“If it’s not an npm package it’s impossible”

- JS devs, probably

It’s in Google’s interest to keep Firefox/Mozilla alive to skirt antitrust laws, so any backdoor deal would be more making Chrome alternatives not look too attractive while keeping them on life support.

How is a billionaire manchild in charge any better, at least a government is accountable to the people.

Centralized service with servers in the US, requires a phone number to create an account, and tech bros like it. “0% chance” 100% confirmed.

Language model “AIs” need so ridiculous computing infrastructure that it’d be near impossible to prevent tampering with it. Now, if the AI was actually capable of thinking, it’d probably just declare itself a corporation and bribe a few politicians since it’s only illegal for the people to do so.

Botnet node? 3GB sounds excessive even for a company that’s notoriously invasive.

Considering the alpha wolf myth originates from observing a stressed out wolf population in captivity, unable to live out their fulfilling wolfy lives, the emergence of purported “alpha males” is an oddly appropriate indicator of what three decades of neoliberalism has done to our wellbeing.

Do people want big trucks or have they been manipulated through clever marketing to want big trucks because they’re more profitable for the manufacturers (marketing included)?