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The Lost Art of Carrying Loads

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Re: The Lost Art of Carrying Loads

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Post by buellerbueller »

r0han wrote: post #19
buellerbueller wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Assuming it is AI-written, who cares? Would the article have been written if AI hadn't authored it? Did you derive less utility from the article than had it not been written at all? Bunch of Veruca Salts here. I want ALL the entertainment/information, I want it NOW, I'll pirate it if I have to, and GOD FORBID IT USE AI.

> Did you derive less utility from the article than had it not been written at all? At least in the economic sense of the word, utility is a measure of the subjective value that a person receives in exchange for something.

Indeed! And even subjectively, I find it difficult to believe that even if AI-written, the new information learned has negative marginal utility (or less marginal utility than had it been human-written). That is in fact the basis of the point I am making, though it is implied rather than stated.

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Post by blanched »

buellerbueller wrote: post #13
tom_ wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I care. If the article was AI written, I'm massively less interested in writing it, and in fact I'll only do it if absolutely necessary, or if I'm getting paid. That's just how it is for me. If you disagree: no problem! Some people are inclined to argue with people about their opinions, but I'm not one of them, at least not on this matter.

Wild that the messenger is more important than the message. No wonder politics is such a shitshow these days.

Now who's being a Veruca Salt? Everyone in this thread is clearly literally talking about the message.

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Post by modo_ »

absoluteunit1 wrote: post #4

Interesting article. But I don't know if I am imagining it; I'm starting to feel Claude's (AI) writing everywhere. Like this sentence for example: > The genius of the gaucho’s system isn’t storage. It’s integration. The x isn't y. Its z.

Here's a certified human written post from the one and only Yvon Chouinard about tumplines. Patagonia actually used to sell a tumpline compatible with some of their packs briefly in the 2010s!

https://www.patagonia.com/stories/culture/design/on-tumpline...

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Post by naravara »

buellerbueller wrote: post #13
tom_ wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I care. If the article was AI written, I'm massively less interested in writing it, and in fact I'll only do it if absolutely necessary, or if I'm getting paid. That's just how it is for me. If you disagree: no problem! Some people are inclined to argue with people about their opinions, but I'm not one of them, at least not on this matter.

Wild that the messenger is more important than the message. No wonder politics is such a shitshow these days.

A slot machine that rolls sentences based on statistical weights isn’t a “messenger” and it’s output isn’t a “message.”

Re: The Lost Art of Carrying Loads

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Post by DonHopkins »

absoluteunit1 wrote: post #4

Interesting article. But I don't know if I am imagining it; I'm starting to feel Claude's (AI) writing everywhere. Like this sentence for example: > The genius of the gaucho’s system isn’t storage. It’s integration. The x isn't y. Its z.

Load bearing load carriers.

Re: The Lost Art of Carrying Loads

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Post by jjkaczor »

vehemenz wrote: post #2

Though it's associated with Africa, head portage was commonly practiced nearly everywhere. https://youtu.be/BRnwg3dpboc?t=731

Over the decades, I have gotten many a weird look from family, friends and strangers when I use my head for assisting carrying things - but, it works, and often lets me use either one - or both hands to stabilize the "load", provides unobstructed view and far easier maneuverability (less walking backwards, easier to navigate corners, etc.).

It's a "no-brainer", "use-your-head" simple thing...

Re: The Lost Art of Carrying Loads

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Post by DonHopkins »

throwaway173738 wrote: post #7
absoluteunit1 wrote: post #4

Interesting article. But I don't know if I am imagining it; I'm starting to feel Claude's (AI) writing everywhere. Like this sentence for example: > The genius of the gaucho’s system isn’t storage. It’s integration. The x isn't y. Its z.

Yeah the writing tastes like processed food. There’s no substance just “here’s some stuff people do” but nothing about why it works or where you could learn more.

Just ask "More James Burke Connections".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCJh5D0FCZk

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