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Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, father and husband.
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Terrible Estate Agent PhotosPretty sure I would keep bumping my head trying to drink from that glass of water 😂
Science Memes@mander.xyz
I think it’s good for people to have children. At least one and preferably no more than two.
If we contain population growth, the riches already created are for the taking for generations to come and the planet finally gets a rest.
It does require a reckoning with the capitalist elite that would like to produce anyway, but I feel that may be coming regardless of our feelings towards children.
TechnologyYour comment is fair. I try to follow my own philosophy, so I picked a side and stand for it. I feel strongly about it, so that’s why I may use hyperbole at times.
Yet I understand it’s not everybody’s opinion, so I try to respect those people even when I don’t necessarily respect their positions. It’s a tough line to draw sometimes.
So I’m the literal author of the Philosophy of Balance, and I don’t see any reason why LLMs are deserving of a balanced take.
This is how the Philosophy of Balance works: We should strive…
- for balance within ourselves
- for balance with those around us
- and ultimately, for balance with Life and the Universe at large
But here’s the thing: LLMs and the technocratic elite funding them are a net negative to humanity and the world at large. Therefore, to strive for a balanced approach towards AI puts you on the wrong side of the battle for humanity, and therefore human history.
Pick a side.
May the depression be long lasting and heartfelt in the United States of AI.
Philosophy@lemmy.world
I’m a fiction author in addition to my philosophy blog 😉
But if you’re asking what my inspiration is… I dunno, too much to list here.
But in case you’re wondering, it’s not AI 😅 I hate LLMs. And the only way to fight what you hate is through love, or so I’ve found.
See here for a possible solution to turning a global China into a sustainable hybrid of communism and capitalism: https://philosophyofbalance.com/blog/new-monarchy/
World NewsSimple: if the toddler has found daddy’s gun because the safe was left open… you better try talking before you scare it.
Programmer Humor@programming.dev
I’m gonna wait for backup on this one.
As the author of https://blog.fiberplane.com/blog/writing-redux-reducers-in-rust/ , I do feel offended. Very badly.
PrivacyGlad that Youtube is hosted in Belgium, so we can still watch it in the post-American world.
Happy Nextcloud user here. It has its ups and downs, but overall I vastly prefer it over Google Docs.
Programmer Humor@programming.dev
That’s why you should go work at big corporate enterprises. Then you have both job security as well as the ability to spend as much time as necessary on getting things right. And you might even learn to say no to middle management.
Philosophy@lemmy.world
Oh yeah, fear of fire is a big one for me too.
When I still lived in Amsterdam, I experienced an apartment fire. I was living on the top floor of an apartment building, right underneath the roof. At some point, roof workers were burning the roof with tar, which I think is an accepted technique for making the roofs water proof. But one day they went for their lunch break, while leaving the torch ignited. What happened is that the roof caught fire, crept towards the gas canister attached to the torch, which then exploded with a bang loud enough to put me on local television because the canister happened to have exploded directly above my bed.
Thank God I was working at the office that day, because from the place where my bed was, you could look up straight to heaven after that explosion.
You wouldn’t want to know how many times I lay awake asking myself what-if questions after that. Can’t recall the nights.
I’m hoping early 2026, but I’m looking to hire a platform owner for Android, since I don’t use it myself. So it’s 🤞
Such a silly thing, but I’m still proud of my Sudoku Pi game: https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/sudoku-pi/id6467504425?l=en-GB
It’s basically a new finger-friendly UX for Sudoku. The game is also open-source, and an Android build is coming Soon (TM).
Memes@sopuli.xyz
That’s entirely a choice. I am connected to a local vegetable farm run by two farmers who grow their produce organically. They run a little circular business as they’re also connected to an educational/kid-friendly animal farm, they sponsor a public fruit path through their own work, and then they partner with local shops as well.
