jfc

Learning that you've been wrong/fooled/lied to is a gift that some people never receive. Be thankful.

Such an intriguing question, and I'm sure a lot of us are saying NEVER. That's my inclination. But once something like a cybernetic brain implant will save your life, you'll think twice. Even beyond that, imagine the competitive disadvantage you will find yourself having if those around you are increasing their IQs through a procedure like this. The societal gap that could create is hard to wrap your head around, it would be so severe. The incentive structure of something like this would be almost impossible to resist. That said, there will still be a faction that will resist. But how will the digital Amish be treated in a society of high IQ cyborgs?

The potential unintended consequences of skipping ahead in evolutionary terms are mind-boggling.

Add this to the recent list of things experts not only got wrong, but "conspiracy theorists" got right:

Trump didn't bring WW3
The jab didn't stop transmission
Inflation wasn't transitory
Biden wasn't "sharp as a tack"
Ukraine WAS NEVER GOING TO BEAT RUSSIA

Never let them forget.

Imagine if we had institutional transparency like this.

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Using the transitive property, complete the following equation (If A=B and B=C then A=C):
A: Democrat leadership and wackadoo pundits truly believe Trump is Hitler.
B: Hitler deserved to die
C:?

This arrest only makes sense in terms of destroying an avenue for dissent and free speech. That's the only logical reason. If authorities in the EU cared about stopping terrorism and child pron, they would use Telegram as a tool to infiltrate groups doing it to arrest the perpetrators. The fact that they are doing this is actually evidence that they specifically DON'T care about stopping terrorism and child pron. Why else would they try to eliminate a tool that could help catch predators and terrorist?

Don't be a free speech hypocrite.

Nostr question: If you get an encrypted DM is there any way your private key can be swiped if you authorize it through nos2x? @Derek Ross @fiatjaf