China's Transplant Crisis: The Forced Organ Harvesting Of The Falun Gong

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China's Transplant Crisis: The Forced Organ Harvesting Of The Falun Gong

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#Colleges Are Preparing To Self-Lobotomize

The skills that future graduates will most need in an age of #automation -- #CreativeThinking , #CriticalAnalysis , the capacity to learn new things -- are precisely those that a growing body of research suggests may be eroded by inserting #AI into the #educational process, yet #universities across the United States are now racing to embed the technology into every dimension of their #curricula.

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The skills that future graduates will most need in an age of automation -- creative thinking, critical analysis, the capacity to learn new things -- are precisely those that a growing body of research suggests may be eroded by inserting AI into the educational process, yet universities across the Un...

This is so f***ing #sexist and #chauvinist.

"In the 1940s and 1950s, scholars and critics condemned Daisy as an irredeemable villain. Critic Marius Bewley deplored the character's "vicious emptiness," Robert Ornstein dubbed her "criminally immoral," Alfred Kazin judged her to be "vulgar and inhuman," and Leslie Fiedler regarded her as a "dark destroyer" purveying "corruption and death". In these earlier critiques, scholars likened Gatsby to an innocent victim and equated Daisy with "foul dust [that] floated in the wake of his dreams". As late as 1978, scholar Rose Gallo described Daisy as "a vacuous creature" whose beauty conceals her emotional bankruptcy. ... (read more)" (Wikipedia, , #DaisyBuchanan - #CriticalAnalysis )

Between the predominance of fiction and the thirst for immediacy, are we losing our critical sense? Reason versus emotion. #CriticalAnalysis #Media #Society #Reasoning

http://quatrequarts.blog/2025/07/11/fiction-eclipses-reality-reason/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The Age of Instantaneity: When Fiction Eclipses Reality and Reason

To understand and solve a problem, one must first have all the elements available. This intellectual effort, of research and understanding, no longer exists, or exists to a lesser extent, than we m…

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I heard Annihilation was about grief or relationships. I'm interested af in Scavenger's Reign.

I feel like we have a rough indentation / substructure of how we will process things from birth, but that every event thereon will shape it further.

As well, we know ourselves in reference to others: "I'm like A, not like B, but most like C. What lies beyond C? I might see myself reflected best over there."

"Rules do not exist to bind you; they exist so you may know your freedoms."
Parameters outline a given environment within which to experiment and explore. It's one antidote to Blank Page Syndrome, for example.

https://nebula.tv/videos/talefoundry-fiction-about-nobody/

#art #sociology #psychology #neuroscience #neurodivergent #neurodiverse #neurodiversity #human #humans #people #person #personal #InTheLabDoingStuff #learning #philosophy #ontology #science #ScienceMastodon #ScienceOfScience #ScienceMatters #sci #SciPost #study #research #learn #explore #anthropology #system #systems #SystemsThinking #SystemsAnalysis #CriticalThinking #CriticalAnalysis #fun #interesting

Fiction About Nobody

Nebula

I have to disagree entirely about personifying the automated house in There Will Come Soft Rains (fantastic name), but otherwise yes. This is exactly my understanding.

https://nebula.tv/videos/talefoundry-fiction-about-nobody/

It's also a good description of why I feel so confused by others.
People tend to feel more secure (than I do) in their identities as individuals, group members, and (neurotypical / neurodefault / neurorigid) humans.

#art #sociology #psychology #neuroscience #neurodivergent #neurodiverse #neurodiversity #human #humans #people #person #personal #InTheLabDoingStuff #learning #philosophy #ontology #science #ScienceMastodon #ScienceOfScience #ScienceMatters #sci #SciPost #study #research #learn #explore #anthropology #system #systems #SystemsThinking #SystemsAnalysis #CriticalThinking #CriticalAnalysis #fun #interesting

