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by wizardforhire 386 days ago
Mind if I ask a few questions? Whats your current address, dob, ssn or NINO or equivalent, your full legal name, mothers maiden name, fathers place of birth, mothers place of birth, country of origin, do you drive? Whats your license number? How about a bank? Could I have your account and routing number as well as the answers to any security questions? How about investments I’m gonna need your accounts and passwords for these as well…

> As far as copyrighted and artistic works go, I've never fully understood what the objection is … > But if that's accepted, then for fairness it would have to be extended to every other profession which stands to be wiped out by AI, which would be daft. … > Hobbling the delight it could bring generally for the sake of protected classes will just make the tech less human and a lot less exciting.

So let me get this straight, you want to ruin the livelihoods of everyone so you can have a fancier toy to play with?

When your life is ruined and can’t make a living you’ll have the answers you desire and understand the objections to why you can’t have fancier toys.

But heres the thing, and with the way the world is going atm, not being able to make a living is going to be the least of your and everyone else’s worries that feel the way you do if ya’ll get your way.

People don’t like having their livelihoods taken away, and when you threaten the livelihoods of their children… people tend towards violence.

I really wish there was a more polite way to put this. Alas what you’re proposing is all out war for what? A better game of thrones?

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Violent artists with pitchforks, eh? Aside from their supposed predisposition to vengeful bloodlust, is there any other reason these protected classes should enjoy a different status to any other worker?