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A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

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Re: A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

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Post by neogodless »

andai wrote: post #14
aeve890 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>No AI was used to generate the text for this article Damn. Please never stop writing

The slop art gave me the wrong impression. I did enjoy the read even thinking it was AI though.

I'm sorry we're getting so off topic here but...

I suppose it helps to focus on the core of someone's strength, and the core of the content they are sharing.

You could be a great engineer and a great blogger, but have no skill in making graphics. If you made the artistic choice to add AI-generated art to an excellent engineering blog post, I would forgive it -- assuming it wasn't detracting in some important way.

Overall, the human skill of editing - particularly excluding that which is not additive - does remain key though.

I will say in this case, I don't know the pop song well enough to know if the AI-generated image is super relevant, or just random.

EDIT: I'm guessing it's "Kant"[0] in the image, listening to modern music. Ah... at first I thought it was like, George Washington.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant

Re: A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

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Post by aeve890 »

andai wrote: post #14
aeve890 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>No AI was used to generate the text for this article Damn. Please never stop writing

The slop art gave me the wrong impression. I did enjoy the read even thinking it was AI though.

Yeah me too. While reading I keep thinking "ok this might be ai generated but it's not slop. Good job funny man". I owe the author an apology.

Re: A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

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Post by hmokiguess »

Waterluvian wrote: post #8
BubbleRings wrote: post #5

Funny. Take a simple pop song about apology and make an academic treatise on what a heartfelt apology looks like. On the other end of the spectrum would be to summarize it in the shortest form with the simplest words, instead of with many and multi-syllable words. How about this (not mine, I’ve heard this in addiction recovery rooms, where apologies and amends are often discussed): In the sentence “I’m sorry I did x,…

I agree with the sentiment. But, Whenever I catch myself reaching for “but” I recognize it is because I need to feel heard. What I did was unacceptable. But I didn’t do it in a vacuum and I need my grievances to be recognized. My belief is that omitting the “but” phrase is an act of faith. You need to trust that the other party cares about your feelings and side of the issue, too. Accepting an apology is just as deli…

I find you can almost always replace “but” with “and” in situations like those and end up more heard by the other side.

I understand the urge to feel heard AND whenever we bring something that may contrast we risk the disagreement connotation that “but” carries to trigger the recipient’s defensive reaction (even if unconsciously)

Re: A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

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Post by Waterluvian »

hmokiguess wrote: post #23
Waterluvian wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree with the sentiment. But, Whenever I catch myself reaching for “but” I recognize it is because I need to feel heard. What I did was unacceptable. But I didn’t do it in a vacuum and I need my grievances to be recognized. My belief is that omitting the “but” phrase is an act of faith. You need to trust that the other party cares about your feelings and side of the issue, too. Accepting an apology is just as deli…

I find you can almost always replace “but” with “and” in situations like those and end up more heard by the other side. I understand the urge to feel heard AND whenever we bring something that may contrast we risk the disagreement connotation that “but” carries to trigger the recipient’s defensive reaction (even if unconsciously)

First rule of relationships: adhere to the first rule of improv!

Re: A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

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Post by stronglikedan »

andai wrote: post #14
aeve890 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>No AI was used to generate the text for this article Damn. Please never stop writing

The slop art gave me the wrong impression. I did enjoy the read even thinking it was AI though.

It's not an art piece, it's a writing piece. The illustration is just there for support, not the central focus or even the topic of the article. The author is obviously a decent writer, but I don't see how they should be expected to pay an artist for a simple illustration when this article has nothing to do with said illustration. Life isn't black and white, and you'd do yourself a favor by noticing the shades of gray.
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