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- Frequent lamenting about how bad things are (in politics or relationships or other culture gripes) is mostly a way for people to avoid responsibility for what they can change. If you constantly repeat that everything is bad, it lets your ego off the hook for doing nothing.
- i wish people celebrated the internet as much as they bemoan it. it’s literally a World Wide Web of humans, an unthinkable miracle that you and i can connect because i tap my fingers on a piece of glass for 30 seconds. let us not be numb to this!! bring back wonder & appreciation
- you can rest assured that whatever kaleidoscope of stimulation (or even intoxication) AI conjures, you will get bored of it; getting bored is what we do, and it turns out to be a rather profound feature of our consciousness
from The irrepressible monkey in the machine by Mills Baker
- As a younger man, I always had a "data over feelings" view of the world, but after 15+ years of performing analytical testing, seeing data manipulated in every possible direction to fit personal biases and agendas, I now view feelings as the only thing that really matters.
- This is an incredible ad by Calm https://t.co/kzSGPiq7Gu
- Quickly, though, I cared quite a bit—about the mission, my coworkers, the writers we worked with. First of all, I couldn’t fake liking the people. And while work-life balance would’ve been pleasant, you have to get in the pressure cooker if you want to grow. Let a place shape you, at least sip the kool-aid. My generation is well-practiced in the ar... See more
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Erin Kissane, Writer/Researcher - XOXO Festival (2024)