You think the only people who are people Are the people who look and think like you But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger You'll learn things you never knew
“Hello” happens long before you speak. We can tell from across the room when a salutation might soon occur. Start your hello adjustments (mind, body, voice, attention) sooner than later. A challenge: can you walk into the room already adjusted?
OK, but what does one do with it? ... [N]ow that I have all this power – a mechanical golem that will never forget and never let me forget whatever I chose to – what do I choose to remember? – Gwern Branwen