Posted by eappleby 17 hours ago
This has a very similar feel to me like local stores closing up because Walmart showed up next door, or beloved used bookstores dying because Amazon exists. Everything good in life right now is being churned into productivity and profit by hyper capital. The result is we all live "better" but poorer lives
Sorry for the rant. I'm also on the verge of giving up, so this hits me very hard
There are plenty of Amish communities around, maybe you can join one of them to see what life looks like with slow technology progress. See how fulfilled you are there.
You're incapable of imagining any other options?
Aggressive hypercapitalism is a multipolar problem. It will optimize for itself, it will attack and remove groups that stand up to it, it has the ability to capture large amounts of wealth and power, and it will take a massive and organized group of people and organizations to keep it in check.
So, please tell me how we stop aggressive hypercapitalism, I'd like to know.
Not sure what to suggest for Linux or Windows. I think I remember seeing something similar on Flathub for Linux but the name eludes me atm.
I’m paying OpenAI pennies on the dollar for the value I receive.
However, in this particular case, AI has certainly helped us get much more tools, including those without the expectation of profit.