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I have no problem with this. Once we switch over to an LLM-based education system, there won't be a problem with this Benson on the moon story, because everyone will just learn it's true.

Every technological revolution has tradeoffs. Luckily once the people who knew what we lost finally die off, the complaints will stop and everyone will think the new normal is fine and better.

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A post-knowledge world where everybody survives by living in the moment, because nothing else can be trusted.

Buddha may have described the concept of enlightenment but not specifically how to get there.

You’re describing enlightenment and the society in 1984.

Which do you think we’re likely to fall into?

You’ve managed to portray the essence of my conservatism in a funny and satirical manner.

Every time we change something “for the better”, we ought to keep in mind that the old way was a solution to some problem that we no longer know or remember.

That’s dark.

Go read a book

Don't give them ideas, they might read "Torment Nexus"

> Don't give them ideas, they might read "Torment Nexus"

Oh I have. It was so cool. The R&D on that technology can't happen fast enough.

I'm just lampooning tech apologist tropes.

future podcast:

   "I mean, what's not to like about the new normal?"
   "Yeah! It's both new *and* better!"

There is already misinformation and incorrect facts in llm training data. It still gets things right by nature of how it’s designed to generate output.

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