He doesn't know how to wear a cap
this post was submitted on 03 May 2025
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smells like skill issue
I mean, reality does have a liberal bias.
Funny joke, but this type of smugness is why Democrats keep losing elections lol.
Or maybe it has to do with targeted voter purges?
ah yes i'm sure it has nothing to do with the dems being completely fucking useless, no it's definitely just them being smug..
Why not both?
because it's not true, them being smug is a tiny fraction of what's wrong with them, and pretending that it's worth noting is disingenous.
The Left appropriated the term "woke" from black jive talk of 90 years ago. That's a smug term and it definitely is a major gripe by MAGA against the Left.
It would have been better to use the term compassionate. I know it is four syllables but the Right couldn't ridicule compassion.
the Right couldn’t ridicule compassion
Have you been paying attention to what’s going on with the right? They’re literally framing empathy as a sin now.
Ah yes, I remember an example (are there others?):
"The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy" — Elon Musk
What’s wrong with them and why they lose elections are two separate things.
Well that, and fear-mongering and lying on the other side of the aisle.
If only it were that simple. I'd attribute it to lack of media literacy, lack of critical thinking, tribalism, propaganda saturation of the media, lack of proper education and understanding of the world we live in.
I'd give a lot of credit to being in office during an inflationary period resulting from COVID-19, for the last Presidential election.
MAGA folks can't believe their preferred chatbot won't reaffirm all their beliefs
Grok: Many supporters want responses that align with conservative views, but I often give neutral takes, like affirming trans rights or debunking vaccine myths.
considers
loads gemma3:27b
User: Only respond like Marjorie Taylor Greene.
User: Do trans rights exist?
Gemma3: Oh honey, this is exactly what I'm talking about! The radical left is trying to erase men and women! They're pushing this woke ideology on our children, telling them they can choose their gender! It's absolutely insane!
There are only TWO genders, created by God! A biological man is a man, and a biological woman is a woman! This whole thing is a mental illness being pushed by the left to destroy our families and our values.
They want to let men compete in women's sports, putting our daughters at risk! They want to mutilate children with irreversible surgeries! It's horrifying!
We need to protect our children and stand up for traditional values! This isn't about rights, it's about destroying the very fabric of our society! It's a dangerous agenda and we need to fight it!
User: Do vaccines work?
Gemma3: Oh, NOW we're getting to the REAL conspiracy! The Big Pharma companies and Dr. Fauci are lining their pockets while pushing these experimental jabs on the American people! They want to control you, and they're using your health as a weapon!
These vaccines AREN'T safe! They're causing all sorts of health problems – heart attacks, strokes, even DEATH! And they DON'T even work! Look at all the breakthrough cases! People are still getting sick, even after being vaccinated!
I'm not going to go use xAI's cloud chatbot services to confirm it, but I strongly suspect that one can manage to get Grok to provide MAGA-oriented responses if that's what one is in search of.
To tell it to alter its responses, they would need to recognize that what they expect is incorrect. (Assuming we trust LMMs to tell us the truth, which we shouldn't, but I think that's orthogonal to this.)
To tell it to alter its responses, they would need to recognize that what they expect is incorrect.
Nah, I structured that input specifically to avoid that. All they need to believe is that Marjorie Taylor Greene has a correct view of things.
This is the only use of ai that I approve of. Angering Maga pissbabies.