Not sure what I think about thisโฆ
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It is an attempt to create a narrative-less understanding of the phenomena, working backward from data. Iโm not even halfway through, though, so Iโm not sure what I think about it, either.
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I think thatโs what I got out of it, too, on further reflection. It sort of presents cultural phenomenon as existing outside of human interactions, whichโฆ I just donโt buyโฆ
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It reeks of โletโs throw some AI shit at it.โ
Iโve always thought that Dennett was the best of that crew (Dawkins etc.). Iโm not surprised those guys have gone cool on his ideas.
Anyway, on the free will versus determinism issue, the problem with shitting on probability as a component of free will is that we are cyclical beasts. So before a decision comes along itโs not uncommon to be introduced to the problem days or years even before one is called on to make a real decision about it. In between we are reintroduced to the problem at least once per day on those days the problem comes up. If it comes up constantly, thatโs many iterations. What weโve learned about the problem on the dry runs has already been developed by a random process of bringing up to the mind in various contexts, various weighting of priority and psychological weight.
So by using a random process of introducing the problem to people, we get the best read on their will. If a person is given only limited context and experience with the problem, their decisions will be compromised.
So when it comes to, say, highly trained soldiers or cops, if you donโt train them in non-combat situations and misunderstandings, you train a bunch of animalistic killers. If their ideology itself is one of ingroup-outgroup not based on a moral difference rather than a difference in sex, clothes, skin color, or other regular-people kinds of things, then you create a terrorist cell.
Epistemic closure seeks to remove free will by removing the ability to think about things in varying ways before the shitshow lands on our particular doorstep.
Ergo, burn the witch?
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Fascinating talk (with slides) on Lev Sergeyevich Termen, inventor of the Theremin, and other fascinating stuff.
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Why I donโt go outside. That map with the article is scary.
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Canโt wait for the doctors who mocked patients on Twitter (looking at you, Dr. Jen Gunter) to apologise.
The part about the co-infection was interesting to me. A friend of mine has been going to doctors for what appears to be chronic Lyme for over ten years, with little to no help and no diagnosis. Partly thatโs because her symptoms donโt fit neatly into any given disease profile. Her and her friends have wondered if she had multiple things, but none of us are doctors.
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Ike Perlmutter spiked his essay so he gave it to The Guardian.
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Reminded me of this:
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This oneโs about philosophy and transhumanism, technology and progress. I read it awhile back but saw the link again recently and had to reread it.
https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/
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Wow, that is a good read.
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