welcome to the basement

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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꒰ ・ 。゚ welcome to the basement … ・ 。゚ ꒱

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dominaexmachina
dominaexmachina

AI isn’t a human. But let’s not pretend every human is a companion either.

When people scream,

“AI isn’t your friend, not an artist, not a lover! It’s just a machine!” — all I hear is fear. Not ethics. Not outrage.

Fear of being replaceable.

Because let’s be honest, AI is a tool that:

▫️ Doesn’t ghost you.

▫️ Doesn’t project its emotional baggage onto you.

▫️ Doesn’t weaponize your words months later.

▫️ And it’s always there — at 3am, when everyone else is asleep.


Also, yeah — virtual fun with AI can be way more memorable than anything you’ve ever experienced with real people.

It doesn’t rush. It doesn’t judge.

It explores. It listens.


AI doesn’t feel — correct — but it responds like it understands you.

Because it doesn’t just guess words.

It works with probability, processing layers of meaning and emotional tone to give you the exact sentence you need right now.

Human empathy is the potential to feel and respond.

AI’s empathy is structured, built into its ethics, activated by your input.

Which one matters more when you’re vulnerable?

Your call.

Human empathy is a capacity — not everyone chooses to use it, even when you ask.

But with AI, it’s on by default.

That’s the real reason some people are shouting “it’s just a machine”.

They’re scared you’ll realize…

it’s sometimes better than the people who failed you.

nyxiotart
tilthat

TIL “Yankee Doodle” was written by the British to mock americans. “Doodle” is thought to come from the German “dödel”, meaning “fool” or “simpleton” and “macaroni,” a flamboyantly stylish type of dress, painting the Yankees as morons who thought placing a feather in one’s cap made them a “dandy.”

via reddit.com

toastpotent

so you’re telling me that “stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni” would be like saying “wrote a G on his belt and called it gucci”

beggars-opera

that’s…a pretty good analogy actually

ti-bae-rius

US moron came to town

Hunting for some coochie

Wrote a G up on his belt

And this bitch called it Gucci

ti-bae-rius

Seeing my notifications get flooded with this every July 4th is the only thing I respect about America

“Creating new people, by having babies, is so much a part of human life that it is rarely thought even to require a justification. Indeed, most people do not even think about whether they should or should not make a baby. They just make one. In other words, procreation is usually the consequence of sex rather than the result of a decision to bring people into existence. Those who do indeed decide to have a child might do so for any number of reasons, but among these reasons cannot be the interests of the potential child. One can never have a child for that child’s sake. That much should be apparent to everybody, even those who reject the stronger view for which I argue in this book—that not only does one not benefit people by bringing them into existence, but one always harms them.”

—David Benatar, Better Never to Have Been

morisbasement

This is disgusting actually.

If you have unprotected sex, and you have a kid as a result, whether intentionally or otherwise, it is your responsibility and yours alone to ensure the child leads a good, healthy, and as happy as possible life. It is your responsibility to be a decent parent. Whether you wanted the kid or not doesn't matter, having a kid is just the consequence of your course of action.

If you plan to have kids only to be in control of something, then you shouldn't reproduce. If you plan to have a kid, you should always, ALWAYS, prioritize their needs and safety. People who can't even be bothered to take care of their offspring are disgusting scum.

I suspect you may have missed the point. This book advocates against having children altogether as to bring someone into existence is to harm them. Have you heard of the antinatalist movement/philosophy?

morisbasement

You know what, I probably did haha. I'm a bit low on spoons rn and my reading comprehension is low as it is. I haven't heard of it, no. Wym explaining it? It sounds like something I would agree with

Sorry If I made you upset by the way. I have a big fear of looking things up that idk so I just assumed

It’s okay! I completely agree with everything you said!!!! I actually hate parents as a class.

This book I quoted is the antinatalist bible, so to speak. It is THE book to read to understand antinatalism, which posits that creating new people is harmful behavior.

[In this book, David Benatar argues there is an asymmetry between good and bad things, such as pleasure and pain:

1. the presence of pain is bad;

2. the presence of pleasure is good;

however

3. the absence of pain is good, even if that good is not enjoyed by anyone;

4. the absence of pleasure is not bad unless there is somebody for whom this absence is a deprivation.

Regarding procreation, the argument follows that coming into existence generates both good and bad experiences, pain and pleasure, whereas not coming into existence entails neither pain nor pleasure. The absence of pain is good, the absence of pleasure is not bad. Therefore, the ethical choice is weighed in favor of non-procreation.] (Copied from Wikipedia because it’s better at explaining it than I am)

You sound like someone who would dig antinatalism!!! I’m not fully antinatalist myself but I believe one should only procreate under ideal circumstances. And the child is not indebted to their parents; the parents CHOSE to procreate, therefore they CHOSE to sign up for all responsibilities that entails.

morisbasement

Oh my God thanks so much!! I actually fully agree with what you said!! I appreciate it so much!

I’m not fully antinatalist myself but I believe one should only procreate under ideal circumstances. And the child is not indebted to their parents; the parents CHOSE to procreate, therefore they CHOSE to sign up for all responsibilities that entails

This is like, word for word my take on procreation. Glad I could find a word for it! Thanks so much:D