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Written by Jon Udell on 2024-12-07 at 03:54

I thought of writing a blog post called something like "The end of truth and shared reality" but it's just too depressing and wouldn't add any value.

But wow, the toxic combo of alternative facts (lies) in politics, and hallucinations (AI slop) in media, with destruction of shared reality in both spheres, is really bumming me out.

Ironically what cheers me up is further warping of reality. Well at least I control it, and it always makes me chuckle in these dark times.

Sorry/not sorry.

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Written by Dan Connolly on 2024-12-07 at 04:22

@judell reminds me of "Fall" ...

"unless you can afford a human editor or you pool your money with others to subscribe to a feed with decent AI filters, that feed is algorithmically determined to keep you in what one character calls a "personalized hallucination stream"—one synced with your pulse, how fast you blink, and other markers."

https://www.wired.com/story/neal-stephenson-fall-or-dodge-in-hell-book-review/

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Written by Jon Udell on 2024-12-07 at 08:09

@dckc Sounds good, not sure I should read it though, I already spend way too much time thinking and worrying about this stuff.

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Written by Dan Connolly on 2024-12-07 at 11:46

@judell plus, as the review says, that part of the book ends early on, and then it goes to this whole other world that's much less interesting.

one of the few audiobooks I stopped without finishing. :-/

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Written by Alan Levine on 2024-12-07 at 21:15

@judell I fully support CASE Creative Acts os Sarcastic Expression, it is a small relief valve

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