Especially when you hear the story of the 1960 stolen election, how the Chicago democrats delayed reporting, how the initial audit said "looks suspicious" how the GoP said "just wait for another audit" and then "well, JFK is inaugarated now, let's not rock the boat"
whatever their excuse was, it's because flu uses a model, not a count and if they counted someone dying from pneumonia as having covid, they couldn't double count them as having died from flu like they usually do
https://communities.win/c/Conspiracies/p/17rmXV4rg6/remember-when-the-reason-influen/c/4Z7RB9uJmtN
I don't know who is the idiot in this scenario, except I know it is not me
the reason is because influenza is not diagnosed, it is estimated
see this page at the CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
Each year CDC estimates the burden of influenza in the U.S. CDC uses modeling to estimate the number of flu illnesses, medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths related to flu that occurred in a given season.
How CDC Estimates the Burden of Seasonal Flu in the U.S.
Some people with influenza will seek medical care, while others will not. CDC estimates the number of people who sought medical care for influenza using data from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which asked people whether they did or did not seek medical care for an influenza-like illness in the prior influenza season.
What methods are used to estimate the number of influenza-associated deaths in the U.S.?
The model uses a ratio of deaths-to-hospitalizations in order to estimate the total influenza-associated deaths from the estimated number of influenza-associated hospitalizations.
I don't think scarcity is a good metric.
we both enjoyed the rap battle, that was worth something
I've got over 1,000 Midjourney generated posts on Instagram and interact with other people doing the same and we find worth in our hobby, a few of them have even had gallery exhibitions.
anyway, stil not an existential threat to humanity!
but to continue the serious bit, another one they try is "politicians will be more effective liars" - well, we're here, we know both how successful they are at that.
"Deep fakes, politicians saying stuff, it's a post truth world" - again, we're here - when exactly was the "truth world"? and it's only been 50 years that we saw politicians saying anything, it was all newspaper text before then.
So it creates a higher threshold for proving what may or may not be true - surely that's a good thing.
"Celebrity endorsements are less trustworthy" - laughs
"deep fake porn of people without their consent" - this is the one I suspect would be distressing for the subjects and their loved ones
"deep fake violence / rape etc." - I just thought of this one, and no-one has mentioned it that I've seen - that could be super distressing.
me n the boys also do generated rap battles on silly topics, last week it was Daleks coming to Compton.
like this one
(Verse 1 - GynaNumbaZero)
Yo, it's GynaNumbaZero, I'm the main hero,
In this rap game, I'm the one who throws the first arrow.
I see the signs, the lines, in Hollywood's design,
Predictive programming, it's like they're controlling your mind.
They got you thinking it's fiction, just a storyline,
But I see the truth, it's hidden in every sign.
From the movies to the shows, it's a grand illusion,
They're feeding you lies, creating confusion.
(Chorus)
GynaNumbaZero, I'm the truth revealer,
In this rap battle, I'm the top dealer.
Hollywood's game, it's a crazy scheme,
But I see through it all, like a laser beam.
(Verse 2 - Hollywood)
Hollywood here, the master of the reel,
Our stories captivate, they make you feel.
GynaNumbaZero thinks he's got us figured out,
But we're just storytellers, that's what we're about.
We create worlds, characters, and plots,
Not some grand conspiracy, tying knots.
So keep watching, enjoying, getting lost in the scene,
While we keep doing our thing, making the screen.
(Chorus)
Hollywood, we're the dream weavers,
In this rap battle, we're the true believers.
GynaNumbaZero, keep looking for your theme,
While we keep creating, the Hollywood dream.
(Outro)
So here's the end, of this rap battle rhyme,
GynaNumbaZero, Hollywood, it's been a good time.
Predictive programming or just a good tale,
In the end, it's the music, that will prevail.
I use Perplexity.ai all day at work, along with Cursor AI IDE, it is a skill multiplier and I am very glad they exist and I do pay for it (or rather, I got work to pay for it).
I also built an in-house AI driven translation system for translating to French, German, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic. By bringing that in-house we saved 40% on the fees we were paying Microsoft for Azure translation.
being confident enough to hand over command and control to one with equivocal instructions like "maintain a constant temperature of 80F" and it boils eveyone by confusing it with Celcius instead of a constrained system with specificity.
but I agree, when I encounter someone online who tellsme it is "dangeerous" I oftenask them "what is the threat model? and be specific, not 'racial bias' but actual measurable harms" - I've yet to have an answer
cable tv, car hire, blockbuster
in the 70s people rented TVs, washing machines, fridges - it's just these things became cheap enough to buy
people rent furniture now, lease vehicles etc.
when you've been alive long enough, you see these trends come and go
just wait until they find out it's not "Democrats"