Nudify, anywhere, anytime.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-instagram-facebook-ads-nud...

The other side of vibe coding, using AI to develop software to subvert and control.

(Unclear if vibe coding was used here, but it would be something very appealing for them. Cheap and functional code that doesn't require those pesky intelligent educated people that might feel guilty about how such software might be used.)

Ezra Klein (noted for being a "political commentator" [1]), talks about a book from Michael Pollan (noted for being a "an American journalist, specializing in food" [2]) on the topic of consciousness.

Nothing to see here folks.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Klein [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pollan

Be rich enough that others support you just to give a good impression and look good for others so they don't get left out?

If everyone thinks everyone wants to suck up to the guy with money, low and behold, anything they do gets a lot of support, as everyone tries to get rich off everyone else.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality#Business

Well of course it does, "Quantitative easing" is common practice.

> a central bank implements quantitative easing by buying financial assets from commercial banks and other financial institutions, thus raising the prices of those financial assets and lowering their yield, while simultaneously increasing the money supply.

see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_easing

At least one cause of inflation is "increasing the money supply".

Piketty, T. (2014). Capital in the twenty-first century. Harvard University Press.

...surprising no one.

So, when do they start inserting ads?

Imagine splicing in an ad of the content creator shilling for Pepsi into a video.

That leads to customized "in media" ads, and ads that are "targeted" at users by having their favorite Youtubers be unwitting mouthpieces for advertisers.

I look forward to the eventual deepfake of a person of color spouting ad copy for right-wing fascists.

The primary purpose of Foreign Aid isn't about charity.

McGillivray, F., & Smith, A. (2008). Punishing the prince: a theory of interstate relations, political institutions, and leader change. Princeton University Press.

It's about influencing governments. It's a really nice way to "bribe" foreign officials for things that a government wants.

It's hard to get in the mood when there's all of *gestures broadly at everything* is going on.

Amazing that the author tip toed around that part of it.