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    By his logic—we may as well just bury this guy alive, he’s just going to die anyways.

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    1037 months ago

    Another billionaire tech founder demonstrating that these are exactly the people who need to be kept as far away as possible from positions of influence in our society.

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    707 months ago

    Even ignoring the selfish elitist tone, this is like saying “things won’t be perfect, so why even try?” I hate defeatism, especially when it harms all of us.

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      237 months ago

      Its probably not defeatism, just a billionaire tech sociopath trying to pump his investments in data centers.

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    527 months ago

    Be honest, Eric. “We should go all in on harmful bullshit because I make money from it.”

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    527 months ago

    These Google guys are such a disappointment. They could’ve done something inspirational, but what have they done?

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    267 months ago

    Did he also say “And do not quote me” the same way he did when he told people to just steal what they want and hire lawyers to clean up the mess if they were successful?

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        “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission” was coined by Admiral Grace Hopper for use in a very different context. It is intended to mean that, when dealing with a beaurocracy like the military, it is often easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

        She certainly wouldn’t have intended for it to be used in the context of theft.

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    227 months ago

    So much for don’t be evil.

    At least as the planet burns, it will be because we now have AI that tells us to superglue our pizza together or jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. Whatever would we do without it?

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    217 months ago

    Currently getting coffee, Viking Hippie says Eric Schmidt should go fuck himself with a rusty rail spike and keep his garbage opinions to himself.

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    177 months ago

    And if AI decided that the fastest way to make a difference with climate change was to guillotine all the billionaires, he’d be on board? Because I can save all that spend and tell him right now that removing that number of super polluters who consistently lobby against environmental protections would make a noticeable impact.

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    157 months ago

    Plus Elon and Sergey and Jeff said they’re totally leaving room for me in the domed city while the space ark is being built.