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In general, I think the assumption that treating only what is accidental or nondeliberate as truly documentary is wrong; it seems guided by a general sense that conscious choices are invalid and somehow inauthentic, and what is “real” about us is what we appear to do involuntarily, and not a matter of how we try to exercise our will. It puts forward voyeurism as the only adequate truth procedure, as if to know yourself you need to observe yourself unaware, get outside the lying deceptions of consciousness to see how you really are. You need to let how the world sees you be determinative.
Another Three Things
Rob Horning
The anti-woke racket is nearly as depressing, in its muddled thinking, pleas for elite approval, careerist maneuverings, and the neglect of aesthetics.
Unlike human communities, which require the effort of finding like-minded others who share one's worldview, AI companions are immediately accessible and are already designed to be 'like-minded' to their users through personalization algorithms and sycophantic tendencies. There is no need to seek out fringe communities or convince others of one's beliefs—the AI is pre-programmed to be accommodating and affirming.
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