Admitting mistakes
Nobody intentionally says or believes something they think is wrong. Not even those who play the Devil's advocate believe their actions do not ultimately constitute some semblance of good.It is…
I’m struggling to appreciate living things
Has Tim Urban's dystopian AI future already been realised?
Accidentally thinking
Accidentally reinventing the wheel It's not necessarily superfluous to come up with an idea that's already been had in the past. If anything, one would be in the best position…
This is why Twitter was invented
On artificial intelligence and rationality Artificial intelligence—especially superintelligent forms in fiction—is often reputed for its rationality and objectivity, especially in contrast with the ostensibly irrational and impulsive decisions of the…
Autism is like noise-cancelling headphones for society
And being unable to hear all the noise Society is full of noise. Not actual noise you can hear, but rather social etiquettes and dress codes, as well as hierarchies…
The Intuition Trap
Inborn knowledge Nobody likes to be ignorant—to be unaware of things. To be ignorant naturally presents a disadvantage for survival; to be ignorant means being unaware of certain benefits or…
Obligation to write
Forever as draft I've come to realise that writing because I feel like I have some kind of obligation to is a terrible motivation for writing. For the last few…
My prejudices
(Part 1 of 2) Introduction To begin as most people might: I'm not perfect; I have undesirable traits and characteristics just like everyone else. But, I think of it as…
An aside on keeping pet cats
I've just finished The Power of Babel, which was a book about the benefits of owning a cat, preferably black with white spots.Okay, it's not, it was a very interesting…
Intelligence is not selected for
A discussion on meaning by way of how we exist, with a twist