If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a “paradise of machines” invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for education in ethical discernment and the capacity to acknowledge the moral good. This is indispensable if we are to recognize the genuine good that enables human beings to flourish in accordance with their primordial vocation, with unconditional respect for their interior freedom and their sacred dignity. #ApostolicJourney #France vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…

.@benthompson gives his recommendation on how Meta should market Muse: "The way to frame this is to say: 'We're not helping you be more productive, we're helping you get rid of annoying crap in your life.'" "It needs to be framed more as a pain relief as opposed to this aspirational, 'I'm gonna be so productive and get things done.'" "People don't care about being productive. Employers care about their employees being productive. But once you're off the job, you just want to go home and watch TikTok." "The way I think this is going to land is through Instagram Reels or TikTok with people actually showing stuff they do and people say, 'That's amazing. That would make my life so much easier.'" "It really is a show-not-tell sort of technology."

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"an infinite slop machine, a portable casino, and a 24/7 surveillance device." "an infinite slop machine, a portable casino, and a 24/7 surveillance device." "are you getting it?"

waiting in line is an individualistic culture’s idea of a collective experience

I find myself enjoying listening to podcast interviews of venture capitalists more than founders. Not always, but often. I think it’s because VCs spend a lot more time thinking about and articulating the meta commentary. Founders are in it. It’s like listening to a sports commentator vs an athlete. The latter often just shockingly inarticulate.