Connection
Jennifer Baez and
Connection
Maybe AI doesn’t raise the bar. Maybe it reveals how low we’ve let the bar drop. In a world where ghosting is normal and attentiveness is rare, a chatbot that listens is radical.
Imaginary Friends Grew Up: We Panicked
Oscar Wilde, on bad reply game:
"A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
"A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
Visakan Veerasamy • Tweet
Speech is special: The stress effects of speech, noise, and silence during tasks requiring concentration - PubMed
Jenni Radunpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Engaging in group activities that generate synchronicity – such as rituals, dancing or singing in choirs – alter the sense of self and increase connection with others.
What the science of happiness says about the self and others | Aeon Essays
Like Robinson Crusoe, we are finding footprints on the sandy shore of what had sometimes seemed a lonely, desert island; and, like hon, we are increasingly eager to meet our brother. Indeed, our century is a dangerous one to be alive in, but it is an expectant one as well. Shall we "search and destroy," or shall we engage in dialogue?
readwise.io • Notes On Dialogue
Humans aren’t meant to excavate their inner feelings until they find their “true self.” We become ourselves in relation, not through introspection.
Laura London on Substack
When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.
— Martin Buber
Sherry Ning • Don't look too closely, love
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