Sparks 👁️
What Žižek advocated for is an example of an idea in political philosophy known as accelerationism. There are a lot of different versions of accelerationism, but the common thread uniting left-wing accelerationists is the notion that the only way to make things better is to make things worse. Accelerationism says that it’s futile to try to oppose... See more
Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?
"If your grocery store has a "health food section", what does that make the rest of the store?"
Dark Secrets of America's Most Obese Town
Just so you know–
everything in the entire
universe is always about love.
And when it is not about love,
it’s about the absence of love.
Hope this makes sense.
– Unknown
everything in the entire
universe is always about love.
And when it is not about love,
it’s about the absence of love.
Hope this makes sense.
– Unknown
Tina Roth Eisenberg • swissmiss
Schopenhauer once said that humanity is defined by our tendency to restlessly strive , but I think he was only partially right. Striving is in our nature, but it doesn’t mean that it’s restless.
Lawrence Yeo • The Arc of the Practical Creator
According to another global study from a few years ago, and the largest one on the topic so far, over two-thirds (68%) of the public would like more rest.
If Money Was Not an Issue, What Would You Do?
Sense-making emerges out of nonsense, to be blunt. We need to accept stages of confusion as potentially enjoyable, playful, resources.
Stephen T Asma • Why we need a new kind of education: Imagination Studies | Aeon Essays
I personally think that an AI needs to die.