Just a moment...
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Just a moment...
for now it’s important to note that the grey area should be included somewhere, otherwise we’re just ignoring part of reality.
Eugenia Cheng • The Art of Logic
We are a binary-loving species. We like to divide the world into two neat boxes and fear the wobbly penumbra in between.
Everyday Philosophy: Can you ever be "too emotional" in decision-making?
Binary thinking makes for compelling soundbites but weak arguments. They lack nuance. When you see an “either/or” statement, ask:
• Are these really the only two options?
• Is there a middle ground? (Reader, this is the one question I am asking in all areas of my life right now. The answer for everything lives in the middle of two extremes.)
Instead
... See moreKaleigh Moore • How to Self-Edit Like Socrates
Do the dichotomies of reason vs. feeling, objectivity vs. subjectivity, man vs. machine, and physics vs. metaphysics still make sense?
MK: This is the computer-thinking speaking. These are binaries . 0’s and 1’s are for computers, and arguably should only be for computers.
I thoroughly believe, alongside thinkers like Douglas Rushkoff, that we must... See more
MK: This is the computer-thinking speaking. These are binaries . 0’s and 1’s are for computers, and arguably should only be for computers.
I thoroughly believe, alongside thinkers like Douglas Rushkoff, that we must... See more
Matt Klein • Making Sense of Culture Amidst Contradiction
Overtime we’ve begun to treat this nuance and ambiguity as friction and something to program out. Computers don’t like it. Algorithms can’t categorize it. So we remove it.
Yet we so desperately need this “in between” and neither “yes” nor “no” thinking.
Yet we so desperately need this “in between” and neither “yes” nor “no” thinking.