Illusion — Why do we keep believing that AI will solve the climate crisis (which it is facilitating), get rid of poverty (on which it is heavily relying), and unleash the full potential of human creativity (which it is undermining)?

  • Dr. Dabbles
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    11 month ago

    It doesn’t make sense to me and I’ve got three grocery stores and a walmart within miles of me.

    • NaN
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      11 month ago

      Do you regularly use their ads to compare prices and select what to buy at each one, or generally stick to one place with a few trips to another one?

      • Dr. Dabbles
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        11 month ago

        I shop for convenience and brands I prefer. One store has some items I prefer over the others. That’s to say I shop like a normal person.

        • NaN
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          01 month ago

          Normal based on what? The ads exist because plenty of normal people use them to decide where to buy things or certain items. If they didn’t bring people in the stores wouldn’t bother.

          • Dr. Dabbles
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            129 days ago

            Normal as in the existence of a coupon doesn’t determine if I fulfill my needs at a store.