Cash Cows
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Cash Cows
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#2Good read. Goes to show that empirical experimenting can have great results over theorising without practice
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#3> "caught the improving mentality, or attitude — the one thing all inventors, both then and now, have in common — which had him viewing everything around him in terms of its capacity for betterment."
As much as I resonate with this sentiment personally, I've recently been reading the works of Byung-Chul Han, specifically "The Burnout Society", which has made me really think about how this mentality can be pretty insidious.
EDIT: not that I think this detracts from the thesis of the article itself, I just find it interesting how the author of tfa bolstered their thesis with this right away.
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#4> "caught the improving mentality, or attitude — the one thing all inventors, both then and now, have in common — which had him viewing everything around him in terms of its capacity for betterment." As much as I resonate with this sentiment personally, I've recently been reading the works of Byung-Chul Han, specifically "The Burnout Society", which has made me really think about how this mentality can be pretty insi…
I find this article incredibly inspiring, and my interpretation is that the main character was fulfilled by these accomplishments. The person interpreting the journal uses the word “obsessed”, not as a direct observation, but to put it in contemporary terms. But we have no evidence this person was burnt out.
My observation is that many people in HN seem burnt out, and are resorting to pointing out reasons, not just for their own burn out, but for that of society’s as a whole. I don’t find it constructive. It seems like another flavor of doomerism. Capitalism is not evil— it’s incredibly ingenious and productive. We all live much better for it.
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#5> "caught the improving mentality, or attitude — the one thing all inventors, both then and now, have in common — which had him viewing everything around him in terms of its capacity for betterment." As much as I resonate with this sentiment personally, I've recently been reading the works of Byung-Chul Han, specifically "The Burnout Society", which has made me really think about how this mentality can be pretty insi…
I find this article incredibly inspiring, and my interpretation is that the main character was fulfilled by these accomplishments. The person interpreting the journal uses the word “obsessed”, not as a direct observation, but to put it in contemporary terms. But we have no evidence this person was burnt out. My observation is that many people in HN seem burnt out, and are resorting to pointing out reasons, not just f…
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#6Despite the optimistic tone this is rather depressing reading. This is the beginning of the industrial farming trend that has made all meat products rather tasteless.
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#7> "caught the improving mentality, or attitude — the one thing all inventors, both then and now, have in common — which had him viewing everything around him in terms of its capacity for betterment." As much as I resonate with this sentiment personally, I've recently been reading the works of Byung-Chul Han, specifically "The Burnout Society", which has made me really think about how this mentality can be pretty insi…
I find this article incredibly inspiring, and my interpretation is that the main character was fulfilled by these accomplishments. The person interpreting the journal uses the word “obsessed”, not as a direct observation, but to put it in contemporary terms. But we have no evidence this person was burnt out. My observation is that many people in HN seem burnt out, and are resorting to pointing out reasons, not just f…
A couple of points
By reading HN, we tend to get exposed to world class achievements and improvements leading to a high bar to measure our performance. This can lead to stress, anxiety and feelings of burnout.
The other point is while capitalism has numerous advantages and benefits, I do think it may miss some uncosted externalities (Modern western societies have a tremendous impact on the planet which is hidden from market pressures as exploits different resources). Other examples are the cigarette companies hiding evidence about lung cancer and oil companies hiding research into climate change. If you purely select for profit and no other criteria, it can tend to nasty effects for others
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
I find this article incredibly inspiring, and my interpretation is that the main character was fulfilled by these accomplishments. The person interpreting the journal uses the word “obsessed”, not as a direct observation, but to put it in contemporary terms. But we have no evidence this person was burnt out. My observation is that many people in HN seem burnt out, and are resorting to pointing out reasons, not just f…
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The solution for microplastics and most polutants is not a sigle technology. It is the 3Rs:
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle
For some polutants like PFAS the reuse and recycle may be impossible for now. We could at best React them or Restrain them.
And yes technology CAN play a role in solving some aspects but I still believe that the first step is really to reduce.
Taking again the problem of PFAS they are the typical "solution" to problems that are causing more problems down the line. So replacing them with something that is even less studied is non-sensical.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I find this article incredibly inspiring, and my interpretation is that the main character was fulfilled by these accomplishments. The person interpreting the journal uses the word “obsessed”, not as a direct observation, but to put it in contemporary terms. But we have no evidence this person was burnt out. My observation is that many people in HN seem burnt out, and are resorting to pointing out reasons, not just f…
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
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The solution for microplastics and most polutants is not a sigle technology. It is the 3Rs: Reduce - Reuse - Recycle For some polutants like PFAS the reuse and recycle may be impossible for now. We could at best React them or Restrain them. And yes technology CAN play a role in solving some aspects but I still believe that the first step is really to reduce. Taking again the problem of PFAS they are the typical "solu…
You are probably unfamiliar with my account. I am working on an absurdist art project based on capitalism and techno-optimism but I appreciate your comment. Sarcasm and irony are hard to detect with just text.