metaphorical thinking
this is a way of thinking with analogies, metaphors, play, related to sensemaking
Gaia Soykok and
metaphorical thinking
AI is aggregated human intelligence. So it’s better to call it collective intelligence than artificial intelligence.
Emphasizing the collectivity (something built on the commons) over the artificiality (a feat of technology) gives us an entire new way to see, perceive and relate to the technology.
-via Holly Herndon, in conversation with Ezra Klein
a metaphor for this strategy
let me leave you with a metaphor to describe this way.
don’t be a hunter-gatherer in the wild, competing for food.
go build yourself a magical forest-farm, and grow your garden of nourishing things. and wait. trust that the right people will come.
when they do, be hospitable and kind to them. you will recognize them,... See more
let me leave you with a metaphor to describe this way.
don’t be a hunter-gatherer in the wild, competing for food.
go build yourself a magical forest-farm, and grow your garden of nourishing things. and wait. trust that the right people will come.
when they do, be hospitable and kind to them. you will recognize them,... See more
you can have a huge fire going but you won't be able to light up a cigarette
(not a thread)
sari and
“It’s common in our culture to compare the brain to a computer, but this is a deeply flawed analogy.”
Annie Murphy Paul • The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
