BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[briantrumpet]

See, that wasn't so hard was it, Elmo?

 

[icowden]

See, that wasn't so hard was it, Elmo?

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Still not great though. All your average paedo needs is a VPN and to set their location to somewhere where apparently it isn't illegal. The USA for example...

 

[CXRAndy]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2011571723976786431

 

[briantrumpet]

Even if it weren't tiddling down, I'd be avoiding going to Exmuff on the bike today...

 

[briantrumpet]

Would AI help me understand WTF this DT headline is trying to say?

 

[PurplePenguin]

I asked copilot for you.

“Some young women are leading what the article describes as an unhealthy or excessive form of empathy associated with the political left.”

A tabloid headline such as “Angry young women are the vanguard of the Left’s toxic empathy” is almost certainly making a much stronger, more dramatic claim than the article can actually substantiate. That’s the whole point of the style: it grabs attention by exaggerating the thesis.

In most cases, articles with headlines like this tend to do things such as:

• highlight a few anecdotes and present them as a broader trend
• quote commentators who already agree with the premise
• frame ordinary political disagreement as evidence of a cultural shift
• use emotionally charged language to make the argument feel bigger than the evidence actually shows

So while the article probably tries to support the claim, it’s unlikely to offer rigorous evidence for something as sweeping as “angry young women” being the “vanguard” of anything, let alone a supposed ideological pathology.

 

[First Aspect]

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I asked copilot for you.

I don't know what is more worrying, the original thesis or how much information the LLM can draw upon to generate that response.

 

[briantrumpet]

I asked copilot for you.

I'm none the wiser, as that's just a lot more words saying... something.

 

[Pblakeney]

I'm none the wiser, as that's just a lot more words saying... something.

...saying... the headline is unconnected to the actual article.
Totes normal 😉. Clickbait.

 

[PurplePenguin]

I'm none the wiser, as that's just a lot more words saying... something.

You surely didn't expect me to read the Daily Mail for you? I'm not doing that for anyone.

 

[briantrumpet]

You surely didn't expect me to read the Daily Mail for you? I'm not doing that for anyone.

It was DT rather than DM, but the only difference is the page size these days.

 

[briantrumpet]

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I don't know what is more worrying, the original thesis or how much information the LLM can draw upon to generate that response.

Is that a fancy word for a lot of words with absolutely no rational thought behind them?

 

[PurplePenguin]

It was DT rather than DM, but the only difference is the page size these days.

Just for you then.

Summary​

The article argues that a growing number of progressive women—particularly young women—are engaging in increasingly extreme activism against ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). It claims these activists respond to incidents, such as the killing of Renee Good, with outrage that is driven more by emotion than by facts or nuance.

The author contends that this activism goes beyond normal protest and is fuelled by what they call “toxic empathy”: an excessive identification with marginalised groups that leads to irrational or self‑destructive behaviour. Examples cited include mothers bringing children to volatile protests or leaving them unattended while confronting ICE officers.

The piece suggests that young women are becoming more politically radical on the Left, citing studies showing they are more progressive than men on issues like policing and welfare. It also argues that older women participate, but younger women are portrayed as more extreme, especially on social media.

The author attributes this trend to factors such as lack of traditional social structures (like marriage and family), ideological influence at universities, social media dynamics, and rising mental‑health issues among young women.

The article concludes that this “toxic empathy” harms society by undermining law enforcement and stifling dissent. It also claims that social media rewards emotional displays, giving activists fleeting attention but not genuine happiness.

 

[secretsqirrel]

Just for you then.

Hmmm……..in other words they should know their place.

 

[briantrumpet]

Just for you then.

Thanks.

If that's a fair summary...

It's a load of cobblers then (you can stop reading there, if you like), trying to justify the oxymoronic term 'toxic empathy', in order to try to make out that empathy itself (see Musk pronouncements) is a bad thing, because if you don't care about other people, then you're happy to trample all over people less fortunate than yourself, in order to enrich yourself even more, and to justify the shooting of unarmed women in the face.