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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-   
      
    AT> I've noticed that too. My computer hobby educates me, and I'm building   
    AT> something cool during the process. But when I see people wasting the   
    AT> day away on videos that dis-educate them, it makes me realize that   
    AT> their psych is being wasted and that they could and should be doing   
    AT> something creative as well.   
      
   Like any tool, it can be used for good or evil.  I recall when computers were   
   first introduced to schools.  There were many opinions being thrown around.   
      
   But the bottom line is that, with the educational software available at the   
   time, the "gifted" students could progress without being held back by the   
   teacher who didn't want to work harder.  So, of course, they had to "fix" that.   
      
    AT> This is a good theory. I've heard about AI processors demanding more   
    AT> power, but I'm not sold on the reasons given for it, similar to how I'm   
    AT> not sold on the need for accelerated graphics in web browsing. I am   
    AT> sold on the fact that the elite want as much information about us as   
    AT> possible, and it's perfectly logical to use that as a basis when trying   
    AT> to decode their secretive behavior.   
      
   Another theory:  Most operating systems today have lots of checks to make sure   
   that the CPU isn't running anything malicious.  But would those checks work on   
   a GPU?  A requirement for more GPU power potentially because it's running   
   spyware that's not detectable today?   
      
    AT> That's it. And this information they collect is surely going to be used   
    AT> in their effort to control us.   
      
   Chekhov's gun:   
   "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following   
   one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there".   
      
      
   ... When choosing between two evils, select the newer one.   
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