Elon Musk has appeared to short-circuit for more than a minute when asked in an interview why people need his X platform – formerly Twitter, until he bought it and sacked half of its staff. Musk started with “Yeah why is that important?” before rambling about trillions of cells and synapses in our bodies, then […]

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    • Sludge@sh.itjust.works
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      All trillion cells would still be working towards the meaning of life and some level of deeper understanding, probably

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    Because he can’t empathize. He famously thinks we live in a simulation and he’s the only “real” person and we are all NPCs.

    Imagine explaining to a weapons vendor in a video game why it should buy and sell weapons. That’s what it’s there for.

    We are here for him to use as he sees fit, in his mind.

    Of course, he also famously sucks at video games.

    So he sits there spinning his wheels trying to come up with a reason that isn’t 100% self-serving and can’t, because there aren’t any.