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  • Yeah, this author is the pop-sci / sci-fi media writer on Ars Technica, not one of the actual science coverage ones that stick to their area of expertise, and you can tell by the overly broad, click bait, headline, that is not actually supported by the research at hand.

    The actual research is using limited LLM agents and only explores an incredibly limited number of interventions. This research does not remotely come close to supporting the question of whether or not social media can be fixed, which in itself is a different question from harm reduction.











  • I disagree that it is impossible. It just takes moral clarity on our part to always question and dispute the conflation of Israel with Jews.

    I think that expecting to get to a population with 100% moral clarity is impossible. I honestly don’t see how it possibly could be when mental health problems, people with extremely low intelligence, and people who have suffered extreme pain and abuse all exist. I certainly don’t think it’s possible to achieve within a generation or probably even within 2, even if Israel was to stop committing crimes against humanity now.

    “smashing antisemitism in Canada […] part of our pro-Palestine solidarity praxis”

    Fair enough, I do still agree that it is a goal worth pursuing. I don’t think it will make Israel or Israelis think any differently, but it will give at least give them fewer excuses to hide behind.


  • Yeah I agree, but Israel makes “smashing anti-semitism” impossible.

    As long as Israel is committing genocide, there will be people who deeply hate Israel. Since Israel drafts every citizen into its military, it ends up making all Israelis complicit in the eyes of the outraged. And since Israel associates itself heavily with the Jewish religion, inevitably someone with a poor grip on reality or understanding of the world will end up being anti-Semitic more generally.

    Ending anti-Semitism is still a goal worth pursuing, but it will not come remotely close to being achieved until Israel stops the slaughter of Palestinians for generations, long enough for the wounds to heal or those carrying them to die.