not trying to be depressing at all but when does the saying "oh gawd were all gonna d-e" start to make a dent into public consciousness just asking for a friend

i used to say they would bring a spork to a fight and also forget the spork... and that was -before- all this happened.

its been a lot of death by a billion cuts for a long time. ;{{

the one thing thats true is profit is top line. patients are i dont even think a footnote anymore. not even healthcare workers get consideration now. its just. all. money.

my gp has long covid. she got it before vaccines were available. she still cant work full time and had to cut her work load to less than half. another friend has it and changed from an -extremely- vivacious person to a.. ghost. she doesnt talk about it but its like shes not there anymore.

blue sky is complete for me now i have found sticky frogs. hope it only gets more of this from here. so much more

yes yes, thanks for the answer. thats what i mean though, 'deciding' as in binary logical way computers/algorithms 'think'. i think we're saying the same thing. my point was that logically if i were an algorithm i might logically deduce humans were illogical and in my way pretty fast. thanks

thats the first twenty seconds of every day for the past ten years

without ability to feel any emotion at all, going purely on logic with a goal to solve problems, any computer system could evaluate the humans in its way and purely on logic decide they are dispensable to the job at hand or even in the way. and purely logically, dispense with the obstacle. (us)

ive tried to talk to people about potential risks of AI this way. they get sidetracked into 'computers will never be sentient so how could they decide to kill us'. my theory is that it doesnt require sentience and actually not having it makes it worse.

birds are a study in graphic design

i havent got this line out of my head all week. not one minute.

hey its good to see you here ;}}

i know its complicated. im just saying that more and more all insurance co's business model seems changing to profiting by just denying or delaying care for literally anything at any time. whos to stop them in most cases. they just set up a billion hoops and dont cover anything they dont want to.

she actually plans to be a high school counselor... and might adopt from foster care. i think it was totally a decision regarding the state of the world.... and im so glad now she made it.

hey, eleven films =and= tiffany drastic both followed me back on the Place that Remains Nameless Apparently before! i changed my name cause i want a clean break. id love to get followed i post cats and body painting. cant do emojis. love ;}}