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Currently, there's an open loop for slop generation. Humans are the predominant navigators of slop space, using engagement / payouts as a heading. What happens when TikTok et. al. close the loop on slop generation?

Ed@ed3d.net

I haven't said it like this before I don't think, but I do believe it. Slop peddling is a human failure. It's bad ends from bad means, usually through inattention (underspecification -> hallucination), incuriosity (inability to discern good output from bad before releasing it), or malice.

Redowan Delowar

@rednafi.com

This also neglects the fact that we were just not designed to consume so much crap. Human brain can't think of anything novel if not given enough time & space to play with an idea for long enough. Boredom and sleep are paramount for quality output.

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Redowan Delowar

@rednafi.com

3 Jan

This is true even if there were no slop. Consuming so much content like zombies makes us one. Maybe that was the plan all along - make folks brain dead enough to not even realize they're being exploited.