Human Stuff
the messiness of what it means to be human, with all of its messiness and complexities
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Human Stuff
It is not that computers can never induce feelings in their audience, but that in so doing they raise the bar for what will eventually be perceived as unexceptional, thoughtless, predetermined.
Elan Ullendorff • The New Turing Test
Wanna skip rocks? Why yes, yes I do.
Thanks @jenncolella for the read. 🫶🏽
“While grabbing dinner with a friend can be engaging, it’s a far cry from elaborate forest ceremonies.”
How did you play as a child? How do you play now?... See more
instagram.comThe only journey worth taking is the one back to self. To truth. To the body. To life. 🙌🏿💜
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I read nearly every post from Jon Haidt’s After Babel, but a recent one entitled “Why Antisemitism Sprouted So Quickly on Campus” really helped deepen my understanding of how we got to where we are now as it relates to anti-Semitism. It feels especially important as a parent of young children to understand “common enemy identity politics” vs. “common humanity identity politics” so we can identify it and discuss it more effectively with our kids and community.
A conversation between Alex Dobrenko and Douglas Rushkoff on the spiritual nature of awe, rescuing the human from the machine, and why the future depends on finding each other.
In addition to showing LSD-godfather Timothy Leary the world wide web for the first time (Leary’s response: “Oh my god, this is acid”), coining terms like “viral media” and
... See moreYES! this articulates something I've been thinking but couldn't put into words. you could get the song/movie/etc hyper-personalized to you, but most people won't care. pop culture is a promise that you aren't listening/watching alone.
“Emotion is inseparable from the body in which it is felt, and emotion is also the basis for our engagement with the world.”
The Master and His Emissary Quotes by Iain McGilchrist
Got an email from a student looking for an internship in private equity. Here's my response:
Hope it helps someone else trying to break into a new field.