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Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 75 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

We.. we are clearly in the stupidest universe, right? I don't believe it can get stupider. (Though I said this before in 2016)

[–] LeighWeighTacoma@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Welcome to Idiocracy

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 20 points 2 weeks ago

Being honest, I think the techbros and cleptocrats saw Occupy Wall Street and decided the American experiment was over, so the whole bull in a china shop is by design.

EDIT: This -> https://theplotagainstamerica.com/

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Except the problems are worse and more numerous, and the President isn't looking for an expert, plus he's one of the bigger problems.

[–] LeighWeighTacoma@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's pretty awful. Plus there's no Ow My Balls.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Plus there’s no Ow My Balls.

90% of YouTube shorts is nutshots.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, the problem in Idiocracy is that there was no one intelligent enough to listen to. In reality, there's plenty of intelligence, but few in power listen to the ones trying to better the planet. Theyre all more concerned about accumulating power and the next election cycle. If it doesnt look good, no matter how many it might help, its not worth doing to them.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I love you

[–] LeighWeighTacoma@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I almost put that and I should've. But I didn't know how many people would get it.

We don't have time for a hand job Joe!

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Idiocracy was the entire planet. In reality, it’s just America.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is one level of Backrooms where there's a long rollercoaster that never seems to end and get more bizarre as you go. That's what we're on.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 10 points 2 weeks ago

For Generation Xers, it's the charlie and the chocolate factory boat scene.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, it is, in fact, stupider: Trump replaced a picture of a President Joe Biden in the White House with a picture of an autopen, then showed President Xi with pride, further evidence--if it were needed--that Trump is dishonorable.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

With every news I heard I feel more and more like Futurama's Kif.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

As the Epstein emails proved, being rich and affluent doesn't preclude someone from also being illiterate. We like to think these real-life supervillains are smart and sophisticated, like in fiction, because at least then the world makes some amount of sense - it's plausible that a very intelligent person could amass that level of wealth. But the reality is that many of them have the written communication skills of a teenager using MSN Messenger circa 2004.