[virgildotcodes]

I’m not in academia myself, and I think AI solving all our problems ASAP is ideal, even if it means no humans get attribution.

What I’m saying is that the ultimate goal of those in power are not these sorts of altruistic or even scientific pursuits, and that the massive labor disruption and hyper concentration of power in the hands of those who are proving time and again that advancement of science and benefiting the whole of humanity are actually antithetical to their goals is likely a bad thing.

[diordiderot]

Oh good. But I think you're over estimating the 'concentration of power', and under estimating 'benefiting the whole of humanity'

Most homeless people have smartphones, and consistent access to food and clean water.

Your average 'poor person' in America has HVAC. An unimaginable luxury in the EU

[wartywhoa23]

Does your average poor person in America have happiness after 100s of years of relentless technological progress for the benefit of human advancement, and especially today, in the age of becoming spaghettied into the AI event horizon?

[mmnfrdmcx]

Unimaginable luxury, what are you in about. Have you ever even been outside of US?

[Windchaser]

Much of Europe is close to the ocean, high in latitude, or mountainous, and climates there are more temperate. You don’t need AC there; AC is a luxury.

Southeast or central US has considerably higher wet bulb temperatures than Europe does in summer. Without HVAC, there’s a good chunk of the year where it’s too hot to get much done.

[inglor_cz]

"An unimaginable luxury in the EU"

Eh, don't be silly. In the places where the summer is hot enough (or, more precise, where it used to be hot enough), I have seen plenty of AC units on shabby buildings, even on old Commie apartment blocs in Romania.

AC is not that expensive.

[virgildotcodes]

> Your average 'poor person' in America has HVAC. An unimaginable luxury in the EU

Lmao, did HN just glitch out and start showing me Pieter Levels' tweets?