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I am the Head of Immersive Software at Diplomatic Language Services in Rosslyn, VA, where I make VR environments for teaching foreign languages to America's diplomats.
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Food for thought: How much were the major events of the last 12 years driven by social media algorithms? If the objective function of an algorithm is to maximize engagement, was it doing so by increasing discordance in society at large? Ask yourself, did anyone you know change dramatically over the last few years due to social media exposure? If yes, are you alone in that assessment?
Maybe we had the wrong idea about what the #AI apocalypse would look like.
If there ever was a War on Christmasâ„¢ , Christmas clearly won, and Thanksgiving is not too happy about it.
Scrambled eggs for breakfast: "2 please. 3? Oh no, I could never. Oof, feel bloated just thinking about it."
Deviled eggs: "oh, sure, I'll have a deviled egg. Mmm, that was good, just one more. And another, teehee. Is that baby carrots and dip on the next plate over? Yes, just a little break between eggs. Eeeeeeggs. Eggs eggs eggs. Oh, the plate is empty. Are there any more? No? You used up the whole dozen on that plate? Hold on, I'll run to the store."
And while there’s good insight here there’s also an implicit metric – that more engagement (or optimistically, more positive engagement) is better.
Are we seeking well-being or pleasure? Eudaimonic or hedonic happiness? Ikigai or shiawase?
I think: while we value the latter, we value the former more.
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