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OGBuzz

(629 posts)
Wed May 20, 2026, 03:43 PM 17 hrs ago

We have all been proper f*cked. [View all]

While they were trolling and gaslighting us about the evils of globalism, socialism, and communism they were picking our pockets and assuming total control over everything, now the "tech leaders" pretty much own the planet. Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is building Hyperion, a $200 billion AI Data Center in Louisiana which will be consuming as much energy as all of Manhattan. Elon Musk has a net worth of $850 billion, larger than the GDP of 176 of the world's 195 countries, yet he receives billions in government subsidies.
And I am still trying to figure out what all this AI is for other than surveillance on us all and shit videos all over the internet.
Unfortunately it's too late to reverse what's going on and today's world is not 1789 France.

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We have all been proper f*cked. [View all] OGBuzz 17 hrs ago OP
AI sounds like a scam to me Walleye 17 hrs ago #1
It really does PatSeg 16 hrs ago #18
It isn't a scam, and that is the problem. A lot of jobs are being lost because of it, and a lot lostincalifornia 16 hrs ago #21
Blue collar jobs took a major kick in the teeth with the off shoring craze. magicarpet 14 hrs ago #35
Soylent Green FrndStrng 10 hrs ago #44
Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado 1 hr ago #52
People haven't been paying attention JokeHer 2 hrs ago #50
I wish we could get MAGAs to understand that. progressoid 17 hrs ago #2
We may be closer to 1789 France than you imagine. IrishAfricanAmerican 17 hrs ago #3
It's the only logical conclusion. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #5
A few big EMPs might slow them down. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #12
I'm almost ready to throw a few out there..... lastlib 16 hrs ago #22
In my experience TheProle 16 hrs ago #15
Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #25
Did I say surrendering quietly was my solution.... dude? TheProle 15 hrs ago #30
Then what is your solution? paleotn 13 hrs ago #39
Well if we rule out kumbaya and quiet surrender TheProle 10 hrs ago #45
I don't see the oligarch class. 58Sunliner 10 hrs ago #43
Exactly... WarGamer 15 hrs ago #32
Yeah, Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #36
I ain't fetishizing shit, just making an observation. IrishAfricanAmerican 5 hrs ago #46
Ding ding malaise 16 hrs ago #17
How long before... BH liberal 17 hrs ago #4
The AI bros only think in terms of their own life spans.....the rest of us don't count. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #6
Exactly! And what would be better... BH liberal 17 hrs ago #7
AI will always make the smart decisions if you're out to annihilate mankind. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #9
Remember what Trump said... BH liberal 16 hrs ago #10
I wonder what he meant by this comment just last week..... OGBuzz 16 hrs ago #14
Like a young child with toy soldiers and guns PatSeg 16 hrs ago #19
More like the Golden Dumb. The Madcap 14 hrs ago #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Half-step 17 hrs ago #8
Our only hope is that their old nukes aren't worth shit ... they're probably not any good ... FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #11
Never. You're being conned. paleotn 15 hrs ago #27
It may not be 1789 France BWdem4life 16 hrs ago #13
Tech bros are man-shaped machines babydollhead 16 hrs ago #16
AI is taking over for us so they (the morbidly wealthy) can kill us all debsy 16 hrs ago #20
BS paleotn 15 hrs ago #24
The humanoid robots they are developing scare the crap out of me... OGBuzz 15 hrs ago #26
They like air breathers luv2fly 13 hrs ago #40
Heads on spikes are never out of season. paleotn 15 hrs ago #23
Yes I am a defeatist....after all, we couldn't even prevent Trump from winning a second term. OGBuzz 15 hrs ago #28
Words wasted on the wrong people. paleotn 13 hrs ago #38
"Unfortunately it's too late to reverse what's going on", no it is not late, what we need is a good government that Escurumbele 15 hrs ago #29
Seriously. H2O Man 15 hrs ago #31
I agree Greyhead 15 hrs ago #33
I believe it's never too late and the spirit and will to create change and meaningful change will always to just that. somaticexperiencing 15 hrs ago #34
Guillotine tech at least has not changed GenThePerservering 12 hrs ago #41
Viva 1789! GiqueCee 11 hrs ago #42
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France went from a King to Napoleon. Aussie105 5 hrs ago #48
And then... GiqueCee 2 hrs ago #49
"...today's world is not 1789 France." OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #51
It's not too late to reverse RainCaster 4 min ago #53
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