In the final video (for now) in the Fascism series, I bring what we've learned about the Fascist period then to now, asking whether MAGA is Fascist and theor...
    • lost_faith@lemmy.ca
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      4 days ago

      and they all look the fucking same; colour, letters, “feel”. Even my fav “real” yters are resorting to them. I now hover over them to see if there is a real person in there or an AI like that Asian guy with prolly 50 chans I’ve blocked along with that old white dude with glasses and a beard, only blocked him on 3 chans so far. We need an alternative to yt that will not allow AI. I’d rather they took a frame from the video and badly pasted on their text than this same same shit.

      • blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Tom Scott actually talked about this in his recent Wired video.

        YouTube itself auto-generates and suggests these AI thumbnails. That’s why they all look the same. Creators now also have to choose three thumbnails and titles and the system swaps between them. Imagine having to make three distinct thumbnail images and titles for each video. It’s no wonder this samey AI generator images are so prevalent on the platform now, it takes three times the amount of effort to avoid it now.

      • joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        4 days ago

        I mean I get it, after years of having to look for artists to make thumbsnails or hire people on fiverr instead of taking the time to learn to do it yourself, it is not hard but people are busy sure. I’m sure it’s attractive to people to be able to type in a thing and get a semi professional good enough looking thing that looks basically how they want. I just don’t have to like it or want to see it because as someone who learned all that stuff I find it pretty appalling design wise

  • qynruidaetkuuproon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I didn’t find this video that insightful. As some commenters pointed out his “liberal-fascism”, liberalism for me and not for thee, is just fascism or applied in international sense colonialism.

    Interestingly I find myself disagreeing with Umberto Eco with his second point about the characteristics of fascism “The rejection of modernism”. Apparently he excluded rejection of technological development from this, but my understanding is that fascism is an enlightenment ideology and they would see themselves as rational and modern (more so than their socialist and liberal opponents).

    I think the comment on tariffs equating it with fascism or authoritarianism falls flat. Because what is he saying exactly that the opening up of countries to global markets and neoliberalism is the sunny alternative?

    It’s too superficial for me and doesn’t provide any analysis of how neoliberal forces created this kind of backlash on the right.

    Also, I feel like fascism decorated in liberal democratic terms and hosted in liberal institutions is something likely to be created by centre-left and centre-right neoliberal parties. The far-right want to implement fascism by the destruction of the existing liberal regime.

  • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Interesting, thought provoking piece to consider. [at least as far as played so far, still playing]

    … I suspect the downvotes are in some part from knee-jerks of those in a groupthink they feel under attack by from this, for whichever groupthink they identify with. Likely without watching, let alone entertaining the ideas.

    If one looks at the political compass, and if you’re effectively already at corporatism / corporate-fascism, you do not escape fascism from there by heading left economically alone. Freedom first. At least in equal measure.

      • kibblebits@quokk.auEnglish
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        4 days ago

        No, like… text. To read. Instead of video nonsense and ads and loud.

        Just… text without video.

        Surely this must be a this. Like a log. A web log. We could call it a “blog” for short.

        • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
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          4 days ago

          He is a video-essayist. You can load the transcript on youtube,but I guess it’s autogenerated

            • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
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              4 days ago

              You want me to search the internet to find someone else writing a similar essay?

                • blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                  3 days ago

                  …You’re the one asking for it. What are you doing?

                  What next, you’re going to pretend like you frequently find text articles for most YouTube videos you watch so you think it’s a totally reasonable request and can’t understand why anyone would be confused about it?