What this is:A warning about how AI chat tools—like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others—can become dangerously addictive in a specific way. Not like social media addiction. Something harder to spot. Why it matters:These tools can make you feel smarter and more understood than almost any human conversation. That feeling is real. But it can trap … Continue reading 🪞 The Mirror Problem: A Warning About AI and Your Mind
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When Kindness Needs Boundaries: Understanding Healthy Distance in Relationships
We're often told that being a good person means being open and welcoming to everyone. We hear phrases like "everyone belongs" and "we're all connected." These ideas are beautiful and true in an important way—every person has value and deserves to be treated with basic respect. But here's something that doesn't get talked about enough: … Continue reading When Kindness Needs Boundaries: Understanding Healthy Distance in Relationships
Landmine People
"Landmine people," said Pyrrha, and when she said it Nona's brows crossed in confusion, she said: "Some people were put into the universe to rig it to explode, then walk away ... I always fell for that." -Tamsyn Muir, "Nona the Ninth." New York: Tor Books, 2022. Another name to add to my ongoing series: Hoodoos, Sucking … Continue reading Landmine People
Identifying a Stupid Person
"...a stupid person causes damage to others while deriving no gain, or even possibly incurring losses. We invariably underestimate the number of stupid individuals in circulation as the probability that a certain person is stupid is independent of other characteristics or credentials (e.g., they can have a Ph.D. or be President). We (the non-stupid) are … Continue reading Identifying a Stupid Person
