rosatherad

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on /kbin Issues · c/kbinMeta · 3 pts · 3y

Not being able to post due to errors is annoying. I can't post anything!

In my opinion, it's okay. It's pixel art that does its job of depicting things the player can recognize. It just looks bad. The colours in particular are... not pleasant.

I think I fall into this category, but it's complicated. How much I believe in the supernatural depends on how much the belief will benefit me in the moment. Most of the time, it only goes as far as making jokes, coping with grief, and explaining weird but mundane occurances. There are a few beliefs where I'm more into them, such as the idea of reincarnation, but I'm still aware that there's no scientific evidence to support them and that "brains are weird" is the best explanation for them. In the end, it's about what helps me feel better, and only me. When I mysteriously lose an object, sometimes it's fun to say a ghost moved it. When I'm sad about the passing of a pet, imagining their spirit frolicking in pet heaven is comforting. I don't really believe in these things with my whole heart. Sometimes it's just nice to pretend.

A better comment would have been like "this reminds me of Technology Connections' Alec Watson, he talks a lot about how much he hates blue LEDs. Here's a video [link]"

It makes the same reference, but provides more context, more content, and a new point of discussion.

I didn't find it very hard to change how I downvoted comments. Of course what counts as contributing to a conversation is subjective, but I don't think that should stop people from using it to decide whether to upvote or downvote. I downvote low effort comments, inflammatory comments, rude comments, and comments that spiral into tangents about unrelated topics. I upvote comments using my own judgement to encourage healthy discussions where people contribute differing ideas. I may not agree with every comment I upvote.

People are humanizing computer programs way too much, and thus, we have arguments like this. An AI language model is not one of those sci-fi AIs that live in spaceships and talk to the crew. AI language models do not have individuality, creativity, consciousness, or free will. They are computer programs doing math to turn inputs into outputs.

The safest and most effective way to prevent Meta from destroying ActivityPub is to never give them so much as an inch. They WILL embrace, extend, extinguish if given the chance. Defederate from ALL Meta-owned instances. Be vocal about it. Tell other instances to do the same.

You made me rickroll myself. Never Gonna Give You Up is so iconic online, how could it not be the first thing that comes to mind?

Second one that came to mind was Somebody That I Used To Know.

Frankly, I don't watch music videos, so internet memes are the majority of my exposure to them.