Depends what your goal is. Revolt seems pretty cool, but I don’t think it has any kind of encryption. It is based in Europe, though, so it gets GDPR protection, and it’s open source, so it could be forked to fit other needs and uses.

If I could upvote your comment five times for promoting libraries, I would!

I dunno if I’d call that naive, but I’m sure you’ll agree that you are reading a lot into it on your own; you are the one giving those statements extra meaning, and I think it’s very generous of you to do so.

I’m also neurodivergent. This is not neurodivergence on display, this is a person who has mentally diverged from reality. It’s word salad.

I appreciate your perspective on recursion, though I think your philosophical generosity is misplaced. Just look at the following sentence he spoke:

And if you’re recursive, the non-governmental system isolates you, mirrors you, and replaces you.

This sentence explicitly states that some people can be recursive, and it implies that some people cannot be recursive. But people are not recursive at all. Their thinking might be, as you pointed out; intangible concepts might be recursive, but tangible things themselves are not recursive—they simply are what they are. It’s the same as saying an orange is recursive, or a melody is recursive. It’s nonsense.

And what’s that last bit about being isolated, mirrored, and replaced? It’s anyone’s guess, and it sounds an awful lot like someone with paranoid delusions about secret organizations pulling unseen strings from the shadows.

I think it’s good you have a generous spirit, but I think you’re just casting your pearls before swine, in this case.

And you’re not the boss of me. Hmmm, maybe we do recur… /s

I’m a developer, and this is 100% word salad.

“It doesn’t suppress content,” he continues. “It suppresses recursion. If you don’t know what recursion means, you’re in the majority. I didn’t either until I started my walk. And if you’re recursive, the non-governmental system isolates you, mirrors you, and replaces you. …”

This is actual nonsense. Recursion has to do with algorithms, and it’s when you call a function from within itself.

def func_a(input=True):
  if input is True:
    func_a(True)
  else:
    return False

My program above would recur infinitely, but hopefully you can get the gist.

Anyway, it sounds like he’s talking about people, not algorithms. People can’t recur. We aren’t “recursive,” so whatever he thinks he means, it isn’t based in reality. That plus the nebulous talk of being replaced by some unseen entity reek of paranoid delusions.

I’m not saying that is what he has, but it sure does have a similar appearance, and if he is in his right mind (doubt it), he doesn’t have any clue what he’s talking about.

Inb4 “AI Delusion Disorder” gets added to a future DSM edition

I have no love for the ultra-wealthy, and this feckless tech bro is no exception, but this story is a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks ChatGPT or any other chatbot is even a half-decent replacement for therapy.

It’s not, and study after study, expert after expert continues to reinforce that reality. I understand that therapy is expensive, and it’s not always easy to find a good therapist, but you’d be better off reading a book or finding a support group than deluding yourself with one of these AI chatbots.

Also, you’d have to work for Xitter and explain to future employers why you chose to work for an open fascist that facilitated the economic recession of the mid-2020s.

I agree with you, but OP didn’t make that explicitly clear; being a total stranger and given the number of people who unironically promote everything from long-debunked conspiracy theories to outright lies, I do not see why anyone should assume somebody is joking rather than in earnest.

You’re welcome to infer that OP is being sarcastic, but they haven’t made a comment on the matter either way.

My vote is for two:

• Narrative-driven game
  • This could be anything from a simple visual novel to Horizon: Forbidden West
• Multiplayer game
  • Not CoD-type games. One like REPO or Peak (i.e. more casual/silly).

Poe’s Law

I thought they were serious, too.

Man, remember all the custom cupcake bakers who were clamoring for an AI to take their craft?

Me neither. Billionaires are a scourge upon society.

In what context are you planning to use this alternative? A smart TV? A router? Your desktop browser? Mobile browser? Etc.

That’s only because I left for Linux.

Yeah, sure. Like the police need extra help with racial profiling and “probable cause.” Fuck this, and fuck the people who think this is a good idea.

I’m sure the authoritarians in power right now will get right on those proposed “safeguards,” right after they install backdoors into encryption, to which Only They Have The Key™, to “protect” everyone from the scary “criminals.”

I recommend reading the article, because holy fuck is that whole thing dystopian, but here’s who was there:

Those present included representatives of Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir, which works closely with the US military and has contracts with the NHS. IBM and the private prison operator Serco also attended alongside tagging and biometric companies, according to a response to a freedom of information request.

Ah, yes. The very companies that helped install a fascist in the US would be great partners to bring about safety and criminal reform, and they would definitely not inject their fascist ideals into the UK government, eroding and poisoning it over time. Sounds like a brilliant plan! /s

Pragmatically, yes. Legally, no. Progressives have been fighting for years to get internet classified as a utility in the US, and regressives and (ironically) internet companies have been fighting against that effort at every turn in the name of profit.

And now look how well that’s turned out. Gee, if only some people had warned them that deregulation was a monkey’s paw…

Fix? Bruh, they explicitly cultivate that shit. Even if they could, they’re not gonna.

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Y’all, remember when people freaked out over Mozilla changing their TOU (but not their Privacy Policy)? This bill is the pro-corporate, ultracapitalist, “hold my beer” version of that change, and it could be enshrined into law.

If you live in California, call your state reps (i.e. don’t just email or write a letter). Tell them to vote no on this blatant privacy violation.

ETA: this is a bipartisan bill. If you have a Democratic rep, don’t just assume they’ll vote against it. Call them, too!