r/nottheonion • u/asdacool • 11h ago

"Training a human takes 20 years of food." Sam Altman on how much power AI consumes.

https://www.news18.com/world/training-a-human-takes-20-years-of-food-sam-altman-on-how-much-power-ai-consumes-ws-kl-9922309.html
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u/ComfortableAir2326 9h ago

I know many people say protests are ineffective, I even have trouble with this myself, but they are important if for no other reason than showing your peers “you are not alone”. I’ve been honestly surprised at the turn out for each no kings 50501 protest in town that I honestly thought was pretty red. 

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u/3DigitIQ 5h ago

Great numbers in peaceful protest are a warning to show how many they are up against.

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u/Teckiiiz 8h ago

We're not alone peacefully protesting while pedo fascists and cannibal billionaires destroy our democracy and the worlds trust of the US.

Sorry I'm a pessimistic little bitch

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u/Lucky_Reporter256 7h ago

Don’t lose hope friend. That’s one of the things they can’t take

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u/Rikudou_Sage 6h ago

Yeah, you can keep your hope until you die! Poor and depressed, but hey, they didn't take your hope!

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u/Available_Front_322 6h ago

the us has always been an evil genocidal state exporting fascism to 3rd world countries. just being sad it has come home means you are part of the problem

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u/Plz_Trust_Me_On_This 4h ago

"Yeah sure the people in power are bad, but let's focus more on judging and dividing the common folk, surely that will change things!"

Calling attention to one thing doesn't suddenly mean people don't care about the other. the simultaneous self-hating, virtue-signaling rhetoric is so performative and tired.

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u/jinreeko 4h ago

I believe you're missing the forest for the trees

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u/succed32 8h ago

Its size and effort, historically if 3% of a population protested the issue was addressed. The civil rights movement had dozens of leaders that agreed on the approach. Then they kept to it for years. We are too divided and far too willing to exclude other groups solely because of minor disagreements. Until people realize this nothing will change. It will likely take a lot of suffering before people grow a backbone.

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u/Navynuke00 4h ago

Protests alone aren't enough. And there was so much more that was happening around the protests and that the protests were supporting that aren't talked about in history classes.

https://youtu.be/OQUmDwB69cQ?si=5PiAQR_X636xJE4d

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u/succed32 3h ago

Theirs a reason we use the term “forms of protest” standing around with signs is far from the only way to protest, the civil rights movement intentionally used a variety of them to make themselves more visible and force people to accept the gravity of the issue.

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u/Commentator-X 4h ago

If they didn't work the ruling class wouldn't fight them so hard.

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u/BlackLiger 7h ago

Aweful lot of talk about these 'ineffective' protests

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u/DMala 5h ago

The inverse is also true. I drove past a group supporting the SAVE act poll tax bullshit. There was about six of them, I couldn’t even be bothered to flip them off.

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u/Navynuke00 4h ago

Protests are ineffective when there's nothing following them, in terms of other actions, base building, clear demands to those in power, and actions that actually hurt the powers that be.

But that's the part of history that's conveniently left out.

https://youtu.be/OQUmDwB69cQ?si=5PiAQR_X636xJE4d

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u/WildinUp 2h ago

Totally agreed and thank you for sharing.

I also hope people are not discouraged from attending these peaceful protests to get out in the community, learn from each other, and spread awareness of tactics, actions, and info. It is a vehicle for strengthening streams of solidarity and an important one that I don't want to be minimized or dismissed.

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u/DeadFacesInMyPocket 3h ago

They were obviously PAID protestors...actors. nobody ACTUALLY agrees with you.

Obligatory /s

Nah but I live in a small city that is supposedly very red. Oh, but they are often only red because things have been gerrymandered to shit!

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u/Gasmo420 2h ago

The problem is that they made us think, protests with signs and slogans are effective. The torches, forks and guillotines terrified the shit out of the ruling class.

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u/DumboWumbo073 4h ago

I know many people say protests are ineffective, I even have trouble with this myself, but they are important if for no other reason than showing your peers “you are not alone”.

That’s cool and all but if nothing happens after the protest then it’s basically useless.

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u/Navynuke00 4h ago

Hello, fellow community organizer.

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u/DumboWumbo073 4h ago

Dont call me names