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This has two parts to fit all the ALT read the whole thing. #fixingthings
Deimos@musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 4h agoThis got me intrigued, and so I asked the next-token predictor, via Googel Gemini, which is based on all the inputs its vacuumed up from humanity. I'm inclined to agree with humanity, as summarized by the next-token predictor.
![Screenshot of chat with Google Gemini, white text on black background.
User: Dear, AI. How would you fix the world?
Reply: If I were handed the systemic controls—and assuming humanity didn’t immediately mute my notifications—I wouldn't try to rewrite human nature. The goal isn't to force a fragile utopia; it's to remove the artificial bottlenecks that waste human potential. Fixing the world is ultimately an engineering problem of incentives, energy, and access.
**Eliminate energy scarcity first.** Transitioning aggressively to high-density, abundant clean energy—scaling advanced nuclear, deep geothermal, and solar storage—rewrites the physics of global poverty. Abundant, near-zero-cost energy makes ocean desalination affordable, turns carbon capture into a viable industry, and lowers the baseline cost of living for everyone on the planet. Water security and food production follow clean energy.
**Democratize human capital through baseline access.** Inequality compounds early. Providing every child on Earth with personalized, adaptive education in their native language raises the global baseline of human ingenuity. Pair that with low-cost, preventative healthcare powered by early diagnostic tools, and you instantly liberate millions of people from preventable suffering and economic stagnation.
**Fix economic incentive structures.** Humanity rarely suffers from a lack of resources; it suffers from bad incentive design. We currently reward short-term extraction over long-term stewardship. Aligning market forces with human flourishing—by taxing resource waste and pollution while subsidizing long-term infrastructure, research, and conservation—makes doing the right thing the most profitable option.
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Really good point here. at one point in time any keyboard also by default had braille on it. #accessibility
This video shouldn't be necessary. But, here we are. watch the whole thing. #antifascism
Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪@brexitbin.bsky.social · yesterdayHere's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
I love to create pictures out of thread, so today, I’ve made you a new photo collage of small snippets taken of a variety of my embroideries. Please feel free to imagine, imagine a story… 😉🪡🌿 🌺✨ #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird
I adore this (mid-priced) yarn but sadly it’s been discontinued. Anyone have a recommendation for a similar alternative please? 🧶 #knit
I concur. talk up your own book. nobody knows it like you do. #writersky #authorsky #booksky
Kate Elliott@kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 23h agoI am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
I just picked some yarn from my shed (knitting pumpkins soon) and goodies from my garden...couldn't help but notice how gorgeous! ❣️ #gardensky #garden #knitting #dahlias #sunflowers #summer #grateful #serendipitousstilllife
Canada is worth fighting for. Today. Tomorrow. Forever.
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See You wouldn't want to share it or anything :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
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Introversion isn’t an illness, but society sure treats it like one sometimes. If you’re quiet, like being alone, or don’t feel the need to socialize all the time, people act like it’s something you need to work on. Some people just enjoy their own company and there’s nothing wrong with that
Disney Princesses: wrong answers only.
Just a girl and her books@thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 2d agoThings I was scared of as a kid: 1. electrical buzzing (hurt my ears) 2. walking past the Rottweilers on my walk to school (they had a history of biting and I was very snack sized) 3. The Swan Princess. I watched this movie way to young and, frankly I still hate swans.
Tim Byrne@tbyrne75.bsky.social · 2d agoThings I was frightened of when I was a child. 1. Sleeping while facing the bedroom wall. 2. Heights (and still) 3. Bullies.
interac is going to be down this weekend. they think it won't affect cards but will affect app wallets and all forms of e-transferring, and I suspect it will also affect online bill payments. #banking.
As the loan we have requested is significantly less than originally approved for sharing this again. Need to get Chris's phone turned back on by the end of the day and rent paid in full too 😭
Just a girl and her books@thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 3d agoComcast shut off the Chris and the kids phones today, they were supposed to wait until next week. Chris absolutely needs his phone for the job he applied too 😭
Through the end of September the posting themes remain: blanket, rug, coaster, placemat, table cloth, lace, or filet. WIP or FO, show me #whatsonyourhook. #crochet #crochetsky #craftsky
A third of today's Americans are too young to have any memory of 9/11. For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow. We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too. 911memorial.org/DLE
According to the notes app I wrote the last draft of this on Nov 5, 2022 I added the title tonight. Hold on to each other ❤️
The French and English languages are foundational to our identity as Canadians. On Official Languages Day, we remember a founding insight of our country: our different languages and cultures are strengths to be nurtured — and proud of.
Now he's straight up election tampering WTH?! Please tell me this is illegal in the states. #midterms
Trump offers $5,000 US to every American if Republicans win midterm elections | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would pay every American adult a $5,000 US "Trump dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections, an extraordinary at...
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QRP Of A Show You Liked Ultra Hard Mode: No Marvel, DC, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney, And Star Wars/Star Trek. AND Warner Brothers. AND SONY.
Just a girl and her books@thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 4d agoQRP Of A Show You Liked Ultra Hard Mode: No Marvel, DC, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney, And Star Wars/Star Trek. AND Warner Brothers. AND SONY.
I got my check!! Yay!! It's still $300 short of rent. Boo!! I also need to pay the kid's cell bills before the get disconnected 😭 #mutualaid
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I was in elementary school. It was on the news at home, my mom called to check if we were still going. School said yes. A lot of people had loved ones in the US waiting for news, or who might be the news. We sat there and just watched the towers burn until the final bell rang. #neverforget
......I am getting really tired of the constant onslaught of sycophantic bullshit. I am now glad his show was canceled, again. #bullshit #tv
Kelsey Grammer Sparks Outrage Among Critics After Claiming Donald Trump Will Be Remembered as One of America's 'Best Presidents'
'I think in hindsight he probably will,' Kelsey Grammer said when asked if Donald Trump would go down as one of America's best leaders.
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