Notices by MooMoo the Cat (flowerpot@mas.to), page 3

@holyramenempire @jik Pessimism without solutions demoralizes and demotivates me.
Knowing things are bad but that there are things we can do to fix things, OR that we don't know, but other people care to try motivates me to brainstorm and do what I can.

But, I'll be the first to admit I'm not normal.

@MisuseCase This makes a lot of sense. Biden went against the train workers union in fall/winter of 2022 because it would impact delivery of goods right before Christmas and create price hikes, but he/his administration never stopped working to help the union get their demands met. And the head union negotiator acknowledged this when success was achieved. (May 2023) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/01/railroad-workers-union-win-sick-leave

@jeffowski Ugh. Thank you for sharing this info. Add this to the growing trash pile of AI bad outcomes.

@ieure @thomasfuchs They refunded me! It was minus one month usage, but that's FINE.
Thank you both for suggesting I ask for a refund!!!!!!!
:bop_cat:😃🤩😺

@ieure @thomasfuchs Good idea. I'll try it.
EDIT: I just e-mailed them, fingers crossed.

@thomasfuchs I know. I just wasted a one-year service fee. (deep and heavy sigh)

@emilygorcenski I just finished reading your article, "Making God". I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and knowledge. Before reading it, I had trouble making sense of some of what I've read on AI, AGI, Longtermism, Altruism, and intellectualism. Now, the high level of fixation, praise, and passion makes more sense. And I feel validated and less crazy about my own discomfort with the hype. Thank you.

@feditips Thank you. Knowing how to avoid horrid content up front will help me feel more comfortable about using/viewing content on PeerTube servers.

Also, I follow 3 of the 4 people in that heated thread, and I'm glad you are addressing what was raised. And I'm especially glad at how diplomatic and caring you are being in how you are addressing it.🙏🏽

@thomasfuchs So, is Firefox not good on Macs due to energy use?
(I use Firefox with privacy badger for most of my browsing, and only occasionally used Safari.)

@goatsarah @brainpilgrim @pathfinder @yourautisticlife @haui @lexx3000 "The best thing to do with narcissists is to be boring, uninteresting, and run the hell away."

Can confirm. This works.

Someone stated, "Not saying, out loud and in the first sentence, that #Hamas killing babies and seniors and other civilians indiscriminately is unacceptable makes me tune out all that follows."
This has me pondering on the impact & effect of clear communication & active listening. This is a stressful time & malicious actors are pushing/sharing disinfo to circumvent reason & to stoke strong emotions.
What is something you wish people would acknowledge before commenting on the situation?

@NatureMC @aral Petra, Thanks for the reminder. (I'll unboost the image only posts.)

@stevelord Wow. I so needed this. I'll likely spend the better part of the next several weeks discovering music to add to my playlists. Thank you for sharing this!
(Also, the "About" section is a hoot.)

@inthehands I just read the headline and that was all I needed to know. ❤️
Thanks for sharing!