Aweh Dear Ruminants and Groupies, Last week I wrote about foreigners and immigration. This week is a continuation of that discussion, although it takes what appears to be a rather odd detour into artificial intelligence and how I think. Bear with me. There is a point to all of this. At least I hope thereContinue reading “Ruminations on AI, thinking about thinking, and immigration”
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Ruminations on March and March and the seductive pleasure of not thinking
Aweh, Dear Ruminants and Groupies, The American columnist David Brooks has observed that many people seem remarkably uninterested in the hard work of thinking, finding it far easier to outsource that burden to whoever offers the simplest explanation. Thinking requires holding contradictory ideas simultaneously. It requires tolerating uncertainty. It requires sitting with the discomfort thatContinue reading “Ruminations on March and March and the seductive pleasure of not thinking”
Access Denied: Ruminations on Gates, Status, and the Global Belonging Game
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, Let me level with you. I’m writing this from inside a paradox—privileged enough to live in a secure suburb with high walls and patrolled by armed guards. Sometimes I’m even able to skip a queue or two when it suits me. But also: extensively vetted for visas.Continue reading “Access Denied: Ruminations on Gates, Status, and the Global Belonging Game”
Ruminant Pink Friday 