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13. It may not be 1789 France

Wed May 20, 2026, 04:48 PM

22 hrs ago

But maybe someday a year willl be named after this generation.

No pressure cooker can contain continuously increasing pressure indefinitely.

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We have all been proper f*cked. [View all] OGBuzz 23 hrs ago OP

AI sounds like a scam to me Walleye 23 hrs ago #1

It really does PatSeg 21 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 21 hrs ago #21

Blue collar jobs took a major kick in the teeth with the off shoring craze. magicarpet 20 hrs ago #35

Soylent Green FrndStrng 16 hrs ago #44

Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado 7 hrs ago #52

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #58

People haven't been paying attention JokeHer 7 hrs ago #50

I wish we could get MAGAs to understand that. progressoid 23 hrs ago #2

We may be closer to 1789 France than you imagine. IrishAfricanAmerican 23 hrs ago #3

It's the only logical conclusion. OGBuzz 23 hrs ago #5

A few big EMPs might slow them down. Ilsa 22 hrs ago #12

I'm almost ready to throw a few out there..... lastlib 21 hrs ago #22

In my experience TheProle 22 hrs ago #15

Post removed Post removed 21 hrs ago #25

Did I say surrendering quietly was my solution.... dude? TheProle 21 hrs ago #30

Then what is your solution? paleotn 19 hrs ago #39

Well if we rule out kumbaya and quiet surrender TheProle 15 hrs ago #45

I don't see the oligarch class. 58Sunliner 16 hrs ago #43

Exactly... WarGamer 21 hrs ago #32

Yeah, Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #36

I ain't fetishizing shit, just making an observation. IrishAfricanAmerican 11 hrs ago #46

Ding ding malaise 22 hrs ago #17

How long before... BH liberal 23 hrs ago #4

The AI bros only think in terms of their own life spans.....the rest of us don't count. OGBuzz 22 hrs ago #6

Exactly! And what would be better... BH liberal 22 hrs ago #7

AI will always make the smart decisions if you're out to annihilate mankind. OGBuzz 22 hrs ago #9

Remember what Trump said... BH liberal 22 hrs ago #10

I wonder what he meant by this comment just last week..... OGBuzz 22 hrs ago #14

Like a young child with toy soldiers and guns PatSeg 21 hrs ago #19

More like the Golden Dumb. The Madcap 20 hrs ago #37

is that a real quote? JFC LymphocyteLover 57 min ago #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Half-step 22 hrs ago #8

Our only hope is that their old nukes aren't worth shit ... they're probably not any good ... FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #11

Never. You're being conned. paleotn 21 hrs ago #27

It may not be 1789 France BWdem4life 22 hrs ago #13

Tech bros are man-shaped machines babydollhead 22 hrs ago #16

AI is taking over for us so they (the morbidly wealthy) can kill us all debsy 21 hrs ago #20

BS paleotn 21 hrs ago #24

The humanoid robots they are developing scare the crap out of me... OGBuzz 21 hrs ago #26

They like air breathers luv2fly 18 hrs ago #40

Heads on spikes are never out of season. paleotn 21 hrs ago #23

Yes I am a defeatist....after all, we couldn't even prevent Trump from winning a second term. OGBuzz 21 hrs ago #28

Words wasted on the wrong people. paleotn 19 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 21 hrs ago #29

Seriously. H2O Man 21 hrs ago #31

I agree Greyhead 20 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 20 hrs ago #34

Guillotine tech at least has not changed GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #41

Viva 1789! GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #42

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France went from a King to Napoleon. Aussie105 10 hrs ago #48

And then... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #49

"...today's world is not 1789 France." OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #51

It's not too late to reverse RainCaster 5 hrs ago #53

Two comments PATRICK 3 hrs ago #55

Right now, AI is just a big scam & race for the tech boys to show off how much money & influence they have, IMO. CrispyQ 4 hrs ago #54

The AI isn't even for anything Diraven 3 hrs ago #56

We have to hope data centers become obsolete in the near future because they are an ecological nightmare LymphocyteLover 52 min ago #60

I rec'd this because it's true they are in charge - TBF 2 hrs ago #57