Andreas Vlach
@vlach
Andreas Vlach
@vlach
The trouble with error is that we have a natural tendency to dismiss it. When Kevin Dunbar analyzed the data from his in vivo studies of microbiology labs, one of his most remarkable findings was just how many experiments produced results that were genuinely unexpected. More than half of the data collected by the researchers deviated significantly
... See moreTrauma is a far subtler concept than many of us realise. It isn't just a word for something extremely stressful. It doesn't always come from short, sharp shocks like car accidents, terrorist attacks, or firefights. And, trauma isn't the same thing as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). What trauma is about is events and their effect on the mind.
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Worry Is Sin
The Manifesto
Worry is sin. Worry is blasphemy. It is doubt against reality, against creation. Each anxious thought spits in GOD's face. Your fear is faithlessness. A cancer of the soul that spreads until it paralyzes and kills. Worry is to wage war against the divine order. Against what must be. Every second spent in anxiety is a sin. B
... See moreOur present reality is dominated by simulations, and the drive to use technocultural means, like predictive algorithms and artificial intelligence, to anticipate the future rather than react to it. Games are part of the preparation for that world, blurring the experience of simulation and the reality upon which they are based. As Crogan notes (echo
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