A lovely picture of a pussy (cat)

I mean, why not? The tree’s empty now.

all of your claims have so many asterisks attached that they’re essentially pointless

No they don’t, but say whatever you need to ignore me. That’s definitely what someone arguing in good faith would do.

internet access has been shown to have all the same negative effects

Citation needed.

it’s a useful technology

Quite the opposite, actually. It causes enormous problems and has no benefits that aren’t better served by existing technologies that lack those problems.

Nobody who uses AI treats it like a tool, they treat it like an employee they can claim credit for. And most tools aren’t actively detrimental to the user to the point of proven intelligence drops, lawsuits and environmental destruction. Also, the enemy charges you money to use it.

The only person who benefits from AI is the person selling it. So why are you trying to defend it?

Well, if they didn’t notice it, then that’s their loss.

There’s a version of it on patreon, but nothing public that I could find. And it looks like it’s only 4 and a half hours long, which… It’s not progress, but…

Nope. High Frontier 4 All, plus all expansions. Muahaha.

“If you want to serve your country, you should enlist in the military.”
“Actually, I’m happy to abandon my country so I can go around killing civilians, breaking the law and causing chaos for my own personal gratification.”
“…You should enlist in the military twice.”

You know the classic “I’m not racist but” lie racists tell? A lot of people with bad opinions try to pre-emptively cover their ass with a lie, then go “but” and share their actual opinion. Reading through the examples with this in mind… Yeah, I’m glad she’s no longer a mod. Good call.