Debt is increasing at an insane pace, while birth rates are declining. We have an increasingly arrogant and violent police force. Housing is expensive. We have an increasing homeless population. Healthy food is expensive. The quality of our tap water is declining. I don’t know where you are moving from if the US will be any better. But the US is not the great country it used to be.

Just as long as were both clear you did not answer.

It is different here. Very different. We don’t have healthcare, pensions are going away, housing affordability is drying up.

Without work, there is no wage. That is capitalism. The US was founded in it and it is not going anywhere here.

The US is different than any other country by a wide margin, both socioeconomically and fundamentally.

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I'd imagine whenever we are ready. We don't have enough people buying VR hardware which makes nobody want to develop for VR. Therefore VR is stagnant due to the consumer. Buy VR and support it if we want it to grow.

You asked and that was my answer

do you get cold based on thinking your cold or the environment around you? is there a conscience connection between the feeling physiologically or just a natural physical reaction that gives the thought behind it. If the brain has to catch up to the physical feeling, if even a millisecond, the physical feeling existed before in this case which provoked the thought. but then what about a thought that provokes a physical feeling, kinda like anxiety. The thought was there but its only experienced because there is a physical feeling associated with it. so what is emotion then? if we look at common emotions we usually without thinking associate a physical aspect to it. Happy/Smile, Sad/Frown. So, the question is what is emotion and is there a physical relationship in its meaning? All things considered my answer is yes. But… but but… what about sensors? Could an AI experience a thought with an interpretation of a physical action? i think so. So in my opinion there has to be more to it than just “Can AI experience emotion?” A computer could not imo but a a computer with specific peripherals that could generate thought and have some sort of reaction physically could happen but AI would have to be very advanced at that point.

No, I asked if both sides were trying to turn us into a christian theocracy. You came back with a dodge and a rant about how joe biden isnt doing enough for you.

Bullshit. Your comment in the context of what I wrote is absolutely making a claim that there is something wrong with having ADHD. And in the context of this post, you are supporting eradicating it from the human population through eugenics. Disgusting.

And I don’t struggle in everyday life due to being neurodivergent; I accommodate myself and am very successful. I’m a fantastic problem solver, an out of the box thinker, have lots of energy, and am a strong and needed member of my community. There is nothing maladaptive about me. Same for my many students with ADHD.

In fact, throughout history (and presently), it is neurodivergent folks who have often pushed societies forward while neurotypicals who are obsessed with hierarchy and social structures have hindered progress. Which of us is really maladaptive?

Lol you asked

I dont care about the fantasy you believe in. It is an objective fact, a stated one by many, that republicans want to turn america into a theocracy. I dont care that you think all government is bad. We are talking about the real world, not an ideal fantasy where you can flip a switch and get the all star third party we dream of.

There is no God if this is his answer to all possible realities.

/s?

(Edit: Keep in mind I’m talking about political institutions, not voters.)

No, both sides are using the fascists to maintain power. Gop use Christian theocrats to garner political power, Dems use the threat of Christian theocrats to get people to settle for nothing

Neither has any intention of changing the status quo. They are both owned by the same business interests and lobbies, both represent corporate interests - the difference you see is marketing

Military, police, healthcare, debt, education, and foreign policy - both parties have the same goals; whatever offers kickbacks to the people who fund them. Both parties are owned. The difference between them are wedge issues.

Sometimes genuine fascists are elected to the GOP and sometimes people who genuinely want to improve the world are elected to the dnc but both parties are run by people who would lose power and money if status quo changes.

Contention is profitable. Abortion rights at risk is good for fundraising. GOP being a fascist threat is good for fundraising. But the dnc doesn’t believe their own rhetoric. For example; Biden could take manchin off of his committees, limit his reach until he falls in line. But he won’t because manchin is playing the role of heel. The ones who donate to manchin also donate to the dnc. It’s all a game to them

Will these new steam engines destroy our economy? Has technological progress every damaged the economy long term?

It depends on what you like. I've been living in USA (NYC - FLORIDA) for 8 years. And I'm ready to leave I'm already fed up with all the companies basically scamming me every day and there's nothing you can do about it. I'm talking about insurance companies, services companies, banks and everything in between. This system is basically designed on obtaining the most amount of money at any cost. The lack of actual culture is insane. Everybody be trashing everything. Nobody recycles, nobody cares about environment, cities are dirty. All this without even getting into guns and different stuffs that are broke.. Country is divided and everything is linked to politics. Idk kinda throwing a rant out here. Looking to move to Germany.

lots and lots of dumb gunnuts ain't ever gonna go away

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If so, what exactly does this mean in terms of causality?

Emotions are strongly tied to various hormones. Can we really emulate those ? But would it still be true emotions ?

While it’s true in general not to take reddits advice as it’s generally just a bunch of strangers, the left leaning subs tend to have very accurate criticisms of American problems.

I disagree. Both sides serve the corps but only one side is actively trying to take away medical rights for girls, attack the LGBT community, and hamper education. I understand corporate greed and capitalism are problems, but they’re not the ONLY problems. The way I think of it is that both sides policies are unsustainable, however republicans are actively evil and try to make peoples lives worse.

technically, differentiating is guaranteed, the machine was programmed to react on sensors so there is either 1. code or 2. an algorithm. a machine does not take tangibles, 0’s and 1’s, and create intangibles, like depression. one of these things is not like the other.

We need to define what an emotion is, before we could decide if a computer could have emotions. Humans have a whole emotional response that a robot would not have.

yea which you cant technically differentiate so

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