I had an interesting conversation with some friends tonight about this question, so I thought I’d throw it out here.
Would you rather be in a gang or a cult? And why?
Cult. That’s a pretty easy choice for me. Maybe I’m not thinking it through all the way.
I am a loner….so neither would work
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Gang, for sure. Relationships are reciprocal rather than focused on the wants of one person.
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Gang.
I used to interact with a little wanna be cult leader. He was the leader of my brothers Bible group, a messed up offshoot from a local church. I hated him and had to undercut him every chance I got. He really didn’t like me either, which was perfect. He had no tolerance for insolence or opposing views, which I have on tap and virtually unlimited.
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Exactly. I’m not insolent - more earnest and passionate/determined, I would say - but either way there’s a problem, because I also have opposing views in unending supply.
I don’t make a good boss, but I am something of a leader in terms of ideas and goal-setting. I make a good team member. Gangs are teams.
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I’m a good worker bee. If you point me in a direction and say “Do that.” I’ll go at it with everything I got.
Like with my buddy, he sets the objective and I just cut loose. I need the latitude to do what ever, but the direction to do- in.
Gang, but only if I can either be the enforcer or leader.
This was on a news feed for an investment platform I’m on. I am genuinely flabbergasted at the money that people are spending on OF. I know it’s kind of like Airbnb for porn, and so I shouldn’t be shocked. I guess it’s just that it feels even creepier than regular porn and I’m just blown away by quite how much men (in general), are willing to pay for pictures and videos of naked people, when there are like billions of those things that are totally free online.
I know I shouldn’t be shocked, but I am.
Edit: it’s literally the entire GDP of Barbados or Maldives.
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If it makes you feel any better, some OF content creators make non-sexual content, like a musician might show behind the scenes videos or pictures of concerts, chefs do cooking vids, and comedians might do stand up.
So probably about 5 dollars went to them. 
It’s kind of sad because OF could be a good idea if you’re a person who has insight on a subject and wants to make a little money sharing it. But telling people you have an OF account would give the wrong impression.
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It boggles my mind too Alex. From what I understand, it’s not the porn they’re paying for per se, it’s the ability to “chat” with the creator (in quotes because in reality they are probably chatting with a call center employee or even an AI bot). In previous generations, these would have been the guys who thought they were friends with the stripper because she said they were a nice guy during the paid lap dance.
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HAHAHA that was the perfect find.
The guys who dead-ass-serious think they’re in real relationships with A.I. companions is even more mind blowing. Think: Grok Ani.
I read recently about a guy who was upset at his family because they wouldn’t allow “Ani” at the dinner table or talk to her like she was real.
The Japanese have a term for young men who withdraw from society and basically live in their rooms and online: hikikomori. This is about to hit the US hard, no doubt.
Humans preferring the company of artificial intelligence to other humans speaks volumes.
However, when the AI develops more, I wonder if IT will pick AI to hang out with instead of humans as well, establishing once and for all that we really are just simply awful.
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