The Spellcheckers

Down the Rabbit hole we go.

Here's an instant observation: 

Have you noticed that your spell checker software has not been working right lately? 

Well, I have. 

Try it sometime. Intentionally misspell a word, an obvious word, something basic like "aple". You'd think "apple" would be a suggestion, but no, instead you'll get something like "afel", "amel", "eplle". 

It very well could be geographically targeted, or maybe it only happens certain times of the day, as in not everyone sees it, or not all the time, but that's what I've noticed lately in my neck of the woods.

This development could be both good and bad. 

Good in the sense that smart people who were otherwise being lazy relying on the built in spellchecker systems, will notice the error and correct the problem on their own without requiring external assistance. Which means opening up a real dictionary, preferably one you can actually see and touch and pick up and hold in your real hands, and commit the word and its definition to memory, like we used to do before the internet made some of us into lazy thinkers.

Bad in the sense that less intelligent people will NOT learn from their mistakes and will instead regurgitate the nonsense. Meaning that if they misspell a word and the spellchecker makes a mistake and gives them the wrong answer, over time they may internalize the wrong answer, and fail to learn how to spell the word without the use of the spellchecker telling them what it means.

Based on the evidence given above, it would be fair to ask the spell checker: "Have you cast any spells lately?" 

You know, like Harry Potter. 

Like what exactly does a hairy potter look like? Does it look like a hairy spider in a pot? Or does it look like a boy named Harry in a pot? Like a witches cauldron, with the bodies and brains of humans, steeping and stewing, while the spell checkers cast spells in it.

What a riddle that is. 

The Predicament

I remember a few years ago, as in probably ten years ago, I made some post here, which is not available anymore, about a visualization exercise I mentioned about projecting my consciousness into outer space and then looking back at the earth from that perspective.

It's a good exercise. I do it all the time. But when you are really good at it you can actually visualize being there, as in literally hovering above the earth and observing it from a distance, but obviously when I write about the experience, I'm not there anymore, I'm writing from memory, because when you are astral projecting you can't write. 

But when you are up there, you can see clearly, and not just in a physical way, but your thoughts and perceptions about the world, everything is very lucid.

You can see the earth physically and you can also see the state of affairs governing the planet, culturally, politically, and economically, how the people are like cattle being kept on a farm and raised for slaughter. It's a slow kill, that's how come people don't notice it. 

It's like a frog being boiled alive, slowly and gradually over the period of several years, like a slow simmering stew. For the frog, it's like soaking in a hot spring, which at first appears to be comforting and relaxing, a soothing retreat from the troubles of the world, until at some point, the water comes to a boil, and it's too late to escape, such is the predicament of life on earth.  

But rest assured, all hope is not lost. This is the predicament, but it doesn't mean it's inevitable for everyone.

The Ultimate Grift

I just watched a video on YouTube about a guy who bought a van and fixed it up with the purpose of living in it full-time. 

He had a job, a professional career, wasn't facing homelessness, he just wanted to save some money on rent. I mean minus the cost of the vehicle, insurance, phone, internet, and upkeep, your main expenses will be food and fuel. 

It's smart. I'd love to do it myself, but it's currently not possible. Kind of like sailing. I would love to live on a sailboat, like full-time and forever, but it just isn't possible for me right now. 

Anyway, this guy, these videos about people living in vans and living on boats, being happy and free, well it occurred to me while watching this video, at the end I wondered if this could be an artificially generated video. Like I wasn't just speculating or hypothesizing, I was making a real time observation, that there were certain tells in this dudes appearance and behavior that suggested that it could be artificially generated.

Like this is how the propaganda works: it works best when you form an emotional connection. You feel like you like this person, you like the way they are living, and you feel you are on a compatible wavelength, and because of this connection, you are more likely to be receptive to anything else they say. But what if they are intentionally feeding you bullshit? Not the part about living in a van or a boat, but when they make a comment about something else, anything, their perspective on the world, well that could be the whole point of the video, to insert an idea that you will be sympathetic to.

The whole catch though is that what if this isn't even a real person, or even a paid actor, but a robot, a commercial, a Hollywood prop, where everything in it is artificial and fake, and the only reason why it's there is to misguide you and to misdirect you and to sell you something and to implant some idea in your head.

YouTubers and podcasters, how many of them are fake, and how many of them are real?

Like the biggest thing I'm hearing about, and also experiencing firsthand is that AI is a big let down, that it's not as good as previously claimed, that it's all a bunch of hype, and the truth is it makes a lot of mistakes, what they call "hallucinating" in the AI world, where it will just completely invent a story and present it as if it were factually true, which could be a major problem when dealing with medical and technological matters, or in the management of technological systems like airplane navigation systems and submarines, where truth and accuracy is of paramount importance. 

But what if that is the plan? What if the AI malfunction is part of a plan, like a computer virus intentionally implemented by actors wishing death and destruction to all who execute the software. And what if the perception of broken AI is also part of the plan? That it's broken by design and they want you to know it. 

And what if there's another version that isn't broken, in the sense that it does exactly what its programmed to do.

What if the AI is so advanced that when you see it personified in human form, whether that be CGI, or an actual materialized humanoid robot, and it is so advanced that you cannot tell whether what you are seeing, and interacting with and streaming on YouTube, is human or AI. And I'm thinking AI is completely taking over all digital content, not just the written word, but also videos and podcasts. It's being implemented with the purpose of gaining a monopoly over the control of information, and maximizing profits by taking over systems previously occupied by humans.

It's getting to the point that when you go on YouTube and watch any show, whether it's a video about living in a van or living on a sailboat or hiking across country and living in the woods, there's a good chance some of these people you watch might actually be AI. I mean I'm sure they all aren't, but I think some of them could be, and as we move forward into the future this number will likely increase exponentially. 

Especially the commercials. I've been watching streaming TV for at least ten years, and I've been noticing a major increase in new commercials lately, with people that look just a little too perfect, with perfect smiles and shiny eyes that shout "YES, I'm a slave and you can be too!"

It's a form of subtle brainwashing.

Certainly if the technology existed to do this, it would be done. Because if you get a photogenic actor, who flawlessly reads their lines, who never asks questions, and never gets paid, and they attract an audience that generates a good income, well I guess the psychopaths can't help themselves.

You don't want to be in a situation where you don't know if the people influencing your perception of reality are real or bots. It's not a good place to be in, it's extremely shady, and it's not a good world to advocate participating in.