provocations
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“and when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?”
A quote by Charles Bukowski
The American Psychological Association once invited William James to give a talk on the first 50 years of psychology research.
He simply said: “People by and large become what they think of themselves.”
Then, he left.
David Perellx.com“People become what they think of themselves”
Expanded supply creates expanded demand, which in turn feeds even more supply. Over time, people learn. They discover more about what's aesthetically possible and more about what they like. Exposure changes tastes.
Virginia Postrel, The Substance of Style
being too intellectual is a terrible danger. it takes you further from your basic truth. “don’t think - feel”
Literacy as Deviance
The document argues that literacy is a deviation from our natural cognitive abilities, and as technology progresses, the need for traditional literacy skills diminishes.
nysgs.orgHow are we to prepare the young, whom we already scarcely know, for a future we cannot imagine, from a past that has been swept away?
“Asking for help with shame says: You have the power over me. Asking with condescension says: I have the power over you. But asking for help with gratitude says: We have the power to help each other.”
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
The most valuable resource isn't algorithms, compute, or even just data. It's context.
Tina He • Context is all you need
When the Industrial Revolution made it possible to live lives without physical exertion, going to the gym became necessary to stay fit. Equally, now that the AI Revolution has made it possible to live without mental exertion, we need the mental equivalent of gyms to stay sharp.
The total volume of things that became worth doing due to the technology greatly exceeds the quantity of time saved by the technology.
I'm dying. Of overwork.
The value of my seconds didn't crash through the floor. They became more valuable. My seconds are now multiplied. The amount of work I get done is astounding. The speed through which I can... See more
I'm dying. Of overwork.
The value of my seconds didn't crash through the floor. They became more valuable. My seconds are now multiplied. The amount of work I get done is astounding. The speed through which I can... See more
kache • Tweet
AGI was supposed to replace me. Instead, I have more work to do than ever.