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The problem is that metrics are seductive. Once something is being ranked, it becomes almost impossible to get that ranking out of your head. Over time, this can lead to what C. Thi Nguyen calls “value capture.” In “The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game,” Nguyen writes that “value capture occurs when you get your values from some... See more
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Does it need to be said? We are not machines. Our lives are not data problems that can be quantitatively optimized. And the actual human ability to attend is something much more expansive and much more beautiful than a tool for filtering information or extending our time on task. True attention lies at the heart of personhood: reason, judgment,... See more
Opinion | The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie
The question is not whether algorithms can ever foster greatness—they cannot. Their design is fundamentally at odds with the qualities that define great art: depth, complexity, and the capacity to provoke discomfort or transformation. The question is whether we, as creators and consumers, are willing to resist their influence.
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Dr. Felix S. Grenwood • Algorithms of Mediocrity — william
“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever.”
Yves Choinard, Patagonia founder, acknowledged that “Patagonia is not perfect by any means. We do not have all the answers, but the fear of getting things wrong in the process cannot stop us from trying to get things right in the end.”
Patagonia's transparency - The Carbon Almanac
“‘Copying nature’ is one thing and understanding nature is another. Copying nature can be simply a form of manual dexterity that does not help us to understand, for it shows us things just as we are accustomed to seeing them. But studying the structures of nature, observing the evolution of forms, can give everyone a better understanding of the
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“With creators no longer required to pursue artistic excellence, culture became a lowest-common-denominator battle for attention. Where there is no value other than money, honor is meaningless; and where there is no honor, there cannot be shame. And without shame, infamy and esteem become indistinguishable. This state of affairs rewarded sociopaths
... See more“The atomic age in which we live is beginning to change our ideas about reality. The darkness of the unknown world is being illuminated. Visions at one time incompatible with the concept of reality are now no longer imaginary. From here there will arise new forms of visual art.
Science creates new means of knowledge. But the new inquiry is simply a
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