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C. Sagan, Demon-Haunted World: “when awesome technological powers are in the hands of the very few [&] when the people have lost their ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority” the nation would “slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition & darkness.”
November 30, 2024 at 9:06 PM
C. Sagan, Demon-Haunted World: “when awesome technological powers are in the hands of the very few [&] when the people have lost their ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority” the nation would “slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition & darkness.”
Reading books in the era of epistemological collapse, by Ed Simon
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In Praise of Print: Why Reading Remains Essential in an Era of Epistemological Collapse
When the witty and wry English fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett interviewed Bill Gates for GQ in 1995, only 39% of Americans had access to a home computer. According to the Pew Research Center, the…
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November 30, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Reading books in the era of epistemological collapse, by Ed Simon
lithub.com/in-praise-of...
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Dirty Tricks have won again. When disinformation and intimidation flood the public sphere, truth is lost. Those charged with regulating public discourse seem incapable of distinguishing lies and threats from free speech. AI will supercharge this trend unless people recognize what is happening & act.
November 9, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Dirty Tricks have won again. When disinformation and intimidation flood the public sphere, truth is lost. Those charged with regulating public discourse seem incapable of distinguishing lies and threats from free speech. AI will supercharge this trend unless people recognize what is happening & act.
I've just started reading Yuval Noah Harari's newest book, _Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI_. So far I am nodding my head constantly. It's incumbent on all of us to practice taking a long view for ourselves. Where do we come from and where are we headed?
September 11, 2024 at 12:49 PM
I've just started reading Yuval Noah Harari's newest book, _Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI_. So far I am nodding my head constantly. It's incumbent on all of us to practice taking a long view for ourselves. Where do we come from and where are we headed?
As David Sedaris said about a different election dinner menu, voters must choose the chicken or the ground-up glass. Only one is fit to eat.
September 11, 2024 at 12:02 AM
As David Sedaris said about a different election dinner menu, voters must choose the chicken or the ground-up glass. Only one is fit to eat.