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by lotsofpulp
1915 days ago
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That would make being artificial a meaningless term for me. You have to use strategies to deal with kids, coworkers, spouses, and anyone you want to interact with. Most times subconsciously. Even being well kept and dressing tidy is a strategy to signal you’re organized. Some people are naturally organized, and some people aren’t and have to consciously try to do it. I don’t see what difference it makes though. |
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It reminds me of the famous Hacker koan (delivered from memory here and hence butchered): When Sussman was a novice he was once coding up a neural net when Minsky walked up to him and asked him why he was randomizing the initial weights. When Sussman remarked that he didn't want the net to have any preconceived bias, Minsky reacted by closing his eyes. Sussman asked him why he was doing that, to which Minsky answered, "So that the room will be empty".
If there were one terrible thing that I would change about American culture, it is this notion that analysis and learning is somehow artificial as opposed to subconscious uncontrolled reaction to the environment.
It's the same source viewpoint that rejects things like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and that creates this idea that encountering uncomfortable ideas is instantaneously harmful (because your automatic responses are held as the prime understanding).