Forces of Erosion
What undermines or weakens humanness
Tech effects, convenience, speed, overload, simulations
Forces of Erosion
It’s interesting how we keep removing effort from our lives only for the market to sell it back to us. We’re about to outsource huge parts of our thinking, and I wonder what the next paid version of “mental effort” will look like?
I love exercise, don’t get me wrong. But every time we make life easier, someone finds a... See more
Tuğba Avcisubstack.com
Speedism is the new linguistic default.
We don’t just want our deliveries fast, we want our words, our thoughts, delivered yesterday.
'ASAP.' 'Ping me.' 'Need now.' But at what cost?
My next post will be on this!
Tuğba Avcisubstack.comWe’re approaching a splitting point, where AI’s impacts on how we speak and write move between the poles of standardization, like templating professional emails or formal presentations, and authentic expression in personal and emotional spaces. Between those poles, there are three core tensions at play. Early backlash signals, like academics... See more
Sara Parker • You sound like ChatGPT | The Verge
Imperfection is beauty and is human. It will be valued even more
New study shows that TikTok and Insta trap young people, who feel they MUST use the platforms because… everyone else does. But if offered the chance to PAY to have everyone in their college delete the apps, most on TikTok, and half on Insta, would pay.
Also: most students say they’d PREFER to live in a world with no... See more
we’ve been trained since childhood to value the answer. school taught us that. the world graded us on it.
but real thinkers, dangerous thinkers, chase questions.
not to look smart. not to win arguments.
but to see differently.
to peel back the world & ask: why does this even look like this?
to ask things like:
but real thinkers, dangerous thinkers, chase questions.
not to look smart. not to win arguments.
but to see differently.
to peel back the world & ask: why does this even look like this?
to ask things like:
- what assumptions are hiding in plain sight?
- w
answers are now insanely cheap
We can’t address the decline in empathy without addressing the decline in attention. Empathy requires a degree of sustained focus:
Paying attention to an experience someone is sharing
Recalling experiencing a similar emotional response
Sitting with your own and... See more
Dr. Samaiya Mushtaqsubstack.com“We are training our brains to be in a constant state of hyper-alertness, always thinking about what could be happening somewhere else and feeling the urge to check in and see. While this kind of behavior was advantageous during earlier phases of our species’ evolution — it helped us avoid predators and find prey in times of scarcity, for example —... See more
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
When we strive to be everywhere and do everything, we tend to feel like we’re not fully experiencing anything. If we’re not careful and protective of our attention, it can seem like we’re losing control of our lives, bouncing from one distraction to the next... A common example of heroic individualism’s futile efforts to get more done faster at the... See more