True, but I wonder if the constant demands of capitalism exacerbates the problem.

Without the capitalist nightmare you’d likely not need the meds.

You can’t do those things any other way, eh? That’s crazy…

It’s a privilege to say no, eh? Interesting take.

Yeah this is generally the take I hear the most. The smartphone is presented as a necessity and for a lot of people that may be true, but what it really is is a tool for capitalism. It spies on you, gives you fomo, serves you ads, gives access to all kinds of addictive content… oh and work apps!

It’s like AI, shoved down our throats until people think it’s needed. It’s not.

I do think it’s comparable. All of this is about money. Americans are funding all of this crap with the, albeit controlled, choices we make with our money. Our taxes are funding genocides and coups and war and destruction; our purchasing habits are funding the decline of our planet and our social structures and our sanity.

You’re right though, consumers will likely never change in large enough quantities to make a real difference. People are already resubbing to Hulu so…

Tell that to Disney.

Keep on buying, y’all. Show 'em we mean business when we’re appalled at their actions. Giving them more money will surely let them know how much we want change!

Sloth love Chunk.

This is the only path other than violence and just as likely not to happen.

Are they going to stop following orders though?

The coup already happened, my guy. The fascists are in charge.

Yeah I’ll wait for independent benchmarks, thanks.

By all means, tell us what art is then.

You genuinely don’t understand art. That’s ok. Taping a banana to a wall doesn’t use a ton of electricity and wasn’t created by someone stealing the tape, the banana or the wall. Is it an amazing bit of technical artistry? No. It is, however, interesting if nothing else and noteworthy enough for someone with no understanding of art to use as an example.

That’s all it takes, huh?

You seem to equate the work an actual artist does to typing in a chat box. This implies that you know nothing of the work an artist does and therefore negates your opinion.