#8 | Posted by donnerboy

Probably going WAY off topic here... :)

But no lie there on being out of touch.

I was at the Brush drop off site this past weekend. In pulls this white "dude". 50ish. Rotted out late 90s Chevy truck. Wife beater, filthy clothes, mullet and looking extra disheveled/unkempt. Ya - it was the brush drop off probably working but this goes beyond working on the yard if you know what I mean. i.e. The kind of guy that is never ever looking like anything other than a complete and total red neck whose Sunday best is a clean wife beater... Ratty American flag UPSIDE DOWN on a pole stuck in the corner of the bed. I mean if you wanted to take a picture of a stereotype...

#7 | Posted by s1l3ntc0y0t3

For the record, LLMs don't understand anything is my most recent conclusion on the matter.

#3 | Posted by Hughmass

For some of them I get it. James Cameron is fascinated by the ocean and made it a big part of his life's work. He has done work to get to do what he enjoys and he combines both his passion with his profession and probably makes money off of it. I can see it. The ocean - no I don't want to be miles down. But space? I could see it - it has always fascinated me. Not a fan of Musk but look what he, Branson, Bezos and others are doing on that frontier. Passion moves man forward and creates new companies. Today it takes a lot to get going (or at least makes it a LOT easier). When you have the money to do something and you really want to do it just do it.

That said if it is just a trip to the Titanic just because I can, yup that is an ego stroker. No thanks, I love the ocean but much closer to the surface. You also couldn't pay me to climb Mt Everest. No freaking way. Not only is it super crowded. It is bitter cold and you really are dying up there. I just hate the cold. That would be my challenge with a desire to go into Space.