No surprise. American companies are chasing fantasies of general intelligence rather than optimizing for today’s reality.

Further proof that Capitalism is a religion.

Saying, “I told you so” has zero effect. This people didn’t reason themselves into their positions and will refuse any reason that would cause them to change their minds.

It was clear months ago these were smart people. Their utter lack of doubt continues to be the reddest of flags.

That is equating two different types of infinity.

I’m keeping space available for the day I can download a car

The users do something, they keep paying more.

Frogs boiling.

Decentralized authentication system that support pseudonymous handles. The authentication system would have optional verification levels.

So I wouldn’t know who you are but I would know that you have verified against some form of id.

The next step would then by attributes one of which is your real name but also country of birth, race, gender, and other non-mutable attributes that can be used but not polled.

So I could post that I am Bob living in Arizona and I was born in Nepal and those would be tagged as verified, but someone couldn’t reverse that and request if I want to post without revealing those bits of data.

One way to end a genocide is to 100% the ethnic cleansing.

Violence isn’t the answer; it’s the path.

Because it’s not true. Narcissistic personality disorder may included self loathing but it is not a requirement.

This pattern is shown by the presence of ≥ 5 of the following:

An exaggerated, unfounded sense of their own importance and talents (grandiosity) Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited achievements, influence, power, intelligence, beauty, or perfect love Belief that they are special and unique and should associate only with people of the highest caliber A need to be unconditionally admired A sense of entitlement Exploitation of others to achieve their own goals A lack of empathy Envy of others and a belief that others envy them Arrogance and haughtiness

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Musk only needs 5. One could easily argue he has all of them.