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Torchlight

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11. Internet, also.

Reply to Mr.Bee (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:08 PM

Jun 25

And the printing press. Do we use these tools to create or to destroy? Well, both.

Greed causes more misery on the planet than all other causes combined. AI is simply one additional tool to expedite the greed, or to stall it... dependent on your usage.

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ai Is Not About Technological Advancement [View all] Mr.Bee Jun 25 OP

That's like saying the Model T was about eliminating buggy whip workers so to hell with affordable cars. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 25 #1

Okay atreides1 Jun 25 #3

The problem is not tech but the unsustainable disparity in wealth and income Bernardo de La Paz Jun 25 #7

Automobiles were a vile invention too. hunter Jun 25 #8

Do you own a car? Have a drivers license? Travel in cars? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 25 #12

Not because I want to ! thought crime Jun 25 #13

It is also about control KT2000 Jun 25 #2

Assholes will always use technology for vile purposes. usonian Jun 25 #4

The truth is in the middle Renew Deal Jun 25 #5

AI will continue to improve in its practical applications anciano Jun 25 #6

The Video Mr.Bee Jun 25 #9

Ai will replace low level entry level jobs Johonny Jun 25 #10

Internet, also. Torchlight Jun 25 #11

...and customer service Mr.Bee Jun 25 #14