Me and my son go there almost every week to pick fresh veggies, and we just pay directly to the farmers. But yeah, the payment is digital…
Lefty MemesI’m not much of a conservative, so no need to try to bait me 😂
But if that was not your intention, carry on!
See my other reply in the thread.
I think I agree with you, I was merely trying to point out that not all conservatives are fascists. Thinking that way leads to a superiority complex in leftists that may ultimately turn themselves into fascists too.
The Case for Mandatory Service (philosophyofbalance.com)
Pretty sure I would keep bumping my head trying to drink from that glass of water 😂
I think it’s good for people to have children. At least one and preferably no more than two.
If we contain population growth, the riches already created are for the taking for generations to come and the planet finally gets a rest.
It does require a reckoning with the capitalist elite that would like to produce anyway, but I feel that may be coming regardless of our feelings towards children.
Your comment is fair. I try to follow my own philosophy, so I picked a side and stand for it. I feel strongly about it, so that’s why I may use hyperbole at times.
Yet I understand it’s not everybody’s opinion, so I try to respect those people even when I don’t necessarily respect their positions. It’s a tough line to draw sometimes.
So I’m the literal author of the Philosophy of Balance, and I don’t see any reason why LLMs are deserving of a balanced take.
This is how the Philosophy of Balance works: We should strive…
But here’s the thing: LLMs and the technocratic elite funding them are a net negative to humanity and the world at large. Therefore, to strive for a balanced approach towards AI puts you on the wrong side of the battle for humanity, and therefore human history.
Pick a side.
May the depression be long lasting and heartfelt in the United States of AI.
I’m a fiction author in addition to my philosophy blog 😉
But if you’re asking what my inspiration is… I dunno, too much to list here.
But in case you’re wondering, it’s not AI 😅 I hate LLMs. And the only way to fight what you hate is through love, or so I’ve found.
You Must Believe In Yourself (philosophyofbalance.com)
Dear philosophers, some of you have probably noticed (some of) my previous philosophy posts. As I started my Philosophy of Balance, it was always the intention to move into the domain of morality as well, and today I will gently try to enter this domain.
See here for a possible solution to turning a global China into a sustainable hybrid of communism and capitalism: https://philosophyofbalance.com/blog/new-monarchy/
Simple: if the toddler has found daddy’s gun because the safe was left open… you better try talking before you scare it.
I’m gonna wait for backup on this one.
As the author of https://blog.fiberplane.com/blog/writing-redux-reducers-in-rust/ , I do feel offended. Very badly.
Glad that Youtube is hosted in Belgium, so we can still watch it in the post-American world.
Quid Pro Quo Bu Hao Chi (philosophyofbalance.com)
Chinese like to ask their moms whether something tastes nice…
Happy Nextcloud user here. It has its ups and downs, but overall I vastly prefer it over Google Docs.
That’s why you should go work at big corporate enterprises. Then you have both job security as well as the ability to spend as much time as necessary on getting things right. And you might even learn to say no to middle management.
GritQL accepted by the Biome organisation (biomejs.dev)
Oh yeah, fear of fire is a big one for me too.
When I still lived in Amsterdam, I experienced an apartment fire. I was living on the top floor of an apartment building, right underneath the roof. At some point, roof workers were burning the roof with tar, which I think is an accepted technique for making the roofs water proof. But one day they went for their lunch break, while leaving the torch ignited. What happened is that the roof caught fire, crept towards the gas canister attached to the torch, which then exploded with a bang loud enough to put me on local television because the canister happened to have exploded directly above my bed.
Thank God I was working at the office that day, because from the place where my bed was, you could look up straight to heaven after that explosion.
You wouldn’t want to know how many times I lay awake asking myself what-if questions after that. Can’t recall the nights.
Overcome Your Fear (philosophyofbalance.com) nsfw
“True terror strikes at night.”
I’m hoping early 2026, but I’m looking to hire a platform owner for Android, since I don’t use it myself. So it’s 🤞