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  • So you hold that ReiserFS instantly became evil when Hans Reiser murdered his wife, even-though ReiserFS was a filesystem, developed by multiple people … too?

    Text book straw man, well done.

    As I said, a person’s work is tainted by their beliefs, or in this case actions. Reiser’s work is obviously “tainted” as you’ve mentioned it here in this context.

    Whether or not a person should continue to use the file system he developed is of course something each individual needs to weigh and decide for themselves. I note however that Reiser is not publishing essays on the art of murdering ones wife, and did not develop his filesystem with the intent of using it to host a community of murderers.

    As I also said, using the software is tacit support. It’s not possible to steal the design and reject the doctrine. If you use firefox or libreoffice you support mozilla and or the document foundation. If you drive a tesla that you bought second hand you support Elon Musk



  • Forgive me but, describing age as “a useful proxy” just sounds like shitty behavior to me. I’m not trying to say you’re a shitty person, just that your comment seems to be sane-washing prejudism.

    FWIW I agree. A 50 year old guy “dating” a 25 year old woman has an increased likelihood that a power imbalance exists. However, it’s still profiling and prejudiced and a generalisation.

    For example, domestic violence may be more prevalent among indigenous communities, but suggesting that indigenous status is “a useful proxy” for a determination that domestic violence is more likely is obviously inappropriate.



  • People on reddit and lemmy have weird ideas about relationships ought to be.

    Provided that both people are adults then age in itself isn’t a problem.

    I mean, if a 25 year old has several 50 year old “boyfriends” who each give her a stack of pocket money each month and pay her rent and everything, more power to her right?

    The problems arise from a power imbalance. If an older guy has manipulated a younger woman into getting trapped in a shit relationship then that sucks but its not the age that’s the problem.





  • I dislike this immensely and actively seek health care providers that don’t use these tools.

    My core problem is that I want a professional who engages with me as a human and knows me.

    I’m a professional (not in health care) but I “know” all of my clients, and I don’t think that’s an unreasonable expectation for a client or patient. When I pay $100 to talk to a GP for 10 minutes, I don’t think it’s too much to ask for them to have a conversation with me, really truly listen to me, and spend a few minutes writing some notes.

    In the case of a mental health professional the time spent after an appointment with a patient is much greater. I don’t really want what I’ve said to be automatically converted to notes for a human to review. I want a human to consider the human to human conversation we have had, in the context of other conversations we have had and the relationship I have with them, and use those insights to produce appropriate documentation.

    Finally, I have a strongly held belief that relying on the assistance of gen AI reduces one’s skills and abilities. For example, consider two therapists who have just completed their education and accreditation and start seeing patients. One uses gen AI to produce notes for every patient, the other eschews this practice. Ten years later, which therapist would you really trust to listen to patients and be able to distill the key elements of the conversation both spoken and unspoken?

    That said, I’m aware that these services are becoming an industry standard. I suppose they may help therapists see more patients, and in the context of public health that might be a good thing. Whether or not I would use a service like this if I were a therapist is a difficult question to answer. If I were just starting out I think I probably would. That is to say my beef isn’t with you personally using a service like this, more that it’s becoming an industry standard.







  • Nah.

    People (yes including me) are pretty much lazy idiots who tend to believe whatever plausible thing was told them most recently, without really investigating supporting arguments and comparing them to counter arguments.

    Imagine if you had any vote that might effect an industry or a large corporation. That industry would influence the narrative and hence the outcome.

    You may as well just form government by having your largest 500 companies nominate a representative from their board.