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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42935548

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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

sigh

Reminds me of /r/OrphanCrushingMachine

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've made the Pit of Despair more ethical by not actually having a human being operate the pit. People walk into the room and a machine decides whether or not they suffer existential despair or they simply perish.

It is also theoretically possible that a person could live out the rest of their natural life in the pit of despair without ever dying from anything inside of the pit, it's all random, and therefore maximally ethical.

[–] YaksDC@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Have we considered that if we go back in time, only give things to peasants and common people? It's best if we never try to act top-down. Give the normal folks the means to revolt first.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 3 points 2 months ago

Tech without empathy is how you get terminators.

[–] killea@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I heard you guys really liked that book 1984!

[–] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why would we like a book written by a nazi collaborator?

[–] killea@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Who is we from your perspective?

[–] stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

reading that title was like reading a 500 page book

[–] FukOui@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

AI comic or not, this feels very relevant right now

[–] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

This comic is from existential comics haha. You can find them online. The artists has been making comics for years 🀣