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feb2023project t1_j6tovla wrote

Reply to comment by KeaboUltra in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion

Pretty much why i unsubscribed from all ai subs despite being a fan. This sub seems a bit better, more editorial, but still some pop culture fear-mongering finds its way through.

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94746382926 t1_j6u5wfi wrote

The AI subs like /r/singularity are way more optimistic than this sub in my experience. This sub has a habit of devolving into a circle jerk about everything turning into a hopeless hellscape with climate collapse and immortal billionaires ruling over us for all eternity.

It gets real fucking old sometimes and only started to get real bad after it was made a default sub.

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jazzageguy t1_j6wfqd8 wrote

I agree. What's a default sub?

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94746382926 t1_j6wfwxy wrote

A sub that reddit subscribes every new account to by default.

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jazzageguy t1_j6wm2bw wrote

Ohh thanks! Yeah that must be bad when suddenly the riffraff comes stampeding in, like there goes the neighborhood.

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94746382926 t1_j6wqvu9 wrote

Yeah basically lol. It's reddit asking, "Hey do you want 10 million new users dumped on you at once?" What's that, you said no? Well too bad here they are!

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jazzageguy t1_j6xgue3 wrote

People not self-selected, so not committed to the subject!

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