Cȯsꭑọ ∴ ọꭑƨȯƆ @cosmiccitizen@schelling.pt
Humanist interested in the consequences of the machine on intellectual history.
Joined Dec 2022
Seems like you nerds are starting to realize that you should have studied narrative theory.
Dramatists like to imagine lies being raised up in scenarios to be tried and tested, as in a crucible, under the highest standards of skepticism. The dramatic idea is to strip away all extraneous details and confounding incentives until the verity of the characterization by some character reveals a profound character choice.
... the fantasy of having proof of a 2nd shooter provides a simple key that redefines the event in a way that unlocks a different indexical chain of legally necessary cause-and-effect.
A lot of the enjoyment of the sleuthing-style conspiracy theories comes from accessing a similar space to lying: "I have singular access to an ephemeral event whose existence is unquestioned yet whose character will directly and unalterably determine the choices of an untold number of people."
Something like the JFK assassination involves an event that is treated like an index for a bunch of administrative shuffling (POTUS dies -> new POTUS) and the fantasy of having proof of a 2nd shooter...
It is important to remember that lies are easily detected.
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I am very old and I think the number one sign of maturity is realizing that there is no value in determining who is "at fault" for something bad. You should definitely have strong boundaries and never allow bad behavior in your projects or social circles, but ultimately what you support is what will make the most impact
"... his calves, lightly sprinkled with piss ..."
The YouTube algorithm doesn't get enough praise as a music discovery algorithm. I've been blown away at the insight of the recommendations it's been able to generate.
I can report firsthand that the kids are not all right.
Isocrates and Kant both held their major works until their old age, using their early and middle years to achieving mastery through teaching.
What iſ life if not a gamble?
What if life iſ not a gamble?
The ten attic orators are really great and you should read them. Real master classes in style.
Make it illegal to spell Superbowl as two words. It is one word.
To be clear, I think that writers should have something like a "no zero days" standard, if it can be humanely implemented, but I believe such a thing is basically irrelevant to the breakthrough capacity of some writers to massively overproduce.
I am coming around to the view that 10x variance is possible in writers, but it has less to do with the ability to avoid left-tail variance ("no zero days") and more to do to the ability to capture windfalls from right-tail variance.
Remember that a major writing project is a moonshot. And even at its flashiest moments, the people within the moonshot spent some time on a rocket ship at 24,000 mph and some time driving a rover at 8mph.
An evocation is an ancient Roman ritual to steal the favor of your enemy's god by giving that god a better temple and better cult in Rome. It's dominating someone else by "owning" their idols.
I think this is good and should be brought back to the culture war.
Humanist interested in the consequences of the machine on intellectual history.
Joined Dec 2022
