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by nonrandomstring 1492 days ago
> Do you see this work in practice?

Sure. I see it in every child cured of cancer because the truth of Fourier means that Positron Emission Tomography can zap a tumour. I see it when people dance to music because the truth of electrodynamics and sampling theory mean artists in a studio can make a record for millions of others to enjoy. I see it when people are warm in their homes because Einstein's truth about matter and energy means they have electricity. The world around us is literally a triumph of truth.

> All I see is a dead internet filled with AI-generated fake detritus-like content, attention and behaviour manipulation, all sorts of dark patterns.

You're looking at it wrong. What you see is a group of sad little people who betrayed technology to assuage their own inadequacies. They mostly took what other much smarter people invented to make sordid little businesses out of leveraging ignorance. The world is catching up with them and their deeds, mark my words.

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>You're looking at it wrong.

Truth sometimes hurts, doesn't it?