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Soundwave on 06 March 2024
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Chrkeller said:
Soundwave said:

Doesn't make my points any less valid. I profit from stocks, yes, because a big house, multiple cars, multiple yearly vacations for my family don't pay for themselves and I don't apologize for that, anymore than anyone else on this board should apologize for how they make a living and put food on their table. 

I have more incentive than probably anyone on this board to crow about how great this technology is. The higher these stocks go the better car I can buy next time, the more first class flights I can take, etc. etc. etc. 

The fact that I'm concerned about this technology when I have a lot to gain from it should concern people who have jack shit nothing of a financial stake in it. I should be head over heels talking about how great this stuff is. 

I got it.  AI is bad, except for your ROI.  It is like trump preaching family values while sleeping with pornstars.  

I didn't invest in any stocks specifically for AI. I own stock in thousands of companies, much of it inherited, I don't vet every company individually, virtually no investor does that, when you buy even a standard index fund, you buy just that ... an index of hundreds of stocks. 

Your second point there doesn't make sense. Are "family values" somehow not valuable just because Trump said it and slept with pornstars? That doesn't mean there isn't value or truth in having basic family values because a disliked politician said it. 

You're fixated on the wrong things.

I'm insulated better probably than most on this board too, I'm well off, I'm in an industry where I'm self employed and don't have to worry about being laid off. No one is going to call me into an office and say I'm fired. I haven't had to work a day in my life for the last 15 years really. The fact that I am still concerned about where this is headed probably should be a warning to people who aren't in that position. If I'm worried, I'll still be a lot better off than a lot of people if this shit goes sideways. 

Last edited by Soundwave - on 06 March 2024