"To this I will respond: yes, that is true! Ray[, an A.I. chatbot] is a very poor substitute for a real person. But here’s the thing: so are most humans. -Anne Kadat, "What I Learned From My New A.I. Friend." Persuasion. July 10, 2025. interesting throughout. It reminds me of a quote: "Being yourself is worth it, … Continue reading Many Humans are Poor People
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Thinking in Ethnicities & Nationalities
I was talking with someone about someone else, and they asked, "Are they South Korean?" I found the question interesting because I don't tend to think about Koreans as South Korean or North Korean. I just think of them as Koreans. i found myself wondering. Well, how do I think of ethnically Chinese Filipinos? Wikipedia … Continue reading Thinking in Ethnicities & Nationalities
Accept, Reframe, Or Reject
"EVERYONE GETS SHITTY FEEDBACK sometimes. There are a variety of reasons for this, starting with the fact that giving feedback is difficult and most people are terrifically bad at it. But even those who have developed strong feedback skills will still sometimes do it poorly, because the attention and care required to do it well are … Continue reading Accept, Reframe, Or Reject
Participatory Economics Overview: What, Why, How
"Vision is not only about the future, but also the present. What would having a vision like the one called participatory economics imply for today’s practical choices?Broadly considered, if you want to get someplace new, it behooves you to take steps towards where you want to go, not steps that take you somewhere else. An … Continue reading Participatory Economics Overview: What, Why, How
Two Kinds of People: Pirates and Farmers
"I am going to explain this to you very simply. All human creatures are divided into two groups. There are pirates, and there are farmers. Farmers build fences and control territory. Pirates tear down fences and cross borders. There are good pirates and bad pirates, good farmers and bad farmers, but there are only pirates and … Continue reading Two Kinds of People: Pirates and Farmers
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People Aren’t Perfectable
"Progress is a possibility for the animal: it can be broken in, tamed and trained; but it is not a possibility for the fool, because the fool thinks he has nothing to learn. It is his place to dictate to others and put them right, and so it is impossible to reason with him. He … Continue reading People Aren’t Perfectable
Some People Are Toxic, Avoid Them
"You can only work for people you like......Some people are toxic avoid them. This is a subtext [to working for people you like]. There was in the sixties a man named Fritz Perls who was a gestalt therapist. gestalt therapy derives from art history, it proposes you must understand the ‘whole’ before you can understand … Continue reading Some People Are Toxic, Avoid Them
The Asshole Filter
"If you find yourself wondering, or just feeling, "Why is everyone I wind up dealing with an asshole?" you might want to consider the possibility that you have set up an asshole filter. Asshole filters are an extremely common phenomenon, and an extremely common problem......An asshole filter is a situation one creates that causes non-assholes … Continue reading The Asshole Filter
Arduous Interfaces & Abrasive Situations
"However, such a move seems to imply the utopian view that you can bring people into close virtual proximity and have everyone simply get along splendidly. McLuhan was closer to the truth: we will face arduous interfaces and abrasive situation regardless of how benign the companies and how ethical the design." —L.M. Sacasas, "No. 17: … Continue reading Arduous Interfaces & Abrasive Situations
Soft Fruit
"Most people are neither bad apples nor good eggs, but soft fruit that can easily turn from ripe to rotten." —Baggini, Julian. "There is no one either good or bad, but circumstances make them so." The Independent. June 5, 2010.
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