JC
@jamescampbell
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Fermi expressing his surprise over the absence of any signs for the existence of other intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way. Because a simple estimate showed that an advanced civilization could have reached every corner of the galaxy within a time much shorter than the galaxyโs age, the question arose: Why donโt we see them?
Most Aliens May Be Artificial Intelligence, Not Life as We Know It
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โAnd Suits offers the following definition of what it is to play a game. He says, โTo play a game is to voluntarily take on unnecessary obstacles for the sake of making possible the activity of overcoming them.โ โฆ
And the way I think of [games] sometimes, after S
... See moreGames as deliberate constraints.
โThe internet, as we have known it, has evolved from a quaint, quirky place to a social utopia, and then to an algorithmic reality. In this reality, the primary task of these platforms is not about idealism or even entertainment โ it is about extracting as much revenue as possible from human vanity, avarice, and narcissism.โ
Quick Links for Wednesday, January 3
dreaming of a better internet and Social Media
slapping the table, easy way to put it about the current state of the internet
The tendency to put off, push away, or otherwise delay is strong. No. Act and move on. And act again if you have to โ most decisions are temporary, anyway.
Err on the side of do
Most jobs are going away and they aren't coming back. AI is coming for everything.
AI is going to put billions out of work. And its a good thing.
Fuller points to the usefulness of useless knowledge as a critical element in this collective abundance and the salvation of our species: Specializationโs preoccupation with parts deliberately forfeits the opportunity to apprehend and comprehend what is provided exclusively by synergy.
The Marginalian โข Buckminster Fullerโs Manifesto for the Genius of Generalists
The bigger question is, How do we fix the Internet for the ordinary person?
The big wigs donโt seem to want to answer that question thoroughly, perhaps because thereโs no big money in this, so people have been trying to find solutions on their own.
The big wigs donโt seem to want to answer that question thoroughly, perhaps because thereโs no big money in this, so people have been trying to find solutions on their own.
Elizabeth TaiIn Essays โข Is the Internet really broken?
Well said on devotion and effort to creating things. There are happy accidents, but far and few between.