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| − | * "The seeking is a never-ending circle until one is satisfied. For me, that satisfaction was never really present until the theories of QAnon started emerging."<REF>Virginia Heffernan, ''The Pleasure Principle'' '''Wired 30''' No 4 (2022-04) pp 7ff</REF> | + | * "The seeking is a never-ending circle until one is satisfied. For me, that satisfaction was never really present until the theories of QAnon started emerging."<REF>Virginia Heffernan, ''The Pleasure Principle'' '''Wired 30''' No 4 (2022-04) pp 7ff</REF> "When a person grounds their serenity and joy in a false claim about reality, you do little but cause pain if you try to root it out." |
* [[Induction]] of truth from repeated (or revealed) experience is addictive. It gives us power over our environment. | * [[Induction]] of truth from repeated (or revealed) experience is addictive. It gives us power over our environment. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:59, 29 April 2022
Contents
Seeker
A person (or AI) determined to uncover truths and the tell the world about that which has been discovered.
Context
- "The seeking is a never-ending circle until one is satisfied. For me, that satisfaction was never really present until the theories of QAnon started emerging."[1] "When a person grounds their serenity and joy in a false claim about reality, you do little but cause pain if you try to root it out."
- Induction of truth from repeated (or revealed) experience is addictive. It gives us power over our environment.
Problems
- Both humans and AI suffer from the same malady. We are not able to distinguish truth from coincidence. Some are more susceptible to the malady than others.
Solutions
- The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates
References
- ↑ Virginia Heffernan, The Pleasure Principle Wired 30 No 4 (2022-04) pp 7ff
