technology
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Good and Death by Disconnected Detail
This writer’s adult life has spanned the birth of the personal computer, invention of internet, and the spread of social media, so the concept of a society drowning in an ocean of detail stands out in near perfect relief. From… Continue reading
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Good, Pure Capitalism, and People as Problem
The unavoidable flaw in pure Capitalism is the spreadsheet is not the whole story even when it is the only book you read. The unavoidable problem for people right now is they are facing a competition that has never existed… Continue reading
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Good, AI, and When a Secretive Force becomes a Secret Police
When you hear of secret deportation flights, plain clothes agents, masked enforcers, cyber investigations and attempts by government to breach the the firewalls of citizen privacy in Social Security, IRS, and Human Services, than the current secretive enforcement campaign can… Continue reading
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Good, Government as Video Game, and the Strongmen
I doubt many people would mistake a gifted War Craft video game player as a great American soldier. Let’s face it, pushing buttons on a console and starring dazedly at a screen hardly equates to military service. In some ways… Continue reading
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Good and When Intelligence and Curiosity become a Liability
When exactly did it become a harsh liability to use words in whole sentences and be curious on all levels about something. When did intelligence become an unearned privilege? When did addressing natural complexity become the vanity of the self… Continue reading