AI can cheaply fake almost every signal we traditionally used to judge quality. I now see this pattern everywhere, in open source, in education, in research, all breaking at the same time. I find signaling theory useful for diagnosing what is happening and why it is so disorienting, and signaling theory and adjacent literature can provide the vocabulary to discuss possible solutions.



When production costs more due to allowing time and training for quality labor, and profit is reigned in for affordability, everyone wins.
Right. When no one loses, “winning” becomes meaningless.
Capitalism makes everything a zero sum game, because market must grow, in order to survive.
I understand that Mani Mani was thrust upon us and never stopped rejecting it beyond as being a tool to measure. Everyone has defined it is as everything else and I reject it. Not because of right and wrong but because I don’t work like that.
I think even Helium can escape TFT. Never tried it but I don’t really need to. Basic logic. That’s what they’ll get for playing me like I’m stupid by being stupid.
Zero sum indeed. Sayonara. LMFAO.