Category: Think Different

Idiocracy has a follow-up; it’s called the mockracy.

The Mockracy doesn’t only have a department of war…  but also a department of persecution.

Getting ready for the department of miseducation… of disease… of internal and external disasters — wait I think this one is already established too.

Something completely new every day, what an exciting time to be alive.

Broadening your timeframe always pays off.

We have near human level AI, but haven’t figured out how to run ourselves?  I don’t buy it.

Five words to make the world a better place:

Tech-enabled, direct, participatory democracy.

I had an epiphany recently — most of my writing has a common theme. I double checked my old dusty blog categories, then realized something. Most of my posts can be regrouped into a single category. I’m calling it Think Different.

If you’re my age, or even more experienced in survival, you’ll think this sounds familiar. If your memory defies our age, you’ll remember this was Apple’s slogan back in the 90s. The funny thing is: me arriving at this motto just after Apple lost their trademark on it. It has to be fate.

The point is: I’ve always been motivated by things that aren’t popular, views that are contrarian and anti-authoritarian, attitudes that aren’t conformist. That doesn’t mean I’m into extremism or conspiracy theories; for me these are just “groupthink” from folks who don’t have broad knowledge nor essential logic capabilities. It’s quite easily to believe a story (especially one from an AI chatbot) when your brain isn’t equipped to ring a bell (your own bell).

And so, I’ve given this blog a sharper rebirth.
I hope you enjoy the ride with me.