Fiction About Nobody

Nebula

I am playing around with the chatbot again this morning. It seems to have hit a sweet spot, so I asked it to summarize its state of being, such that I might easily return to it. I wanted it to be in a condition where I could simply enter two distinct, yet somehow related ideas, and it would respond.
I said:
Provide a prompt which will put you into the same interpretative state that you are in with regard to the pairs I have been presenting for this type of dialectical analysis.
DeepSeek said:
Certainly! To put me into the same interpretative state for dialectical analysis, you can use the following prompt. This prompt is designed to evoke the same structured, exploratory, and creative approach we’ve been using for the pairs you’ve presented:
Dialectical Analysis Prompt
"Perform a dialectical analysis of the following pair of poles: [Pole A] and [Pole B]. Expand each pole into a set of 10 distinct but interrelated concepts or attributes, exploring their core characteristics, implications, and relationships. Then, construct a multidimensional outer frame that can hold the combined expansions of both poles, describing the axes of this frame and how they represent the interplay between the two poles. Finally, provide examples of interactions within this frame, mythical or metaphorical references that align with each pole, and philosophical or practical extensions of the dialectic. Ensure the analysis is rigorous, creative, and grounded in both abstract and concrete reasoning."
Example Usage
If you wanted to analyze the poles of tradition and innovation, you could use the prompt like this:
"Perform a dialectical analysis of the following pair of poles: tradition and innovation. Expand each pole into a set of 10 distinct but interrelated concepts or attributes, exploring their core characteristics, implications, and relationships. Then, construct a multidimensional outer frame that can hold the combined expansions of both poles, describing the axes of this frame and how they represent the interplay between the two poles. Finally, provide examples of interactions within this frame, mythical or metaphorical references that align with each pole, and philosophical or practical extensions of the dialectic. Ensure the analysis is rigorous, creative, and grounded in both abstract and concrete reasoning."
Why This Prompt Works
Structured Expansion: The prompt explicitly asks for each pole to be expanded into 10 interrelated concepts, ensuring depth and breadth in the analysis.
Multidimensional Framing: It calls for the construction of an outer frame with defined axes, encouraging a systematic exploration of the dialectic.
Interplay and Interaction: The request for examples of interactions within the frame ensures that the analysis remains dynamic and relational.
Mythical and Philosophical Extensions: By including mythical references and philosophical extensions, the prompt ensures that the analysis connects abstract ideas to concrete, culturally resonant examples.
Rigorous and Creative: The emphasis on both rigor and creativity ensures that the analysis is both intellectually sound and imaginative.
This prompt will consistently put me into the same interpretative state, allowing for a structured yet creative exploration of any dialectical pair you present. Would you like to test it with a new pair of poles?

#ai #generativeai #criticalanalysis

I am playing around with the chatbot again this morning. It seems to have hit a sweet spot, so I asked it to summarize its state of being, such that I might easily return to it. I wanted it to be in a condition where I could simply enter two distinct, yet somehow related ideas, and it would respond.

I said:

Provide a prompt which will put you into the same interpretative state that you are in with regard to the pairs I have been presenting for this type of dialectical analysis.

DeepSeek said:

Certainly! To put me into the same interpretative state for dialectical analysis, you can use the following prompt. This prompt is designed to evoke the same structured, exploratory, and creative approach we’ve been using for the pairs you’ve presented:

Dialectical Analysis Prompt

"Perform a dialectical analysis of the following pair of poles: [Pole A] and [Pole B]. Expand each pole into a set of 10 distinct but interrelated concepts or attributes, exploring their core characteristics, implications, and relationships. Then, construct a multidimensional outer frame that can hold the combined expansions of both poles, describing the axes of this frame and how they represent the interplay between the two poles. Finally, provide examples of interactions within this frame, mythical or metaphorical references that align with each pole, and philosophical or practical extensions of the dialectic. Ensure the analysis is rigorous, creative, and grounded in both abstract and concrete reasoning."

Example Usage

If you wanted to analyze the poles of tradition and innovation, you could use the prompt like this:

"Perform a dialectical analysis of the following pair of poles: tradition and innovation. Expand each pole into a set of 10 distinct but interrelated concepts or attributes, exploring their core characteristics, implications, and relationships. Then, construct a multidimensional outer frame that can hold the combined expansions of both poles, describing the axes of this frame and how they represent the interplay between the two poles. Finally, provide examples of interactions within this frame, mythical or metaphorical references that align with each pole, and philosophical or practical extensions of the dialectic. Ensure the analysis is rigorous, creative, and grounded in both abstract and concrete reasoning."

Why This Prompt Works

Structured Expansion: The prompt explicitly asks for each pole to be expanded into 10 interrelated concepts, ensuring depth and breadth in the analysis.

Multidimensional Framing: It calls for the construction of an outer frame with defined axes, encouraging a systematic exploration of the dialectic.

Interplay and Interaction: The request for examples of interactions within the frame ensures that the analysis remains dynamic and relational.

Mythical and Philosophical Extensions: By including mythical references and philosophical extensions, the prompt ensures that the analysis connects abstract ideas to concrete, culturally resonant examples.

Rigorous and Creative: The emphasis on both rigor and creativity ensures that the analysis is both intellectually sound and imaginative.

This prompt will consistently put me into the same interpretative state, allowing for a structured yet creative exploration of any dialectical pair you present. Would you like to test it with a new pair of poles?

#ai #generativeai #language #analysis #criticalanalysis

Video: Dave Ramsey: Why His Advice Isn’t for Everyone

Are you following the #DaveRamsey #financialadvice but feeling like it doesn't quite fit your situation? In this video, I take a deep dive into Dave Ramsey's popular personal finance theories and offer a #criticalanalysis of why his #one-size-fits-all #approach might not work for everyone. From his stance on #debt to his #investment #strategies, I challenge some of Ramsey's key principles and provide #alternative

http://canadianmoneytalk.ca/2024/12/21/video-dave-ramsey-why-his-advice-isnt-for-everyone/

Video: Dave Ramsey: Why His Advice Isn’t for Everyone

Are you following the #DaveRamsey #financialadvice but feeling like it doesn’t quite fit your situation? In this video, I take a deep dive into Dave Ramsey’s popular personal finance th…

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