hankypankee

Thai people smile at me all day long. Nonstop smiling. So much smiling. Smiling, the likes of which the world has never seen before. There is so much smiling I'm even getting tired of all the smiling. I've never seem so much smiling before. Everyone tells me that Thais are great smilers and that they smile a lot. Even the best people say they are terrific smilers. Too much smiling. What is wrong with you? Smile a little, please.

Thai women always want to sit on my face. Maybe it's because you are "The Ugly"?

Not all of your posts are that way. Only 99.9999999%.

And still mopping floors and cleaning public toilets? God bless you!

Many of these guys who believe it's something wonderful probably never had the opportunity to experience it back in the 80s or 90s when it really was something fun. Now it's just a mockery of what it used to be. Guards and security gates at the entrance. The whole place is now just a rip-off and a joke.

Best way to clear a street in Thailand, organize a book drop. 😆

Sure, no limits. Just a question of preferences.

Who? Is that you Vlad?

Weed or booze? Women or ladyboys? Thai food, Western food or healthy eating? Fresh markets or supermarkets? City life or rural living? Traditional massage, happy endings, or none? Street food, restaurants or eat at home? Public transport, taxis, or your own transport? Malls or online shopping? Me: Weed, women, healthy eating, supermarkets, city life, no massages, eat at home, my own transport, online shopping. Go!

Still a very weak hypothetical. You’re basically just describing a system malfunction, and malfunctions happen all the time with all kinds of equipment. By your logic, nuclear missiles could randomly fire themselves, or a radar glitch could simulate incoming warheads and trigger an automated retaliatory strike based on a false positive. Yes, these scenarios are technically possible, but they don’t require AI. Those risks already exist and have for decades. But here’s the key point, catastrophic outcomes like that don’t happen from a single failure. They require a sequence of malfunctions and breakdowns across multiple systems. That’s why these systems are built with multiple layers of checks and safeguards. Your doomsday scenario hinges on the assumption that AI would be granted total, unchecked control over some form of high-stakes systems, and that’s a massive leap. I don’t see that happening. Even if AI were involved, any serious action would still require multiple steps and redundancies. It wouldn’t be left up to a single system acting on its own. Honestly, you come across more like someone drawn to worst-case fantasies than someone grounded in logic or real-world understanding.

There’s no actual basis for your ominous fear-mongering. If you want to change anyone’s opinion, you need to offer something substantive, not just your own paranoia dressed up as prophecy. But I realize you can’t. Not because I’m dismissing your opinion out of hand, but because there’s simply nothing factual to support these grandiose, Mad Max-style dystopian fantasies you keep pushing. As I’ve already explained, you’re looking in the wrong place. The computer sitting on your desk isn’t going to end the world. The real threat isn’t AI, it’s Mother Nature and the very real weapons of mass destruction controlled by unhinged world leaders. Those are the tangibles, the actual risks. But instead, you’re fixated on the intangible. Maybe because dystopian fantasies are more exciting, but let’s be honest, they’re also far less realistic. So if you want to be taken seriously with your tropes like ‘before it’s too late’ and ‘I see further now,’ then drop the theatrics and start backing it up with something real. Put some actual meat on the bone.

What topic? Your childish, cackling emojis? You're boring. Bye.

You clearly don’t understand AI, so it’s hard to take anything you’re saying about it and your grandiose apocalyptic fantasies about it seriously. AI isn’t sentient, it doesn’t think, and it’s certainly not self-aware. It’s just an advanced tool that aggregates and organizes information from online sources. That’s it. A glorified information aggregator with a sleek interface designed to mimic human communication. You've watched too many Terminator and Matrix reruns. It’s not any smarter than a search engine, it’s just better at sounding like a person. But somehow, you’ve been fooled into thinking it’s something more. If you want to keep fantasizing about how it’s going to shape or control the future, go ahead. I won’t be joining you in that confused delusion. AI is just another tool. And like all tools, it functions based on the input it receives. Garbage in, garbage out. It isn’t in control of anything. The real threats aren’t artificial, they’re natural. You should be more worried about Mother Nature, about floods, food shortages, and the growing number of places becoming unlivable resulting in forced, human, mass migrations. Or better yet, about weapons of mass destruction. That’s where the real danger lies, not in a chatbot that rearranges text.

Boy? Creepy. And strange emoji. Is that you cackling?

There was a time when most of the girls in Nana were young, ST was ฿500, drinks were inexpensive, there were no Indians or Arabs, just a few Japanese, and hardly any of the women were overweight. But all of that disappeared 20 years ago. So is there really any point in discussing it anymore?

The best time to be alive was the eighties and nineties. After Y2K, and especially with the invention of the iPhone and the rise of social media, everything started going downhill rapidly. The smartphone has been an incredibly useful tool; for communication, information, navigation, financial transactions, music, photography, and more. But in the hands of younger generations, it has stunted intellectual development. These devices have proven far more beneficial for adults who had already developed intellectually by the time smartphones became mainstream. AI is another brilliant, powerful tool, an exceptional enhancement that further expands our ability to access and interact with information through advanced technology. It’s simply another addition to the digital toolbox. Ten years from now, things will likely be even worse, not because of technology, but due to tribalism, environmental collapse, war, and the steady rise of ignorance and lack of self-awareness in society. I could keep going, but the more I say, the more grim the outlook becomes, and what I’ve said already is more than the average mind is willing or able to fully grasp.

Screamingly evident.

But in reality you have over 7,000 posts, nearly all of them whingeing and completely forgettable. So what your dad taught you about listening obviously had no positive outcome.

I read that they are women with penises.

So that confirms it, you've got nothing of value to post. Just an empty shell.

Very insightful Donald, but how can you be sure?

I can’t even tell if the subject of this topic is a question or a statement because it’s so poorly written. Then, I might have responded with something about my own personal experiences, but since you didn’t share any information about your own father, and just threw out a hollow subject title, there’s really nothing to engage with here. It’s like being handed an empty photo frame and being asked to describe the picture — there’s nothing to look at. And then you say "Now plodders and plonkers give it a go". But why would anybody even respond after you just called them plodders and plonkers? So why don't you give it all a go?

Whats your idea of a good topic to discuss?

My go-to bars in Nana Plaza? It's a tough call. Some great ones. But definitely the metal bar railing near the escalator on the ground floor, sturdy, reliable, and perfect for leaning on while deciding whether to go left towards the end of the Soi, right to Sukhumvit Road or just head back to 7-Eleven for another bottle of milk. There’s also that chrome bar by the entrance. I don’t know who polished it, but I respect the craftsmanship and give credit where it’s due. Honestly, I try not to play favorites. A good support bar in the right place anywhere in Nana can really make or break your evening and prevent any unfortunate fallout. And so far, I have always avoided all the other bars there.

Are we now witnessing the beginning of a worldwide end of heterosexual relationships? You are unwell.