re-enchanted decision-making
hard data and rational logic no longer reign supreme. The rise of using astrology and tarot to guide financial, social and personal decisions
re-enchanted decision-making
The vibes are off, but they’re off fundamentally because they focus only on feelings and emotional connections that have already existed. They don’t provide or imagine pathways to new futures; they allow only for an understanding of what feels good or bad based on experiences that have already happened, things that have already been seen.
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Alex Vuocolo • Nameless Feeling — Real Life
hello I'm new to the stock market is it good when the intel ceo starts praying
DatNoFact (@datnofact.bsky.social)x.com
In other words, “vibes” are similar to the approximations that machine learning systems use, and the two feed off of each other synergistically. The situation is precisely encapsulated by Goodhart’s Law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”
Alex Vuocolo • Nameless Feeling — Real Life
The Zeitgeist Is Changing. A Strange, Romantic Backlash to the Tech Era Looms
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ross-barkantheguardian.com“More and more young, intellectually inclined, and politically heterodox thinkers are showing disillusionment with the contemporary faith in technocracy and personal autonomy. They see this combination as having contributed to the fundamentally alienating character of modern Western life. The chipper, distinctly liberal optimism of rationalist... See more
Zach Lamb • The Noetic Future of Culture and Brands
A vibecession is the idea of a disconnect between consumer sentiment and economic data. So basically, the economy is doing fine, but people are absolutely not feeling fine.