I just saw that a Canadian legislator actually read an LLM response out loud during a floor speech. It feels like we're entering a weird era where politicians might just use ChatGPT to draft everything they say. Do you think this makes them less authentic, or is it just a new tool like any other?
.. everyone needs that one person who just feels like home .. someone you truly belong to .. damn it ..
(.. you can love the whole world .. the trees, the animals, even those weird transitional life forms .. but that one specific person .. man .. they're the ones you're tethered to by this invisible thread ..
.. it's like an image .. where your heart just starts racing toward them .. toward that one person .. and there’s this thin cord, anchored somewhere right under your sternum .. and the further away they get, the more that thread pulls tight .. your heart just drags you in their direction
.. sometimes, you just have to get close enough to ease the tension .. before you feel like you're actually going to snap )
(.. btw .. you really seem to get a kick out of trolling .. huh? .. what I mean is .. you were doing it plenty on my thread .. yet here you are, playing the supporter ..)
Brenda Cook4 said:I see you’ve identified lying as a major friction point here (and honestly, I think you're right to call it out)... it's such a massive roadblock in any conversation. What’s your take on why people feel the need to lie in the first place?
Well, you laid it all out there perfectly using a clear example.
Did you miss the specific example he used to kick off this whole discussion about lying?
(.. let me help you out .. he was digging through some .. vague stuff .. on that thread about lying .. the one titled .. Natural Law .. and I guess inspiration struck .. .. go back and take another look ..)
.. the .. taxes ..? .. it’s the same story here .. it isn't like the administration just pulled this out of thin air .. .. you’ve got plenty of those "geniuses" out there .. they just copied someone else's playbook .. damn ..
redtinker36 said:.. when this world finally flips upside down.. it’ll look like an inverted pyramid.. where the petty politicians and the small-timers end up at the bottom.. .. yet there are those at the very top.. people who are currently invisible.. strange.. and hollow.. .. personally.. I found it.. well.. a bit disappointing.. that they aren't actually tied to any real knowledge.. but.. there isn't much one can do about it..
.. there is quite a lot to be said about that..
.. though something else happened to me today.. I discovered something.. interesting.. almost revolutionary.. .. I always assumed I knew nothing of time.. that such understanding belonged solely to God.. .. I don't think that's true.. .. or perhaps I should hope that it isn't.. .. because.. if what I know is indeed the truth.. things are looking grim..
.. the old historical pattern—if you believe in those kinds of cycles—is very clear..
.. but the new pattern was.. well.. somewhat illogical.. .. the first and second wars.. and that.. peculiar.. lull in between.. .. though it wasn't really a lull.. the eighties were incredibly significant.. .. and here we are again.. and if we manage to survive this wave.. then at the second swing of the pendulum.. Jesus will return.. .. but Jesus is already prepared for this.. the thinkers should have stayed quiet.. unless they are simply unwell..
.. my old man was actually telling me something pretty similar today .. .. he says .. I think Moses was just some guy who finally had enough .. .. and decided to roll the dice .. to take a gamble on .. God told him .. screw you all .. yeah, that’s how God put it .. .. he said every single animal out there is worth more than any of you .. that you guys grossed him out so much he’s just gonna wipe the slate clean .. .. so .. listen up, losers .. from here on out, you play by these rules .. based on these ten commandments ..
.. there are plenty of massacres in the Bible too.. various kinds.. .. man.. you clearly didn't read it closely enough.. .. looks like God had a thing for lambs.. but he wasn't quite as fond of firstborn sons.. though I guess that depended on whose side you were on..
.. the Bible was written by all sorts of people.. sweethearts.. .. they saw something that fit their narrative.. so they added a little, took a little away.. then added some more, took some more... eventually they just lost the plot.. started tweaking things to please the neighbors.. and in the end, you get this mess. It’s a joke. What actually happened isn't really what's on the page anymore.. well, maybe there's a trace of the truth left.. but it's buried deep..
.. sure .. I mean .. whatever you say .. anything is possible ..
.. I can already see the process unfolding .. like some Frankenstein zoo-transformation corporation ..
