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A problem can seem bigger than it actually is. Engulfed in uncertainty, I can’t see where it begins…
suliqyre:A problem can seem bigger than it actually is. Engulfed in uncertainty, I can’t see where it begins or ends,...
In his diary, the Italian litterateur Cesare Pavese boasted: “I am king. In the course of ten years, I have done it all.” Then he set to arranging his death
In his diary, the Italian litterateur Cesare Pavese boasted: “I am king. In the course of ten years, I have...
We fear AI as Frankenstein’s monster – and forget that Mary Shelley’s warning was about the scientist, not the creature
We fear AI as Frankenstein's monster – and forget that Mary Shelley's warning was about the scientist, not the creature
In place of Middlemarch and Montaigne, we have Mr. Beast. The post-literacy thesis sounds compelling, until you begin to unpack it
In place of Middlemarch and Montaigne, we have Mr. Beast. The post-literacy thesis sounds compelling, until you begin to unpack...
“When all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.”
“When all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.” - Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia, 70
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
[Revised entry by Dan Breazeale and John Walsh on September 23, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Karl Leonhard Reinhold...
Trust the System: Democratic Capacities in the Algorithmic Workplace (Part II)
Picture a modern, high-tech warehouse. Here, human managers occupy a sort of fallback position: They still exist and still play...
“Artistic creation is a demand for unity and a rejection of the world.” — Albert…
philosophybits: “Artistic creation is a demand for unity and a rejection of the world.” — Albert Camus, The Rebel