Kieran HealyConfessors in Harmony
https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2026/03/23/confessors-in-harmony/
a wandering happenstance@kjhealy For a brief, shining moment in the 2000s we had OKCupid to fulfill the role of confessor, until capitalism ruined it.
Ewout ter Haar@kjhealy Interesting that early utopians seemed to take the feasibility of linear optimization problem solutions for granted.
@ewout They had a very, very strong sense that they were the Newtons of society, and that just as Newton's discoveries and methods had brought the physical world fully within our comprehension and under our control, so their methods would do the same for the world of social relations. They were constantly comparing themselves to Newton.
Chris Walter@ChrisWalter @ewout Different kind of transformation altogether, yes
Virginicus@kjhealy “determined by the confessors and the fairies.” 🧚 ⁉️