Nishita

Abdication works when designing a sign-up flow, but not when shaping the structure of human thought

Rather than choosing between thinking and doing, profit and purpose, or extremes of hope and despair, he fused sustained inquiry with ambitious execution—building institutions that embodied his philosophical convictions.

If appetite, fashion, or—today—an algorithm dictates your ends, the hierarchy collapses into heteronomy (rule by others rather than self-rule).

The ancient Greeks had two words for "order."

The first was " taxis " – deliberately created order, imposed by central design. This is the root of the word "taxonomy," meaning the classifications we place upon the natural world.

The second was " cosmos " – spontaneous order, emerging from decentralized interactions. Cosmos surrounds us: in markets a... See more

Technologists rarely ask whether they’re steering us toward futures worth wanting.

In the other, AI becomes a partner in truth seeking. It will surface counterarguments, flag open questions, draw on insight far beyond any single mind, and prompt us to check the evidence and sources. Errors will be chipped away, and knowledge will grow. Our freedom to question everything will stay intact and even thrive.

kind of creative life personal computers should enable; ARPANET's pioneers envisioned what kind of connected society networks should foster. They translated their philosophies into code.

The current iteration of AI already edits our emails, sorts our inboxes, and picks the next song we listen to. But convenience is just the start. Soon, the same technology could determine which ideas ever reach your mind — or form within it.