Author: SlateStarCodex
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This short story helped me understand the current media and social media climate better than anything else I’ve read.
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Source: Reddit Discussion
A fascinating discussion about what current habits or technologies might turn out to be harmful in hindsight. Top responses include:
A good education should, inherently, cause us discomfort. Part of the ‘enlightening experience’ built into the definition of the word ‘education’ itself is shining light into the darkness of our own ignorance. When has that ever felt good?
Change is difficult, but it’s all around us and it is not slowing down. If anything, people make the argument that the rate of change is actually speeding up
A person’s success in life can be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. - Tim Ferriss(?)
On American Social Life:
In the 21st century, the main question in American social life is not ‘how do we make that happen?’ but ‘how do we get management to take our side?’ This is a learned response, and a culture which has internalized it will not be a culture that ‘builds.’
On Chinese Governance:
Even now both the Party and the state bureaucracies that canvas the Chinese hinterland are highly decentralized; these government and Party units are given a great deal of room for experimentation and in many realms are practically independent from outside control.
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First published on January 1, 2024