A Boring Dystopia

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The world we live in isn't just dystopic, it isn't just stupid, trying to describe all the ways it sucks just makes for a really boring story.

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I can no longer tell what is and is not satire. (mander.xyz)
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Is this a joke? What else could be under that tarp? It even has a little flap for the plug.

I feel my ability to understand satire is being attacked by reality.

And I checked the comments and its a mix of musk riding:

"I don’t understand how people get so easily manipulated into hating someone that has done so much to change our life’s. Elon is great man and is doing great things for our country and uncovering so much corruption and honestly he needs more credit"

or thinking this is a joke:

"That’s not hiding the fact that there’s a swastikar under it"

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A rocket was just fired into space containing the first data center to land on the moon, which is both incredible and incredibly corporate in equal measure (www.pcgamer.com)
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Avatar is about capitalism (feddit.uk)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/28224076

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/28224068

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/21429249

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What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades (youtu.be)
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Good Morning, Revolution! This Alabama judge thinks two cells is a baby 🤣 (www.youtube.com)
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1904493

Good discussion and a long one too. Nearly an hour. I felt Ben was a good guest too. And of course, there's Justine Medina as well.

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Meet the first Spanish AI model who earns up to €10,000 per month (www.euronews.com)
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Aitana, 25, a pink-haired woman from Barcelona, receives weekly private messages from celebrities asking her out. But this model is not real.

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Grimes has partnered with a Silicon Valley AI toy startup to release an AI toy named Grok that can interact with your children and might one day teach them religion and values (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Pentagon Scientists Discuss Cybernetic 'Super Soldiers' That Feel Nothing While Killing In Dystopian Presentation (www.vice.com)
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Man crushed to death by robot that mistook him for a box of vegetables (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/5300889

Archived version: https://archive.ph/dUwHy
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20231109050918/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/08/man-crushed-to-death-south-korea-industrial-robot/

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Realtors found liable for $1.8 billion in damages in conspiracy to keep commissions high | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
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Techbros disrupt five people into what is overwhelmingly likely a horrifying death - Lawyers, Guns & Money (www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
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Alexa, play baby shark (lemmy.ml)
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Kids housed in casino hotels? It's a workaround as U.S. sees decline in foster homes (www.npr.org)
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Cross post from news...

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CNBC boasts how a man pays to live in a dumpster (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 2 years ago by CodingAndCoffee@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@mander.xyz
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What the actual fuck...

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graffiti (lemmy.perthchat.org)
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Sex robots eventually replacing humans (mander.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago by ZafiraHUN@mander.xyz to c/aboringdystopia@mander.xyz
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Sex robots are far more ethical and accessible than prostitution (of course it would have to be some years from now most likely).

As a technologist I feel obligated to point out that this is far more accessible than most people realize. When people think of sex robots they imagine blowup dolls and the evolution of that. There’s certainly sex androids and progress is being made in that avenue, however it is still probably like fucking a dead body for most people. The uncanny valley is too large.

However, if you mix VR with deep fakes and advanced dildonics you could create a very realistic and satisfying experience with current technology. Just sayin’…