I just experienced part of the very long protest on high Street in Columbus, Ohio, extending from Worthington 8 miles to downtown. So many friendly people supporting the same cause. It genuinely gives me hope when I was starting to lose it.

It strikes me that shame is a sham hiding me

Another argument for not interacting with AI:
If there are some things AI doesn't know how to do, it will leave space for a future people to discover what they can do.

Knowledge only goes as far as those who carry it

When faced with the powers of destruction, it is not enough to simply maintain the status quo. One should strive to create. To move, to be active and positive.

Is it possible for a foreign government to make a large donation to a mega church, and have that mega church make a sizable donation to a political action committee?

I haven't heard of this.
Is this a movie where you kind of grown and laugh out loud?

When considering everything I got, add you in, then that's a lot

Zuck'enMusk sounds like a pretty horrible name for a perfume

As I understand it, there are two modes of morality, one is empathy-based and one is authority-based, the difference being;
Empathy-based morality never needs to be reinforced through violence.

Authority-based morality requires persistent acts of violence.

Yay. I'm on bluesky

His tough-guy talk suggests he's always wanted to be a populist.

I like a good garbage day, when it feels like some of my problems become somebody else's.

My carpeted stairwell is an example of an inverted bell curve.
Dirt tends to accumulate at the top and bottom of the stairs, but the middle of the stairs are relatively clean, because all the dirt has come off of my feet by the time I get to the middle.

Thank you for stating that. I'm new here, and I appreciate it.