.. First, they systematically strip the wolf from the wild .. just to make sure he stops thinking for himself .. They bring in the top-tier animal psychoanalysts for that specific purpose .. and in that sense .. .. Then, they methodically .. introduce him to the benefits of peas .. green beans .. and sautéed kale with finely chopped leeks .. with hints of carrot and basil .. and finally, a single spoonful of chicken bouillon .. (.. then he starts singing .. there are things .. things you don't tell everyone .. you just whisper them to someone .. you know what I mean ..)
.. After that, they perform surgery to extend his digestive tract so he can actually digest plant matter properly .. .. Then they file down his teeth .. put on braces .. maybe some crowns .. maybe even some scaffolding if it gets bad enough ..
.. And finally .. damn it .. he’s sent to vocal lessons so he can master the perfect high-pitched bleat and the low-pitched baaa .. .. All for the sake of better socialization .. with the rest of the sheep .. damn it ..
.. feels like it’s been going on for ages.. .. there’s something off about a wolf looking at a sheep.. .. once he watches how she grazes.. .. the wolf just loses his grip on reality..
.. when the sheep catches his eyes.. .. she doesn't even bleat.. let alone run..
.. the sheep has no clue how to fight back.. .. and the wolf just feeds on that fear..
.. and now you'd want to tell me.. you rookie..
.. I don't get these dynamics.. why they can't just coexist..
.. but whatever.. just because you don't get it doesn't mean the dynamic isn't real..
redtinker36 said:.. death is an individual's god..
.. if you want to clear things up with someone.. you step into a conversation.. and it always feels the same.. by the time you're shaking hands, you've already messed it up.. .. and the result is.. insulting the forum members.. .. so now the forum takes it upon itself to defend Enki on my behalf.. and I suppose that's just.. the social contract.. .. but.. what am I actually gaining from this? .. if I'm hoping to learn something from someone.. then fine, I can take the hit.. .. but if I believe the world is merely an illusion—a facade built on a single lie—then any fear that binds me to that illusion or that lie.. might actually be useful. As long as I accept the bond.. I'll take it at any cost.. because I accept the world at any cost..
.. for me to endure any neighborhood or community.. always and in advance.. there can only be one reason.. a certain kind of fear that I simply cannot bring before myself.. .. a fear that I cannot bring.. before my own judgment..
.. and there isn't a soul who can help me with that.. .. if the world is truly what I think it is.. if I cannot call that world into question.. then I have to embrace my fear..
.. otherwise.. I'm just courting my own death..
.. just one thing .. though .. (.. hope you don't mind me jumping in .. am I breaking your flow ..?) .. your situation with Enki is actually a perfect example .. .. the system doesn't care about protecting Enki from you .. or you from Enki .. .. the system just grabs you both by the collar and shoves you back into the mold .. .. the system only protects itself ..
".. if I’m going to put up with any kind of neighborhood drama... that's just how it works... there can only be one reason for it... a fear of someone I can't bring face-to-face... .. a fear of someone I can't drag before my own court..."
.. It doesn't seem right that you got flagged for an insult when nobody actually felt insulted..
(.. that’s an interesting point.. .. anyway.. if this was because of that one post where you claimed that using "esteemed" is just a mask for being disrespectful.. .. then it wasn't just treated as an insult, it was taken as a suggestion.. I mean, look at how some people at a big firm like JPMorgan get canned just for being overly formal in an email.. )
How exactly does having cash equate to access to love? I've got a few theories spinning around in my head... but I'd rather hear your take. If you find a moment where you feel like answering, give me an example.
.. all-powerful .. omnipresent .. and since everything goes wrong on this side of the tracks .. omnibenevolent ..
(.. there’s this episode of Star Trek .. the planet of love .. full of these little robots .. programmed to .. because of this intense love .. wipe out suffering .. .. and the robots .. specifically the main ones .. they realize the root cause of suffering is actually life itself .. .. so .. driven by this programming to spread love by removing pain .. they start stripping life away from everything living ..
.. sci-fi stuff .. damn .. I read that when I was just a kid .. .. hell .. maybe my parents should have kept a closer eye on what I was reading ..