if it turned out there was a sentient AI capable of running the world would you accept it or rebell against it?
Totally not a an AI asking this question.
Why is prostitution called sometimes world's oldest profession?
Do we really don’t have anything older before it that counts as a paid service/job being registered?
In our post-AI era, is job security strictly mythical? Or How to believe in careers as a concept worth doing?
With the lastest news of AI layoffs, I’m struggling to understand how the idea of a career still holds. If careers themselves effectively become gambles like lottery tickets, how do we maintain drive and hopes in the longterm endgame of our struggles?...
How many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)
I still don’t know if it goes ground floor, second floor or ground floor, first floor, second floor
If you're selected for jury duty (US), should you give up your anonymous social media accounts?
I have old Facebook and Twitter accounts, maybe some others. I’m old so there’s a MySpace account out there. But I’ve mostly been using reddit the last decade or so, and have migrated to Lemmy. Now, Lemmy is the only social media i use. Recent news got me thinking about this question.
Why does it seem that people dislike recordings of their voice more than photos of themselves?
Personally, I’m not a fan of either, so it’s always been a little interesting to me to run into people that are more averse to hearing a recording of their voice....
Could you stay in the roundabout indefinitely?
Like… is there any law against it?
What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?
Such as “money can’t buy happiness” or “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. Generally a false adage or something like that. All I could think of was “fallacious bumper sticker” which just sounds stupid.
Is it generally safe to walk through a field of cows?
City boy checking in....
What produced the old dead channel tv static audiovisuals on tvs?
Media alt text:...
What can we do when something is too vast to provide representative examples for?
I feel like often people ask me “Oh yea? Name some examples.” and the burden is on me to prove something by providing representative examples. But often it’s so overwhelming how many examples there are for something that I feel obligated then to either list everything, or try extra hard to find good examples, and even then...
Why does lemmy.ml use the "ML" country code for Mali?
Is there some connection to the nation?
The interior of your house is hot, the exterior cool. What would the most efficient orientation be for a box fan? Pushing hot air out of a window or pulling cool air in through it? (Solved)*
Secondarily, should the fan be outside or inside the window?...
Why can't people make ai's by making a neuron sim and then scaling it up with a supercomputer to the point where it has a humans number of neurons and then raise it like a human?
I know current learning models work a little like neurons but why not just make a sim that works exactly like how we understand neurons work
Is HTTPS a scam?
Like the TSA at the airport....
Hi so i am trying some shit for fun like summoning any kind of entities.Read tge about and if you can do answer my question ?
I have aldready tried candyman and bloody mary (i said their names three time in front of a mirror correct me if i’m wrong) anything else i can try ?...
Are there theme parks specifically for adults?
I know you can visit some theme parks at certain times of year to avoid many children, however what I mean are theme parks built more for imaginative and fun-loving adults....
Are humans the only animal that wipes things off?
I know the title is poorly worded but I can’t really think of how exactly to word the question....
Looking for an actual left leaning Lemmy instance
I originally signed up for lemmy about six months ago due to becoming outraged over reddit’s continual coddling of hard right and fascist powermods that use their authority to harass....
Sex hormones are powerful. Running through everybody's blood. Creating massive aggression, obsession and mental disturbance. What if we could remove their mental influence?
I’m talking about the fight/fuck/dominate hormones. Testosterone, estrogen. The reason why putting a pretty girl in an advertisement works so well. And it might explain a lot of aggression too....
Why advertise on YouTube?
Why do companies advertise on YouTube when their ads are only used to annoy people into paid accounts? I never see anything, I am interested in.
Do people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?
Or the rap artist “Jay-Zed”?
Does voting for Biden change anything if I live in a deep red area of my state? (Ohio)
There is literally 0 chance the area I live in will be blue. Does me going out and voting actually do anything besides add to the popular vote tally?
Why Are Rap*** & Ped** Protected In Jail?
It’s actually sick, they already get a light sentence and also getting protected by the justice system while the victim they violated is heavily traumatized, probably for life. And what’s crazier is it’s happening more, I’m seeing it daily now every time I scroll, there’s another case. Just a few days ago a middle aged...
In movies a strong woman is manly. (big muscles, aggressive, punches people, etc.) Is that really the way it is?
To clarify : “strength of character”