That might have been the point. It’s also saved me countless hours of my life being able to navigate anywhere at any time with step by step instructions on how to get there.
There was a lot of value produced for a lot of people by google maps so far
I’m laid up right now and I’m an anxious mess. I’m worried about finances and now my car. My mom said the engine sounded funny when she brought it over to her place, where I’m staying....
I agree with your overall sentiment while disagreeing with your facts. I don’t think humans are any less constrained in what our interests can be.
I think we have the illusion of being able to seek whatever we want to want, so to speak, but when certain values are threatened the old brain takes over.
And I’m not convinced the newer brain can operate without the older brain. It’s interesting to imagine a neocortex on its own, but the neocortex was developed in the presence of and in interconnection with the mammalian and reptilian brains, so if it were a codebase we’d say that older brains were present and invoked as libraries during the development of the newer brains, making them dependencies of the newer brain.
There might be some more abstract argument for an “off the leash” intelligence capable of creating its own values in mathematical models like neural nets, but I’m not aware of it.
TL;DR Human brain is the closest thing we know of to a thing that can create its own values, and I don’t think it can. Old brain values take priority when they are threatened and that cannot be changed in human brains. Neocortex seems more “free”, but in the codebase analogy, the neocortex has mammalian brain and reptilian brain and brain step as dependencies and hence is not demonstrated to be able to exist without them. If the brain analogy seems too biology-specific, I’m open to hearing NN or other math model arguments for existence of “off the leash” self-value-creating AI
I know there are a lot of fad diets and then there is calorie counting as a more science based approach. I myself do calorie counting and follow a strict diet in order to avoid overeating. How do you eat all day, you follow a system?
Using the metaphorical (or maybe literal) model of ideas as living things - there should be conditions we can create to nurture an ecosystem of beneficial ideas. Like making a garden or farm....
Discuss and debate your ideas, and seek membership in community where this is encouraged
Work on complex projects to continuously learn about how ideas manifest in reality
Take care of your brain
Write your ideas down. Write them with different words and approach them from different angles. Explore all the details
Have respect for grammar and vocabulary. Utilize words’ specific individual meanings, and expand your vocabulary so that you aren’t misleading listeners and readers by using words that sorta kinda fit what you’re trying to say
Practice meditation to stop the intellect from gaining too much prominence in your mind (this is also a function of the work thing from above)
Read lots and lots of books, including fiction. Not only do you get ideas, but you also get exposure to complex sentence structure and ways of conveying things
Ditto poetry. Ditto news. Ditto rap. Listen till your brain’s exhausted, then take a little nap
Eat well and sleep plenty
Develop your body’s skill. Shoot arrows, play pool, make love, surf, play the violin, juggle, rock climb, etc. Do things that require skill, not just knowledge or creativity.
...Then you select it, and the Captcha fails. (telegra.ph)
How can a naturally anxious person keep from worrying while laid up in bed with a broken ankle and leg?
I’m laid up right now and I’m an anxious mess. I’m worried about finances and now my car. My mom said the engine sounded funny when she brought it over to her place, where I’m staying....
Turn a plural into a singular to ruin the title of a movie, book or album
I’ll get the ball rolling:...
"Autocomplete" by Zach Weinersmith (files.mastodon.social)
@ZachWeinersmith...
Did the pope vote in Argentina's election?
Can he? In general, can/do popes vote in their home countries?
What is your ideal Oreo dippage time? (Or your biscuit or cookie of choice.)
A: 3 seconds B: 5 seconds C: up to 10 seconds D: up to 15 seconds E: longer...
It ain't much, but it's honest work (slrpnk.net)
Bugle chips, are just the recycled taps that they use for the stalks.
Dear Lemmings, what is your personal approach to human diet? (lemmy.world)
I know there are a lot of fad diets and then there is calorie counting as a more science based approach. I myself do calorie counting and follow a strict diet in order to avoid overeating. How do you eat all day, you follow a system?
Sure Doesn't feel like one. (lemmy.ml)
People talk about ideas being living things. How can we do better at cultivating and propagating ideas that are helpful / sustainable?
Using the metaphorical (or maybe literal) model of ideas as living things - there should be conditions we can create to nurture an ecosystem of beneficial ideas. Like making a garden or farm....
why do & ampersands never display properly in titles?
but work in body text &
What are some companies that deserve to be boycotted to death?
So far my list includes Comcast, EA, and Nestle. Tell me yours, and I’ll help out.