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AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics

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338 points throw0101c | 2 comments | 18 Jul 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.427s | source
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oytis ◴[18 Jul 25 20:21 UTC] No.44609364[source]▶
I just hope when (if) the hype is over, we can repurpose the capacities for something useful (e.g. drug discovery etc.)
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armchairhacker ◴[18 Jul 25 20:39 UTC] No.44609580[source]▶
Very cheap game consoles and VR headsets. Unironically that could really help world peace and QOL: less news and doomscrolling, and people would have an outlet for stress, anger, and boredom.
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lenerdenator ◴[18 Jul 25 20:49 UTC] No.44609671[source]▶
I've never seen a group more easily angered than gamers.

"What do you mean the women in this game have proportions roughly equivalent to what's actually possible in nature?!?!"

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drdaeman ◴[18 Jul 25 21:30 UTC] No.44610053[source]▶
That's a subset of gamers, specifically gamers who actively want a hypersexualized characters and still haven't figured out how to ignore the irrelevant products and still chose to be angered if some product doesn't fit their requirements (despite no shortage of games that would fit the bill).
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1. intended ◴[18 Jul 25 22:17 UTC] No.44610382[source]▶
The most trust and safety research I’ve seen - on things like recidivism, ban success, pro social behavior - comes from gaming.

Dota, league, he’ll - Roblox, twitch, discord - have some of the most data on how angry humans are when they play vidya.

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2. tuatoru ◴[19 Jul 25 09:52 UTC] No.44614034[source]▶
The data are easily accessible, and the target group has little political power and is seen as problematic and about the only remaining legitimate target for negative discourse.

Imagine the reception that studies of female aggression get.