is this true?

Text is the most flexible communication technology. Pictures may be worth a thousand words, when there's a picture to match what you're trying to say. But let's hit the random button on wikipedia and pick a sentence, see if you can draw a picture to convey it, mm? Here:

"Human rights are moral principles or norms that describe certain standards of

As a designer I'm conflicted, what the author says here is true to a degree but text is an image too no? Are symbols not images?

This is why curation is underrated – not because it is actually better than algorithmic suggestions, but because it is perceived as being better.

Julian Lehr • What Shopify and Amazon can learn from Mimetic Theory

What relevance does knowledge of our perception making us believe curation is better than the algo have on our preferences? Knowing this doesn’t change my preference for curation over the algo.

Is it possible to change that perception? we already trust computers for certain information and data inputs, how close are we to computers overtaking human taste?

policy needs to respond to the context of a particular time and place.

Simon Grant • Electronic Portfolios

Outcomes are what count; don’t let good process excuse bad results.

Sam Altman • What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

In design the process affects the product (outcome) significantly.

To make good art, to become skilled. To achieve mastery, it’s the process, the discipline to do things a certain way, that shapes the outcome in the end.

What is the insight here? What am I not seeing?

In the ancient world where wealthy and influential men held virtually all power and all others were seen as lesser beings, Christianity’s promise of universal salvation was a liberating secret that gave each person the right to their own inner purpose.

Yancey Strickler • The Post-Individual

While most AI companions try to pull you into their world, Tolan is designed to be genuinely curious about yours – helping you feel more grounded and more connected to the people in your life. They want to hear about your day, remember your friends' names, and celebrate your small wins.

Quinten Farmer • Introducing Tolan | Tolans.com

I’m not sure what the author is referring to as AI companions here, my experience has only been limited to CSMs and LLMs and they are only curious about what I have to say. I mean what else are they going to talk about right?

They don’t have a lived experience, unless they’re given one. to talk about.

nostalgia is the enemy of progress

A lot of advancements in tech have been due to the nostalgia for imagined futures. A bit of time hopping if you will… Is it really the enemy of progress? Do I not what nostalgia actually means?

Second, yes, trotting out national service as a solution to this or that social ailment has become a cliché. But a true national-service program would yield substantial benefits. Raj Chetty and his colleagues have found that cross-class friendships—relationships between people from different economic strata—powerfully boost social mobility. Making... See more

David Brooks • How the Ivy League Broke America