There are legitimate criticisms on can make of the EU. None of that negates the fact that the U.S. is descending into a fascist oligarchy.

How do you enshitify shit?

Most bigfoot sightings are bears with mange. They lose a bunch of weight and walk on their hind legs. Look up some images of bears with mange and you'll see that 1) it's an extremely sad sight and 2) they look like bigfoot.

Mange also explains the smell.

You are replying to a troll who thought he just delivered a knock-out punch zinger. He will not understand any argument premised on ethics.

Now that more people know what the installation entails, fewer will be inclined to press that button.

Why you find it upsetting that an article would bring to light extraneous installations in one of the most widely distributed pieces of software is beyond me. Seems newsworthy to me.

I really don't think having a doctor present would change anything. The drugs still do what they do. Having doctors present to apply leeches didn't make that practice any more therapeutic.

One problem I have with this push to use psychedelics as a mental health treatment is that I have seen first hand how damaging they can be to individuals predisposed to psychological issues.

Basically, people who are by and large sane and well adjusted mentally tend to find the experience of using psychedelics interesting and sometimes enlightening in some sense. People predisposed to mental illness. . .it can really exacerbate those issues. So to me it makes no sense as a treatment. People who need mental health treatment are exactly the people who should avoid psychedelics.

It is funny that you mention that book, as the author disavowed it after taking psychedelics changed his perspective.

Distract! Distract! Distract!

Way to steer the conversation off course. You must be a proud little troll.

I do not think we should pat Sam on the back for unleashing AI on the masses. The big problem is that we currently have no way of doing this efficiently or profitably. Companies like Google were right to keep this stuff locked away until it was actually commercially viable, and what OpenAI did by forcing their hand was grossly irresponsible and they only did it so Sam Altman could become a billionaire (while making no profits for his company. . .).

Now our tech industry is creating a massive bubble, much of it only sustained by taking on massive debt and suspect investments, shoveling out a technology that is not even close to making a profit. Worst of all, the energy demands are so great that costs are going up for everyone and we are failing to shut down the fossil fuel industry, which poses an existential threat to all humanity.

Thanks, Sam.

Mint was made for you.

It worked with Pakistan-India.

That's a great point. We should focus on this detail to derail the conversation away from how fucking stupid it is to tank a green energy project while facing an energy crisis and an environmental crisis.

Well done, Mr. Troll! Get in the weeds! Drag them down in the muck with you. Don't look at the forest, look at the trees.

You're quite adept at this. You probably don't even realize you're doing it because you've staked out such an insane position that your mind is desperate for a way to cope. You've continued to support this idiot politician as he continues doing everything in his power to show you how stupid that decision was, so how do you mentally handle it? Those red herrings aren't just for the OP! You've got to distract yourself, lest you come to the unbearable but obvious conclusion that all of your core values are beliefs you've been scammed into believing by an impulsive demagogue. And if you've joined some idiot's cult, what does that make you? What does that say about you?

Quick! Find another distraction!

The OP wasn't going down the "free market" path, he was just pointing out what major hypocrites Republicans are because when their platform and campaign speeches all boast about how they're the "free market" party and then when they're actually in office all they do is shovel out corporate welfare to whoever payed the most bribes.

Stability, peace, and a thriving economy are such terrible things.

Since I was a child, ever Republican presidency came to an unceremonious end as something that president did completely fucked up the economy and destabilized the world. Every Democratic president left the office with the country in better shape than when he took it. I wouldn't even call that an opinion, it's just basic history that the policies of Republican presidents consistently leads to recessions, interventionism that doesn't work out well, and out of control spending for corporate welfare. That's just looking at the easily quantifiable stuff, not all the other stupid bullshit.

But you do you, taking pride in being stupid, because god forbid you get labeled "Democrat."