I find it hilarious. Good job!

One of the current theories in astronomy is that the universe is ever expanding (and the expansion speed is increasing at that). This will eventually lead to a heat death of the universe (i.e., Big Freeze). In such a scenario I cannot imagine how consciousness can arise / propagate.

A contrary theory is that that the universe would reach a point where it would bounce back and reverse this expansion process (i.e., it will contract). In such a scenario the universe would have infinite cycles of expansion and contraction (assuming infinite time) leading to infinite many exact states of the universe (in this infinite time line).

Another theory suggests that there are infinite many parallel universes to ours. This should also imply that at any given moment in time there are infinite many states of parallel universes that are exactly the same as the state of our universe right now.

An interesting aspect of the parallel universe theory and its implications for consciousness is that at any given time we would be “sharing” consciousness with infinite many other beings.

When browsing communities from other instances you need to modify the link as follows:

https://lemm.ee/c/[email protected]

If you try to edit a post and the edited post exceeds 10000 characters then the edited post will remain in status “pending submission”. There should be no impact on the original post though. Everyone else will still see the unedited version of the post even after trying to submit the edited version.

I’ve asked Bing AI to provide me with a list of “budget Android smartphones in 2023”. Additionally, I’ve asked it to “consider … new releases as well as flagship smartphones from previous years that can be still purchased new or are available on the secondhand market”. This is why you see flagship phones from 2021 that after price cuts are matching mid-range phones from 2023 in price and may even offer better performance & build quality.

Before giving me an answer, Bing performed a Web search. You can see the sources that it used in my comment under the post.

I have also found inaccuracies and this is why I gave Bing a chance to redeem itself by asking it: “Is there something that you’ve missed mentioning about each phone? Are there any inaccuracies in the information that you’ve provided?”. You can find the inaccuracies that it found at the end of the article.

It is still not perfect and you still have to do your own research but I found Bing AI (Chat GPT) particularly useful for finding and summarizing user experiences such as: “some users have reported issues with the fingerprint sensor, the phone overheating, and the battery draining faster than expected” or “some users have experienced lagging and stuttering performance, especially when multitasking or gaming. The phone also has a low-resolution display, a mediocre speaker, and a slow fingerprint sensor. Some users also find the software bloated and cluttered with Samsung’s apps and features.”

Here are the sources that Bing supposedly used:

• The Best Budget Android Phones of 2023 (How-To Geek)

• The best cheap phones 2023: top budget mobiles around (techradar)

• The best smartphone you can buy for under $500 (The Verge)

• The Best Budget Android Phones (The New York Times)

• The best budget Android phones in 2023 (Business Insider)

Here are the prompts that I’ve used:

1. What are some underrated budget Android smartphones in 2023. What makes them stand out? What unique features do they have? Consider in your response new releases as well as flagship smartphones from previous years that can be still purchased new or are available on the second hand market and fall in the budget category (due to price cuts).

2. Expand on your previous answer by also mentioning some of the shortcomings of the suggested phones? What experience did the users of these phones share on the internet (e.g., online forums such as Reddit)?

3. Expand on your previous answer by also mentioning what positive experience did the users of these phones had?

4. Combine all three responses that you gave me in a single text by trying to preserve as much information from each individual response as possible.

5. Is there something that you’ve missed mentioning about each phone? Are there any inaccuracies in the information that you’ve provided?

Honestly I feel that the android community here on lemmy is more active than the r/android subreddit before the lockdown

Asus Zenfone 9 and Xiaomi Poco F5 are also viable options

browse.feddit.de is also a good resource

tbh before reading your comment I had no idea that there are other kbin instances

Boost user here, yes please!

If there was a c/ThreadKillers community this deserves to be posted there

I am all on board with the idea. If someone has connections to mods from r/IAmA please reach out to them for help and let’s make it happen (here on lemmy / kbin)

In the mean time comment and upvote this post to spread the word.

Good job, looks great!

Thank you for the explanations and tips. As someone who joined a few days ago I find them very helpful.

Will be using both for now until more people jump ship

Check also LibreTube and YMusic