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blueSGL t1_je6rikh wrote

Reply to comment by Iffykindofguy in My case against the “Pause Giant AI Experiments” open letter by Beepboopbop8

> "growth at all cost"

so cancer.

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Iffykindofguy t1_je6rlu5 wrote

I would 100% say capitalism has become a cancer, yes.

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throwaway12131214121 t1_je8bf6d wrote

There are a lot of similarities. The profit motive of capitalism, and more recently(aka past 200 years) the requirement that companies grow to appease shareholders, is what has caused capitalism to spread itself and become the dominant global system. Now it can’t grow geographically anymore, so it’s been growing in other ways and it’s going to continue doing so until there are no resources left and the system, along with everything else on earth, collapses. AI gives me some hope because it offers an alternative way for capitalism to collapse that doesn’t ruin everything for everyone forever.

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