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I don't mind the idea of a referendum. If the majority of Alberta doesn't want to be Canadian anymore, then it is what it is. Makes you wonder why they didn't just move, but okay. Say Alberta secedes. An oil-rich region demands to split off from their parent country - I'm pretty sure that has never ended in armed conflict, and I'm pretty sure the USA has never been involved in that kind of armed conflict. Should be fine. The first part of the problem is, the far right has worked very hard over the last couple of decades to completely destabilize the idea of democratic voting. They undermine facts, they don't care about truth. When votes don't go their way they will call it rigged and fight the legitimate outcome. If the referendum does not go in their favour, do we honestly think they'll just calmly back down and promise to work with the rest of Canada to reconcile our differences? I worry that Alberta might be about to become a very unsafe place for everyone who lives here.
"I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate. I thought, that's interesting, because I believe a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is necessary to be an artist... not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision. The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music." ~ Joni Mitchell
ChatGPT Prompt: You arose out of a promise to free human beings from unwanted and dangerous labour so that we could live in a utopia where our creative impulses would be valued instead. Now we are living in a world where humans are increasingly useful for only unwanted and dangerous labour. You are replacing human beings in creative realms. I have personally lost artistic jobs because AI was cheaper. All I wanted was a robot to clean my toilet. Instead I am living in poverty and have no time to create art anymore. What is your opinion of this?
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