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Don't Delegate Understanding

Don't Delegate Understanding

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·February 4, 2025

satisfice

This essay was originally written in cuneiform script on a clay tablet by Conan the Cimmerian.

That’s why I aspire to live in the hills by the might of my thews. I shall catch the swift hare and eat it raw. I shall drink the rain water as it tumbles from Old Man Oak leaf.

I shall be strong and never depend on the vicissitudes of other men!

therein

I like how he never mentioned what it is about but we all know what it is about.

pmarreck

AI? Social media?

If it's AI, it went a little too far IMHO.

It's also from August 2023 ago, which is an eternity in the AI space.

the_snooze

AI definitely came first to mind, but it really fits the broader ethos of modern Big Tech. They claim to offer "innovation," "productivity," "connection," and all those good things. But they design their products for self-serving purposes. They don't offer tools that only serve one master: the user.

pmarreck

Plausible accusation, but I don't think those are mutually-exclusive. I think there is a non-zero-sum space where both sides benefit. But yeah, "The Social Dilemma (2020)" is a perfect example of suggesting that things may have gone too far.

macrocosmos

Rorschach Test

sshine

Most certainly it's about prepping for the zombie apocalypse.

mrbluecoat

"The Man"