybe he just knows nothing about cooking?
Also, anyone can get “published”. It means nothing.
The only new thing about this is that it’s coming from the US. Irrational governments have and do exist in the real world and people have been dealing with them for centuries. Maybe look to them for answers instead of the random internet celebrity that has zero experience in the matter.
I’m not “taking it personally”. And he’s not just someone “commenting online” - he’s advocating for the Canadian government to take specific action based on his unqualified opinion, and I’m saying it shouldn’t be given a platform just because he has name recognition. It’s not unreasonable to call that out, and acting like I’m being hysterical just to discredit me is shitty.
The content is meaningless because he isn’t qualified. Valuing enjoyment and entertainment over information from people actually well versed in the given field is exactly how you get what’s happening in the US right now. It’s an appeal to emotion rather than logic - ironically something I expect Cory would claim to be against.
Can we stop sharing this guy’s every word like he’s an authority on everything? He’s a blogger, not an expert on international relations.
The whole thing? No. The 14 hour temper tantrum? Absolutely.
“Ragebait”? Really?
And they want him to think he did them a favor, while they do basically nothing and get everything they want.
It was a stunt. Incoming administration has been saying all week they were gonna “save” it. They pulled the plug temporarily as an FU to Biden and support for the incoming fascist that they know they can control better (with stunts just like this).
These models are so shit they need a translator. Hilarious.
Weird that they don’t just…you know…copy that.
Really satisfying to see llm instead of “ai” in that headline.
LLMs can help you figure out more specific search terms and where to look.
Not knowing how to use a search engine properly doesn’t mean these sites are better. It just means you have more to learn.
Use something else.
No.
Yes.Using chatgpt as a search engine showcases a distinct lack of media literacy. It’s not an information resource. It’s a text generator. That’s it. If it lacks information, it will just make it up. That’s not something anyone should use as any kind of tool for learning or researching.
Maybe go to more than 2 places for your information? I agree that this shit is also an issue with news and other media, but it’s not that hard to find more substantial information on things. At least not yet.
And I can’t remember the exact process off hand, but there’s still a way to get search results without that garbage on google. I’ll edit if I can find it.
*Found it. So, at least for Firefox, you can add a custom search engine through the settings. For the url, input https://www.google.com/search?q=%25s&udm=14
and then set it as your default se if you want. As far as I can tell, it’s a simplified version of the main search, just without the “helpful” add-ons. Hope it helps some people.
**For some reason Lemmy is adding a ‘25’ between the % and s. Those numbers shouldn’t be there, just fyi.
That’s great. I’m glad to hear it is having at least some positive impact despite my reservations.
Ah yes, he’s the “Internet prophet”. That gives him credibility.