provocations

I often think of Enya, refusing to listen to any music, in case it influences her And Walt Disney, who became glued to TV, would watch anything, just to stay on top of the (new at the time) medium and what people were doing with it Artistically, both of these seem valid

I find it fascinating & troubling that humans are getting lonelier as we simultaneously create a world that’s both safer and wealthier.

Current new-crop of AI assistants is uninspired. "What if we made like a little guy who summarizes your meetings? Or this other guy to schedule your dentist appointment" We need to aim higher. Emotion sculptors and dream architects, reality-weavers, dimensional navigators

Not all questions seek answers, some seek journeys.

People worry that computers will get too smart and take over the world, but the real worry is that they’re too stupid and they’ve already taken over the world. -Pedro Domingos

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 blas... See more