mccMar 15
If the computer is a prosthetic (and it is) then this means we legitimately have to be careful about what software we run, because we are deciding what to make part of our selves, part of our minds
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Mar 15

@mcc this is true about all tools, physical and mental, but that's kind of an advanced version of the same conversation

i fully agree tho

Show threadWilliam D. JonesMar 15
@whitequark @mcc Idr who I first heard this from, but: Keeping a digital notebook is a mild form of transhumanism.
Show threadchris martens2d ago
@cr1901 @whitequark @mcc keeping a paper notebook too
Show threadWilliam D. Jones2d ago
@chrisamaphone @whitequark @mcc I keep most of my paper notebooks and loose scraps. Been meaning to shred the stuff that I know for sure I won't miss. But never seen to get around to it.
Show threadchris martens
@cr1901 @mcc @whitequark in my experience, they come in handy for processing midlife crises
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