57 karma · joined October 16, 2014
while this may be novel, since its a relatively new phenomenon, it is not what makes poetry beautiful and compelling to actual humans, which is one human soul communicating to another.
sure, the unsophisticated and uneducated might be amused, but theres nothing to connect to when theres only a cold hard emotionless machine on the other end.
Maybe utopia does not consist of abundance and excess leisure time, maybe it’s more about community and finding your place in the world.
Either way, the ultra wealthy will use this tool like any other - to secure the levers of power in their favor.
Nirvana, before the release of "Nevermind", their first major label release ever, was just a local garage band from Aberdeen, WA (not even from Seattle). Nobody cared about them except some high school kids from Washington state who had seen them live. There was no internet, smart phones, or social media shaping our values and popular culture. People still listened to the radio and bought cassette tapes and CDs at local record stores. The majority of the social standards we are discussing here and now likely didn't even exist as widely shared common values in 1991, over 30 years ago.
Dude wasn't the "Nirvana baby" - he was just the neighbor/ baby of friend of the family who happened to be there at the time. If they didn't use him, any other baby would have been fine. The idea of the photo/ album cover design would have been made into reality either way with or without him as the specific baby.
Examples: markdown not fully supported, can't block or mute users.
Also, my biggest frustration has been the workflow change of the "maximize" button to it's new role as full-screen button. I wish there was at least a config option to switch it back. I'm fine with adding it as an option, but completely breaking the workflow seems unnecessary IMHO. I guess that's why I use "Spectacles" app for window placement keyboard shortcuts.