He can be really subtle in his messaging, too.

Like, reading this comic as a normal person, I see a ha-ha funny joke about the robot doing a hitler. Why does being rejected from art school make him do this? Uh… I don’t know. It’s just a reflection on an old story, don’t think too much about it.

Viewing this comic through the lense of a nazi, however, doesn’t it seem a little bit like a call to action? As if it’s excusing the violence the nazi robot will engage in as a kind of justice for people’s dismissal of AI art?

The only thing you have to do to reach that second conclusion is not believe that the nazi outcome is a bad one.

Anyway, I dunno. I’ll never know what Stonetoss really meant, I just think it’s interesting.

I’m going to assume, charitably, that you’re not lost in the conspiracy sauce.

If you’ve seen the way flat earthers argue, you should understand why I’m grilling Soup over this. It’s not helpful, and there’s nothing but fan fiction in their head to even substantiate it.

You could expect that, yeah.

…okay, and?

Are you suggesting that if the bullet was real, Trump wouldn’t pose for the cameras?

You know, to reassure his base that he is a very big, very strong man, the only thing they like him for?

I’m not shocked, I just think they’re morons.

It’s like watching a fifth grader struggle with their homework. Except I don’t expect the fifth grader to know anything yet. XKCD’s lucky ten thousand is not helping these people this time.

Yeah, but we only know that with empirical evidence.

What empirical evidence is there here? The video is too grainy? “I’ve seen too many hollywood movies—this is something the joker would do”?

Moon landing is fake.
Earth is flat.
9/11 was CGI.
My wife cheating on me was gen AI.
The blood on Trump’s ear was an Instagram filter.
Nothing’s real anymore.

God, you’re so smart. You’re just the smartest person, you know that? Everyone likes you for how smart you are. I’d like to start an applause for this hero, if everyone doesn’t mind.

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Oh, right, you people think the revolution is starting. Fuck me.

Only if you believe in spherical cow, newtonian views on events happening in the world.

Trump is now a genuine victim of terrorism and that can only help his campaign in the public eye. Why the fuck would I support that.

Billy Jean is not my mother~
She’s just a girl - who claims that I am her son~
But the girl is not my mum

And yet, he must. He is the one signing his vote.

Do you think that Joe thinks this is an unfair assessment?

Doctors do shit for money.

Yeah, it’s all fucked, man.

Doctors do stuff like appendectomies—literally cutting out a part of you.

Doctors made my grandpa go through chemo. That was before he co-in-ci-dentally lost all his hair.

Doctors will literally take out all of your blood and give you someone else’s blood. For why? They’re not keeping it. It’s not like they’re vampires. Literally, for what reason?

I know the reason.

It’s MONEY.

You don’t gotta do all that shit. I drink my own urine and I’ve never been healthier.

They can do whatever they want at that point.

What else do you imagine they’re doing, though?

I mean, Uber has constructed a model where “waiting for your next fare” and “going home to your partner” look the same in a spreadsheet, and that then becomes the justification for not paying them. It’s sleight of hand.

None of those things replace that content, though.

Look, I dunno if this is legally a copyrights issue, but as a society, I think a lot of people have decided they’re willing to yield to social media and search engine indexers, but not to AI training, you know? The same way I might consent to eating a mango but not a banana.

On average, we respond solely to voice pitch, tonality, body language and facial expressions, like a still developing toddler… Or a dog.

And so knowing that, the DNC should have put somebody up who appeals to those… dogs.

Like, obviously the smart decision is to vote for Biden anyway, but fuck me if they aren’t making this November win, what should be a slam dunk against a fascist, the most difficult in recent history.

If Trump wins, the DNC owes us blood.

I’m proud of this guy! I’m trying to click follow, but it’s not working.

Exactly! I’m always complaining about the illiterate. I like to write them letters because I know it makes them sad.

I think the point, though, is there should be a redundant system to handle failures, like a mechanical-only door handle.

Another example: your dashboard touchscreen fails, there should still be a button to turn on the AC. Or off. Whatever makes this analogous to the safety concern about doors.

I will let myself bleed out in a Safeway parking lot before installing McDonald’s stupid fucking app to get a 1.99 boiling hot coffee to cauterize the wound with.