HeinrichTheWolf_17 t1_j8rj6sc wrote on February 16, 2023 at 1:12 PM

Reply to comment by NanditoPapa in Bingchat is a sign we are losing control early by Dawnof_thefaithful

It’s r/futurology on repeat, mods are losing it too. It’s all cool, I never intended to stay here forever. If this place goes to shit, we just go somewhere else.

NanditoPapa t1_j8rjg3z wrote on February 16, 2023 at 1:14 PM

I agree! It's sad to see r/futurology. I mean...we get it...every social media but Reddit is SATAN, every company is violating your FREEDOM, and Musk is a TURD (actually that last one might be on point...lol...)

HeinrichTheWolf_17 t1_j8rjrr9 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 1:17 PM

Mods were the primary problem with r/futurology and why it went downhill, optimistic outlooks were frowned upon and seen as clickbait.

I’m not sure if mods are trying to scuttle this subreddit. Actual scientific papers are getting deleted while conspiracy wackjobs and paranoid schizophrenics are getting by scot free.

NanditoPapa t1_j8rkd3d wrote on February 16, 2023 at 1:23 PM

I've noticed that too! Every post is a long screed on some end of humanity conspiracy or some accounting of how someone got Bing to talk dirty to them. It used to be a place to read optimism around the tech that would lead to a radical transformation of society.

californiarepublik t1_j8rwbb8 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 2:54 PM

> It used to be a place to read optimism around the tech that would lead to a radical transformation of society.

Optimism is in short supply these days, I think this is more a reflection of reality than anything else.

NanditoPapa t1_j8rwur8 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 2:58 PM

That's a bit sad (and probably true). I consider myself optimistic about AI and singularity while also understanding that not every step in the process will be instantly Utopic. It doesn't seem that being hopeful about the end point while also cautious about the progress is mutually exclusive.