[ednite]

My wife and I bounce ideas around all the time for fun. She would’ve registered the domain anyway because she believed in it, and that’s what really matters to me is conviction and passion. What worries me is when AI interrupts that, and people start following shadows in Plato’s cave instead of their own judgment. Thanks.

[card_zero]

The shadows in Plato's cave are our own judgments, or perceptions rather. It's essentially the story of the blind men and the elephant. Not sure how you're using it as an analogy.

[BobaFloutist]

It's a story about how if you have superior vision and understanding to everyone else, if you try to tell them about it they'll get mad at you. Written by a guy everyone was mad at.

[card_zero]

Yeah, it does have that flaw: the philosopher who goes outside the cave isn't just in a larger cave, he sees reality, supposedly. And weaker minds reject it because they just can't handle the blinding light of the truth, not because there might be further errors.

[ednite]

You are right, but I am trying to get at is that AI makes those “shadows” look sharper and more convincing, so it’s even easier to mistake them for truth.