Thanks for this wonderful dialogue. I definitely choose uncontrolled imagination. If not, I worry that we might all end up being in the plot of the Minority Report...
Thank you very much Sam! Uncontrolled imagination is kind of the point. Once it starts getting boxed in, it stops being imagination at all. I think that discomfort you’re pointing to is exactly what people are reacting to. Those precogs from the minority report is a great example!
I feel kind of unsettled with the train of thought your article brought me down -- taking notes as I read, specifically, the gap between public and private imagination, their shapings, and how at a very basic level cognitive bias, economic profit, and social stability are all net-bad... so while an unhinged or unlimited imagination is fun, or cute, to think about, I wonder if it's really enough to create "good outcomes" .. I feel like we kind of need both structure and freedom... but then I get into all that meta ethics "what is good" I've started reading about and yeah... idk
Thanks again redbert! My intention was not to lead you down an unsettling train of thought, but ofcourse sometimes the truth and exploration can create some conflicting thoughts. One thing for sure is nothing here is black and white, one big gray area.
Exploring ChatGPT, this is a thoughtful and unsettling examination of how imagination operates as infrastructure, shaping coordination, fear, and collapse long before material systems fail.
I wrestle with that same question from a strategic angle, examining how narratives, expectations, and perceived inevitabilities quietly govern decision-making long before anyone realizes a choice has been made. ⚔️🛰️
Thank you for the thoughtful comment Clint! I’m glad this resonated with you, and I absolutely agree, all of these things you mentioned (narratives, expectations, etc) shape decision making and our future more than we can begin to imagine.
Thanks for this wonderful dialogue. I definitely choose uncontrolled imagination. If not, I worry that we might all end up being in the plot of the Minority Report...
Thank you very much Sam! Uncontrolled imagination is kind of the point. Once it starts getting boxed in, it stops being imagination at all. I think that discomfort you’re pointing to is exactly what people are reacting to. Those precogs from the minority report is a great example!
This sounds like a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario. "We are our own worst enemy" -some 90's band
LOL thanks redbert! Sounds like a great name for a 90’s grunge band.
Np!
I feel kind of unsettled with the train of thought your article brought me down -- taking notes as I read, specifically, the gap between public and private imagination, their shapings, and how at a very basic level cognitive bias, economic profit, and social stability are all net-bad... so while an unhinged or unlimited imagination is fun, or cute, to think about, I wonder if it's really enough to create "good outcomes" .. I feel like we kind of need both structure and freedom... but then I get into all that meta ethics "what is good" I've started reading about and yeah... idk
Thanks again redbert! My intention was not to lead you down an unsettling train of thought, but ofcourse sometimes the truth and exploration can create some conflicting thoughts. One thing for sure is nothing here is black and white, one big gray area.
Exploring ChatGPT, this is a thoughtful and unsettling examination of how imagination operates as infrastructure, shaping coordination, fear, and collapse long before material systems fail.
I wrestle with that same question from a strategic angle, examining how narratives, expectations, and perceived inevitabilities quietly govern decision-making long before anyone realizes a choice has been made. ⚔️🛰️
Thank you for the thoughtful comment Clint! I’m glad this resonated with you, and I absolutely agree, all of these things you mentioned (narratives, expectations, etc) shape decision making and our future more than we can begin to imagine.