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[–] 86 points 3 years ago (2 children)

This is just the truth, where’s the meme?

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  • [–] 61 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Why is our society full of people who talk like supervillains?

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago

    This is why grass roots is so important.i struggle to believe in anything that isn't bottom up motivated.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    To be fair, if I was a billionaire and I had the choice of helping ordinary people or doing something awesome, I would definitely pick to do something awesome. I respect Bill Gates for fighting malaria, but I would go for spaceships or robots.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    But if it's something awesome marketed towards saving humanity then do something actually awesome and impactful instead of distracting bullshit like hyperloops and Mars colonies on unrealistic time-frames and self-driving cars instead of public transportation. Endless talk and grand gestures when these people have the resources to really drive improvements/innovations in achievable realistic projects.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Gates has the money to do both, and more. It’s just sometimes better to let others do it instead— having your own space company means worrying about competition, contracts, and potential profitability. Meanwhile if he wanted, he could hitch a ride on any of their rockets with no effort.

    Musk and Bezos also have the money to do both, but they merely elect not to. Perhaps in the future they will, like Gates, begin funneling more of their effort and wealth into altruism to improve their reputations.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    there's no such thing as true altruism

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago*
    1. People say that because they don't know what it feels like. Basically, they're projecting

    2. Technically one can argue fairly that it doesn't exist, but that argument would be about semantics. Doing something good for others at the expense of yourself either because it feels good to do, or because somewhere in your brain you think there will be good karma or a celestial reward, well... maybe those aren't truly "altruism", but can anybody tell the goddamned difference in the grand scheme of things?

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    The AI panel would be more accurate if it very confidently gave some terrible advice.

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    [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    But what about humans in the year 3000, hmm? You're saying you don't care about them?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I mean if AI keeps getting neutered with misinformation and refusing to use science because it might hurt someone's feelings then that panel is certainly a reality

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