I love that the collectivist ideal of sharing all that we've created for the betterment of humanity is being twisted into this disgusting display of corporate greed and overreach. OpenAI doesn't need shit. They don't have an inherent right to exist but must constantly make the case for it's existence.

The bottom line is that if corporations need data that they themselves cannot create in order to build and sell a service then they must pay for it. One way or another.

I see this all as parallels with how aquifers and water rights have been handled and I'd argue we've fucked that up as well.

You know, those obsessed with pushing AI would do a lot better if they dropped the patronizing tone in every single one of their comments defending them.

It's always fun reading "but you just don't understand".

Your comment seemed to suggest that you 'can't stand the kind of people' who regularly never chime in with their opinion but when confronted about their silence open up a lot more; which seemed a bit odd to me so I just assumed you meant communists who are constantly vocal about their politics. But the first frame of the comic establishes that this person had never been vocal about anything much at all prior.

Which is why I asked if you had missed or misread the first frame. Otherwise it's just kind of weird to hate on the quiet folks.

Unless I'm misreading this comic.

Right, that's the whole joke.

The first frame is implying that they never really talked before someone pointed out that 'they're so quiet'.

Did you miss the first frame, bud?

I saw a meme here a few days ago that said Funko is basically just those old Precious Moment sculptures for nerd culture and thought it was hilarious.

Guys, there's no point in making bombs illegal. Everyone can just buy the ingredients they need from their hardware store and Amazon anyway. /s

https://youtu.be/Nl_Qyk9DSUw?si=r-2lOukuL-9i1jDA

The more you cede, the more they will take.