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Unseen wrote:
BTW, have you noticed how well the live videos from their Teatro Metropolitan concert in particular are mixed? Both the sound and video are just ab0ut perfect. These vids are better than their professionally done official videos.

The jump in quality of their recordings to absolutely pro-level was the next, significant part of their…[Read more]

These kids on the rise are now adults on the rise. The vid below is from a concert from 2019, when they were still teenagers. Apparently the song, Narcisista was written in response to fellow Mexicans who were criticizing them for writing so many songs in English. It’s hit me how their rise is so rapid now, as they’re gathering (imo) a whole new…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Ya know we all fill a need when we find people we strongly dislike.

That was true for me not long ago, but I just got tired of playing in Negative Land… and I quit Twitter, Facebook, et al. I was one of the first to get into Twitter, starting with the nickname “acme”. Lost it when a bank stepped in to claim it without my…[Read more]

Thanks Unseen, that is incredible. I’ll watch them all, but love watching how they’ve evolved, first. The six year old TedX is my favorite, so far, seeing how solidly they started way back:

Even as liberal as I am, I usually skip over TYT. I even skip over Maddow, as much as I like her. The only mocking I appreciate in these Trumpian times is against Trump, whom humanity needs to take down as low and as soon as possible.

I haven’t watched enough CNN to know what Lemon’s been up to, but he didn’t strike me as a bad guy. I read that…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
But the same thing can happen, with severe, but less obvious consequences when people base their opinions on the governmental/mainstream media (including popular centrist social media) info tunnel.

I actually understand where you’re coming from, and agree with always being skeptical of government/mainstream. I just draw less…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
What does Qanon have to do with anything?

That’s an easy one for me. QAnon is an example of how far misinformation can go. This isn’t just about governments any more.

Sidenote, do you mean to assume in this topic’s title that our opinions are based largely on other people’s opinions? (Albeit it wouldn’t be a far fetched assumption,…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
The word “Manipulate” was first used on this thread by Jake. ChatGPT not responding to the word is more than a bit concerning. I’d say it needs more calibrating for development of normative traits.

From what I’ve seen so far, ChatGPT just doesn’t bother with addressing words and phrases in a query that don’t reach a certa…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
I question the thought that we need to “manipulate” the masses into it. Why can’t humans just present it and practice it, with ChatGPT providing advice-and-consent and updates on new methods and technology for practicing it?

I don’t remember reading about manipulating the masses, at least not overtly. Still, yeah, I feel…[Read more]

ChatGPT: Can you combine the first manifesto and the libertarian manifesto into a manifesto that includes as many shared ideals as possible, and highlight the differences between the manifestos?

I present to you a combined manifesto that aims to synthesize the shared ideals of both manifestos while highlighting the differences between them:

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Now, while trying to predict how a devout libertarian might respond to ChatGPT’s default answer, I asked it how a seriously libertarian writer might write such a manifesto:

As a seriously libertarian writer, I present to you a ten-point manifesto that champions the ideals of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets:

1. Individual…

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Jake, I would go for that. While a lot of other people/voters would not. Even if (say) Bill Gates would be remembered one day for instrumentally funding programs that save millions of people from diseases, he would still be presented by groups of anti-establishment-power people as being a dangerously powerful elite. There are so many stupid…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
I have been reflecting lately. I don’t think I want to be a party to my own destruction anymore. North Korea or China will not be our end. Our end is within these fifty states unless we get our shit together.

Are you thinking of going full Mountain Man? My Libertarian father’s kinda become one. He picked a mountain in Tennessee, a…[Read more]