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Culturally, it is increasingly the case that the first step is to go online, search for the a desired end result of a thinking process instead of engaging in learning. This means that we are using the internet less and less to our advantage, because we have less and less prior knowledge: We detrain ourselves out of the ability to access the quality... See more

These misdirections are known as “dark patterns” – a term coined by Dr. Harry Brignull in 2010, when UX still prioritised accessibility and care for the user. Megumi Tanaka, a UX designer and educator, tells me: “We were kind of inventing the field from scratch then, so people just assumed that you had to think about the person on the other end.” I... See more

After all, the line only has to make sense to the people drawing it.

Because the makers of AI aren’t damned by their failures, they’re damned by their goals. They want to build a genie to grant them wishes, and their wish is that nobody ever has to make art again. They want to create a new kind of mind, so they can force it into mindless servitude. Their dream is to invent new forms of life to enslave.

If you’re not having fun, you’re probably the asshole. Comedy often comes from anger, but that doesn’t mean you need to be an asshole while doing it.

“ When I look back in my notes I realize so much of what I write about today I was ruminating about 2-3 years ago. I always knew what I was going to say. I just didn’t have the tools, I didn’t have the maturity, I didn’t have the language or sensitivity to beauty to recognize what that was. So much of what I learned was latent, unexpressed because ... See more

“Why don’t you just delete social media?’ “I still want to find fun new content, and not miss out and hear from my favorite thinkers.”