AmidFuror

There wolf. There castle.

The thumbnail is one of those magic 3D images of a schooner.

Fetterman ran as a progressive. How would any of the reforms you propose prevent a wolf in sheep’s clothing in the future?

My mom. When she says, “Turn that off and get your homework done,” I always cave.

That sounds mostly harmless.

Zaphod showed up in another comment thread. What is going on?

That damn downvoter is always getting me too! And a lot of the times his friends join him.

It’s easy to judge him when he isn’t alive to defend himself.

Thanks so much. I might just bring my extremely large penis over to your community for a visit. I’m glad you are welcoming to all sizes.

I found that community to be too hostile to my huge dick. You can help the small guys up without pushing us enormous guys down.

Not Ruth Westheimer?

BeReady77 / anneSong

Showed up a couple of times about 6 months apart. Only posts about tall people being vulnerable to belly wounds during fencing or knife fights.

boredasf

Posted a few questions more than a year ago invariably involving people being attracted to his sister or having to sleep in the same bed as his sister. Age of sister changed from post to post.

Death by Big Sad.

The world’s built on a wall that separates kind. Tell either side there’s no wall: you bought a war or a slaughter.

So what this guy saw didn’t happen.

It’s probably a mix of both, plus the normal cycle of online discourse. As AI tools become more common, you naturally get more people defending them, evangelizing them, or reacting against criticism. Some are genuinely enthusiastic users. Some are industry-adjacent people pushing narratives. Some are just contrarians who enjoy provoking anti-AI spaces.

On federated platforms like Lemmy, a small number of highly active users can also create the impression of a broader cultural shift. Repetitive framing like “people are irrationally afraid of AI” often comes from the same internet optimism culture that treated crypto, NFTs, and “disruption” as inevitable progress.

That said, there is also a real backlash to constant doomposting. Some users are tired of seeing every AI discussion framed exclusively around collapse, theft, or dehumanization, so they overcorrect in the other direction.

Your instincts are not unreasonable though. Coordinated narrative shaping absolutely exists online, especially around technologies tied to massive corporate investment.

Possibly ABAWD - Able-bodied adults without dependents

FYI, I’m doing it to build a brand.

Listen to music which is popular with the masses. Watch sportsball games. Chat with their normie loved ones. Lick the boots of their corporate puppet-masters.

We’re sooo much better than those pathetic people! They’re probably jealous of us, and that’s why they go about their lives pretending not to notice us. Having their “relationships” and enjoying their “interests” and “hobbies.” I bet deep down inside they can’t stand the hollow shells of the lives they lead.

They secretly seethe and loathe and act in their minds like terrible, ugly people who think they’re better than 95% of others. But when the revolution comes, they’ll be shocked at how little “according to their needs” turns out to be and how much “according to their abilities” ends up being expected of them. That’s when we’re in charge, and then we can rub their faces in it!

Mwhahahahaha!

Wait… Are we the baddies?

This was one of the jokes in No Pun Intended: Volume Too in HBO’s version of The Last of Us.