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We might not be able to escape the sociopolitical systems that structure the world at large, but by knowing they exist, we can be more intentional about how we move through and beyond them.
Leaving the Cult of Never Enough
âIf you want to make people like things, work in advertising. If you want to make things people like, work in design.â - Brian Collins
what do you have âunreasonablyâhigh standards for?
Technology removes the soul from human performance in order to make it more compatible with industry.
Douglas Rushkoff ⢠Artificial Creativity
But Alfaniâs observation that the rich as a group have no clear social function is borne out by the fact that, in the Musk era, they have reacted to populist pressures largely by justifying their fortunes as individuals. When they maintain a combative social-media presence, fixate on meritocracy, employ idealistic language to describe for-profit... See more
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Instead of a measurable, quantifiable thing that exists independently out in the world, we suggest that intelligence is a label, pinned by humanity onto a bag stuffed with a jumble of independent traits that helped our ancestors thrive.
Abigail Desmond & Michael Haslam ⢠What Is Intelligent Life?
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