I don’t think that works because my brain keeps trying to make it a literal gas bubble?
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I see how you got there. It’s a position one could take, although I think it’s unlikely and also that it’s unlikely that’s what Dario meant. If you are right about what he meant, I think it would be great for Dario to be a ton more explicit about it (and for someone to pass that message along to him). Esotericism doesn’t work so well here!
I am taking as a given people’s revealed and often very strongly stated preference that CSAM images are Very Not Okay even if they are fully AI generated and not based on any individual, to the point of criminality, and that society is going to treat it that way.
I agree that we don’t know that it is actually net harmful—e.g. the studies on video game use and access to adult pornography tend to not show the negative impacts people assume.
The skill in such a game is largely in understanding the free association space, knowing how people likely react and thinking enough steps ahead to choose moves that steer the person where you want to go, either into topics you find interesting, information you want from them, or getting them to a particular position, and so on. If you’re playing without goals, of course it’s boring...