Powerman
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Kind of. But he's also talking about a world that doesn't exist yet, but that he believes will soon exist.
Even being as wealthy as he is he can't will that world into existence alone. There are a lot of problems globally that AI cannot solve in short order. That doesn't mean it can't speed up development because it certainly can
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re: Elon Musk on the Future of Superintelligence After Today's Luncheon
Posted by Powerman on 9/29/26 at 10:34 pm to rented mule
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Didn't you start a thread the other day where you were completely fooled by some really bad AI and everyone lambasted you for it because it was so obvious? And now you're trying to say that you are a prompting master?
To be fair, he could be adept at prompting things to his benefit.
But I 100% believe he would be easily duped by some very obvious AI nonsense unfortunately.
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Well whatever you may say, I'm not worried.
I'm not either
But humans are remarkably good at displacing fears that aren't immediate
Could AI kill us all? I don't think so. Could it cause major problems? Yes. Will it do it tomorrow or next week? Probably not.
It will be an interesting few years. At some point if it's 2032 and people are still making doomdsday prognostications and nothing has happened yet they will just be ignored into silence.
At this point I'm convinced we're more likely to have economic turbulence if the AI bubble pops than I am worried about AI killing everyone.
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His argument is that AI will literally replace humanity in regards to labor. If that happens (and I see no reason to believe it won't) then there will be two options. Either everyone has their needs met by said AI and money essentially becomes obsolete, or they kill us all.
Personally I'm hoping for the former and I'm glad that we don't have the actual death cult (the left) calling the shots at this pivotal junction in human history.
If you think centibillionaires care about you then you're naive. These people are barely even human anymore.
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You're making my point for me. Why is a 17 year old being automatically enrolled by the Treasury when they don't get the US $1k, they don't get Dell's money, they don't get any kind of match. And the chance they some rich third-party donor is going to donate a chunk before that 17 yr old turns 18 is slim to none. I get voluntarily enrolling for the 17 year old, but I don't get a forced automatic enrollment for that late teen. Anyway, whatever, I'm over this thread. Y'all have at it or just wack the fricken thing.
You still haven't outlined the negative
Obviously 17 year olds are right on the cutoff and stand to benefit the least. But that doesn't mean over the long haul it's a bad idea.
You sure talk a lot about a guy that you're so confident will lose
Do you even live in Texas?
Do you even live in Texas?
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You don’t have to, get a passport, you can go to DMV and get ID.
I thought one of the issues with some of the new proposed voter ID laws was that a driver's license wouldn't be acceptable
re: Trump scraps Brandon-Bootyjudge 50.4 MPG CAFE requirement
Posted by Powerman on 9/29/26 at 8:31 pm to CastleBravo
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CAFE standards are crap all the way around.
The whole standard should be trashed.
Agreed. There is already legitimate demand for more fuel efficient cars and EVs.
Do I think we should have some regulations? Yes. Do I think that the cafe requirements don't really help anything? Also yes.
34.9 MPG average is still ridiculously good mileage on average
This I definitely support
This I definitely support
re: By streamlining the passport process, Trump put a nail in the voter ID argument coffin
Posted by Powerman on 9/29/26 at 8:14 pm to hawgfaninc
Any details on when it goes live and how long it takes to get one mailed to you?
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This can already be done through a 529 account and a qualified transfer to a Roth down the line.
You're assuming no additional rounds of funding come through rich donors
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You're so damn pathetic. You're just one more little TDS-obsessed bitch, like sfplc and boosie, who would rather eat an elephant poop sandwich than give President Trump credit for anything.
The tangible benefit to the public of less people working is a reduced budget. That's it. That's the only tangible benefit to the public.
If spending continues to increase at alarming rates while we're in debt spiral territory then a smaller work force doesn't mean anything at all.
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I'll just say it. This is a vote grab. Couple this with DJT's $5k dangling carrot of R's sweeping both Houses, the guy is not even trying to hide it anymore.
The difference is the Trump accounts are real and not a single serious person believes the 5K will ever come to fruition
I'm as critical of Trump as anyone else but the Trump accounts are absolutely a great idea. We may come to a day where we need to means test social security benefits. If we have people from upper middle class families who have been putting in a few thousand a year since the day those kids were born they'll have a huge head start on retirement and could be some of the people not taking from the system.
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So you called me dumb in the rush to be the 1st poster and then you capitulate and agree that a 17 year old won't benefit much if at all? Wow, this might be a record for message boards in terms of Crawfishing.
Some of them certainly will benefit from it though
Rich philantrophists have donated seed money to help boost some of these accounts (Michael Dell and his wife for example)
I would see someone like Warren Buffet contributing some of his wealth to something like this when he passes on.
In the absolute worst of worst scenarios for an individual where nothing is contributed then it becomes a completely neutral event. For those that can get some funds in there when they're 16-18 good for them. Whether it comes from a high school job or a gift from family that would be a good thing. This could be a good gift for if your kid makes the honor roll or something. I can see plenty of scenarios where smart people will use this to help younger people in their family.
That's good news
I guess it also means all the Muslim phobia and we're going to live under Sharia law is just a bunch of election season nonsense and fear mongering for total retards
I guess it also means all the Muslim phobia and we're going to live under Sharia law is just a bunch of election season nonsense and fear mongering for total retards
Doesn't matter if deficits keep soaring
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Only 20+ million left to go. If we don’t get close to 15+ million by 2028 election,
I think the aim before the 2028 election is to have a dramatic turn around where Republicans don't have shite approval ratings. Call me crazy.
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What other policies besides gas prices are you talking about?
Gas and diesel prices have affects on things downstream of it. Agricultural products which includes food obviously. Plastics, heating oil.
The news about rents declining and illegals being reported is good news. It's cancelled out and then some by the other news.
In addition to fuel disruptions stupid unnecessary wars also spooks bond investors who will want a risk premium on their investments.
The ten year treasury yield is at the highest it has been since 2007.
SPR levels are the lowest they have been since 1983.
So while this rent decreases and deportations are a positive the idea that the affordability problem isn't staring Trump in the face going into midterms is something so asinine and stupid only you would start a thread asserting it to be the case.
Things were turning in the right direction by 2024. A better analogy might be 22 or 23 when the Biden bots were pretending everything was normal. If we're being honest Trump 1.0 and Biden both share the blame in post pandemic inflation. The 2026 one is squarely on Trump and he can't escape it. No one is buying it.
Guess this is good news since the other policies are making a lot of people permanent renters instead of home owners.
re: HL/Rasmussen Poll: Cheaper gas for dismantling Israel? 60% of young VOTERS said yes!
Posted by Powerman on 9/28/26 at 10:14 pm to RemyLeBeau
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And now you know why Bibi and Miriam pushed Trump into this stupid war. Our greatest ally Israel support is going by the wayside in the next election cycle or two and the younger generations aren't too fond of them.
Correct. They know their time is running out.
They'll have ashes in their mouth before all of this is over and I won't give a shite
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