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by vitally3643 35 days ago
The "I got mine, fuck you" mindset is genuinely going to be the death of the USA. It's genuinely astonishing how many people are willing to burn everything including their own house to spite random strangers.
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coolThingsFirst 35 days ago
That's how envy looks like. I made it, so now let's remove the ladder for the others.
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mbgerring 35 days ago
I don’t disagree, but the actual beliefs of the AGI cult are much worse, and much more dangerous, than “I got mine, fuck you”
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pixelready 35 days ago
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment for details
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pesus 35 days ago
Should also be noted that many people buying into this belief system have connections to Y Combinator.
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ferguess_k 35 days ago
It's more like "I'm Holy and All, bow before me. Why don't you like me? I don't understand" type.

I mean at least Jesus gave free wine and bread.

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wolvesechoes 35 days ago
> I mean at least Jesus gave free wine and bread

And flogged those that tried to do commerce in a sacred place. And hanged out with prostitutes and poor. And stated that those focusing on hoarding money without concerns for other stuff won't enter his kingdom.

I mean, whatever you think about Christian doctrines, Jesus himself was based AF.

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