…god damn it…

Lol voters would rather live in a dictatorship with more problems then.

My 2019 Hyundai Ioniq SEL has been incredibly reliable for the last 5 years. It’s a very boring car compared to alternative hybrids, but I save money on gas, which is what I got it for.

Well, we’re on Lemmy, so the attraction to conservative views, extreme or moderate, is often few and far between.

Also, I’m not moderating for the purpose of making their views appear more moderate. To his credit, the main mod asked me to mod because he understood he was biased against leftist views and would ban them even if they were in good faith. I basically protect leftists that show up and participate according to the rules. And I ban the hard headed ones that don’t.

I also have the opportunity to confront the misinformation that so often comes from conservative communities almost immediately. I might have to leave the post up, to my chagrin, but by being among the first comments, I can leverage how people use social media (see headline, read comments) to better inform folks.

Have you asked ChatGPT? Jk lol

Honestly, whatever they use ChatGPT for is probably fine. If you feel like they’re going to cheat on their homework or something, you can just ask them to do a small sample in front of you. Plus, it’s not like ChatGPT is going away, no matter how much the NYT and Disney complain. Best bet is for them to get familiar with the technology now.

Also, there’s literally no way to the long-term effects of AI. I strongly suspect that if people use it as a crutch, it will create intellectually and creatively stunted people. But it’s not like we don’t have that now…

You can peruse my history. I ask a lot of clarifying questions to understand what people mean before I criticize their position.

Seconding LM Studio. It’s been my go to for a bit now.

The more affordable Republican alternative to Obamacare.

I was listening to Know Your Enemy’s recent podcast titled Why the Right Loves Foreign Dictators (would definitely recommend a listen), and I came to a realization:

American conservative beliefs are not based on reality. That seems obvious, especially to this crowd, but like, the conservative dispossession of reality-based beliefs goes deep. Their version of rationality is adherence to an ideology and that is how they interpret the beliefs of others.

In this case, it manifests as opposing the removal of lead water pipes in the honest belief that, regardless of their danger—which is speculative to this idiot—it’s too expensive and “infringes” on rights. The value of lead pipe removal derives from whether its economically beneficial and its comportment with his idea of what infringes on rights, rather than on…you know…the scientifically proven damaging effects of lead.

Because he interprets the beliefs of others as perceived adherence to some ideology (which he almost certainly doesn’t understand), he dismisses the solid scientific evidence as speculative. It’s ideology vs ideology for him. Scientific claims are just another ideology.

To generalize, that’s why the pro-life movement “helps” women, that’s why be against welfare “supports” the nation, that’s why supporting Putin “defends” liberty, and that’s why voting for Trump makes America “great”. It’s not about real results, it’s just pure ideological adherence from the bottom to the top. It’s fitting that Trump is their messiah. He’s the greatest bullshitter modern politics has ever seen.

A gin and tonic.

I also like ginger, so a ginger mule with gin is also a favorite

How come I can see the documents on Kbin but not on my home instance, Reddthat? I even enabled show bot accounts…still nothing though.

Can you do the eff word, first? Just demystify that bad boy real quick.

So I wanted to make a true version, the ‘true’ part being, that it’s sought for more thoughtful opinions that are beyond 2 lines and actually are more fleshed out we’ll say.

Yes, I will subscribe. You should’ve led with “thoughtful opinions”.