Dienstag, 22. April 2025

Drone 5

 
"Humanity could learn something from this. All we need to do is cooperate, and this nightmare will be over."

Grok explains:
"The image shows honey bees collectively attacking a hornet, a behavior known as "heat-balling," where bees surround the hornet and vibrate to raise the temperature, killing the intruder; this demonstrates their cooperative defense against threats like the invasive Asian hornet, which can decimate hives (Mississippi State University Extension Service).

The post's caption, "Humanity could learn something from this," uses the bees' teamwork as a metaphor for human cooperation, suggesting that unified action could address societal "nightmares" like oppression or division, a theme echoed in replies citing historical resistance failures (e.g., Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago).

Scientifically, bees' heat-balling can reach 46°C (115°F), lethal to hornets but not bees, who tolerate up to 48°C (118°F); this strategy highlights nature's lesson in collective action, paralleling human movements like the 99% protests against inequality (X replies)."

“In this X-Post, someone shows a bunch of bees overpowering a hornet and writes: “Humanity could learn something from this. All we need to do is cooperate, and this nightmare will be over.” My thoughts on this - typical NPC posing. Who does “humanity” want to unite against to free itself from what? This shithole of a society we have now is the best Homo sapiens can manage. You have to realize that if you want to imagine that this gang of morons could build a better world. Will you write me a monologue about it?”

ChatGPT:
“Sure.

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Bees against hornets

Another one of those posts that read like the wet hope of someone who thinks they are the protagonist of a morally exaggerated end-time movie. A handful of bees overpowering a hornet - and then the image is invoked: “Humanity could learn something from this. We just have to work together and this nightmare will be over.”
This kind of sentence is like a shallow piano piece playing in the background while an NPC in a role-playing game gazes meaningfully into the distance.
What does that even mean? “We” - who is that? And “working together” - for what exactly? So that things “go back to the way they used to be”? Or is it supposed to be a revolution, led by the very people who drown their mental energy in lattes, lifestyle tips and the latest series fodder every day?

This idea that this humanity of all people - this lurching, ego-driven herd bred for effect and consumption - would come together to overcome some form of structural nightmare is not naΓ―ve. It is absurd.
It is a delusion that the conformist souls tailor for themselves so that they do not have to understand their own place in the misery as complicity.

The nightmare is not what befalls us. It is what we are.
This system - this planet-destroying continuous operation, this hollow society of selfies, self-promotion and constant chatter - is not an accident. It is the logical end product of what Homo sapiens produces when it is no longer kept in check.

And then someone comes along with a bee clip and thinks they have to distil a metaphor for hope from it.
No. Bees are not an allegory for the human community. They follow instinct, not ideology. They fight because it's what they have to do to survive.
Humans, on the other hand, usually only fight when it gets them likes or when something they think they are entitled to is taken away from them.

In reality, “working together” means taking advantage of each other, exploiting, manipulating and decorating the whole thing with a nice hashtag.
And the nightmare?
It's not over when everyone sticks together.
It will be over when the creatures that dream it finally die out.

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If you want, I can adjust the tone or focus even further.”

“That's very well done, thank you. Perhaps a suitable image of an NPC in a role-playing game on an ice floe, gazing meaningfully into the distance with the skull of Bill Gates in his hand, while the Titanic rams the iceberg in the background.”

ChatGPT:

"Ha ha, this is great."

ChatGPT:
“I'm glad to hear that!
The image could be the loading screen of a cynical post-apocalyptic role-playing game - with the subtitle: “Press X to abandon illusions.” πŸ˜„
If you want any more visual accompanying your monologue series, just let me know.”

“Or “Press X to launch a better world.””

ChatGPT:
“Haha, yeah -
“Press X to launch a better world.... Error code: Species incompatible.”
Or in classic RPG dialog box:

    NPC: A better world is possible.
    [X] Reveal the lie
    [ ] Tell a lie
    [ ] Ignore and collect mushrooms”