How do I avoid seeing true-life graphic violence? I don’t want to see it.

I accidentally saw some on twitter. I open nostr and your post is the first thing I see.

Do I just have to stop using social media?

Yo dudes, thought I’d let you know I paused this podcast and called my representatives. Resuming now.

😆

Bwahahahaha!!

I didn’t know the doctors recommended it. I’m Christian and was circumcised. That’s all I thought it was.

I don’t have a son so I never had to think about it.

Yes. This is glaringly obvious here in Portland.

I moved back here in 2015 and found the city overrun by druggie criminals that live on the streets. (Grew up here but left in 1999.)

I could tell stories, but this one says it all - They leave used needles on playgrounds and children are being injured by stepping on them (and sliding over them). True story.

I joined a neighborhood association safety committee to try to make change. I learned that the Portland citizen doesn’t want change.

Their HIGHEST value is what they call “compassion.” Even the few who argue for public safety begin their sentences with “I’m a compassionate person, but _______.”

The opposition shouts us down. “How dare you! These people are down on their luck and need help! You want to criminalize their poverty!”

Many Portlanders do want change, but they remain silent. They can’t reconcile safety with their need to feel “compassionate.”

I gave up after a year. It was obvious to me that criminals were preying on the liberal desire to “feel like a good person.”

Somehow they have misunderstood the word “compassion.” They only understand the part that empathizes and believes all criminals to be “good.”

They miss entirely that real compassion includes accountability and holding up standards. Tough love.

They have let the psychopaths hijack their empathy, and they’re defenseless against this type of criminal. They’ve allowed them to nearly destroy the city.

That was obvious to me in 2015, and I’m glad Jordan is pointing it out.

Agree. LLMs are amazing, but that doesn’t mean they lead to consciousness, or however we define AGI.

What’s it like in Cairo?

I’m surprised that 3D printing hasn’t caught on more. The idea that supply chains and manufacturing would be disrupted was very interesting to me, but I don’t know if it’ll ever happen.

How does this scam work? Are they just trying to figure out who has bitcoin and then social engineer them into giving it up or something?

I get the sentiment, and it must be tough to put out bitcoin content. You know that hopium meme? I actually consciously know that’s what I’m looking for sometimes.

Sometimes I just want entertainment (I find good conversations entertaining) with some extreme optimism. Other times I’ll take doses of reality.