The baby would be saved from a life of endless suffering. That's the ethical choice in my book.
So yes, BabySaver.
zonnewin
joined 1 year ago
No.
And no, it would be extremely unethical to put a child on this world that would suffer that much. Have some compassion, mum!
Why 8? I'd be really dependent on my parents again, and it would be impossible to explain my sudden precociousness and knowledge of the future.
Anyway, I'd try to work out and get stronger, and stand up to my bullies. I'd have some choice words for their sorry asses.
Ted Chiang is one of my favourite authors.
Yes. I grew up in the Dutch Bible Belt, with very strict evangelical parents. They sent me to a Christian school that taught a literal interpretation of the Bible. So I was taught at home, in church, and in school that Earth was created about 6000 years ago.
That Earth was in fact way older than 6000 years.
I learnt some Old English in college. It was þ and ð everywhere in the texts we studied.
it's an AI using an LLM
Which we know by now often produces wrong answers.
Also, the term AI would assume some kind of intelligence, for which I see no evidence.
There sure are lazy parents. But it's not always the parents' fault. Some try their best but are just out of their depth.