Andreas Vlach
@vlach
Andreas Vlach
We have a chance to do work we’re proud of, and to do it for people who care. And maybe we can do it in a way that will lead them to tell the others. Traffic from an algorithm isn’t the point, it’s a random bonus.
No sense being a puppet, especially if you can’t be sure who is pulling the strings or why.
Seth Godin • You Can’t Beat the Algorithm
“Think of the impact [of #LongCovid] on inflation and economy. On the talented labor pool unable to work. LC is a terrible—in the U.S. so far—there’s been 16 million people, 4 mil out of a job—mostly young people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Someone that used to jog 5 km can barely walk now because of permanent lung... See more
Eric Feigl-Dingtwitter.comDass innere Widerstände durch Grausamkeit gegenüber uns selbst bezwungen werden können, dieses Gerede vom Triumph des Willens. Aber Gewohnheiten unterliegen gerade nicht dem Willen. Je länger Sie beispielsweise jeden Tag dieselbe Strecke gefahren sind, desto weniger ist daran Ihr bewusster Wille beteiligt. Gewohnheiten folgen Auslösern, nicht... See more
Sara Peschke • Stefan Klein im Interview: "Der innere Schweinehund ist ein irrer Mythos"
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Let me answer your implicit complaint: “The Turing Test will be eventually passed.” That’s right (in some settings, Turing’s original prediction has been already achieved), but the truth is that any human relationship — even digital ones, even those not especially intimate like the ones between writers and readers (I love you, though) — requires... See more
How to Survive as a Human Creator in the AI Era
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
Liberale wollen oft nichts davon wissen, dass die Freiheit zur persönlichen Entfaltung meist nur die genießen können, die schon frei sind. Der Liberalismus ist heute auch ein Machterhaltungsmittel für die Mächtigen. Privileg schlägt in Herrschaft um. Und statt größerer Chancengleichheit entsteht eine neue Plutokratie. Die Reichen, Jungen und
... See moresueddeutsche.de • Liberalismus: Wenn Freiheit Sich Selbst Zerstört
3) The Have-To-Dos may happen, but not the Want-To-Dos. Even if the procrastinator is in the type of career where the Panic Monster is regularly present and he’s able to be fulfilled at work, the other things in life that are important to him—getting in shape, cooking elaborate meals, learning to play the guitar, writing a book, reading, or even... See more