Organic Thinking: The Philosopher's Salon
The article discusses the dangers of outsourcing critical thinking and effort to AI, likening it to being on a hijacked plane headed for disaster. It argues that the pursuit of comfort and convenience has led to a decline in essential virtues like patience and effort, which are crucial for personal and societal development. The author emphasizes the need for awareness and action against the negative impacts of AI on human culture.
- ▪The article compares the current state of society to being on a hijacked plane heading toward disaster.
- ▪It highlights the decline of virtues such as patience and effort due to the pursuit of convenience.
- ▪The author calls for awareness and action against the negative impacts of AI on human culture.
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| Original publisher | Mr. Market |
| Canonical URL | https://mrmarket.bearblog.dev/organic-thinking-the-philosophers-salon/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 29 May 2026 14:16:27 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-29T14:20:01.346Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-29T14:20:01.346Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Organic Thinking: The Philosopher's Salon 29 May, 2026 Right now, we're on a plane that has been hijacked by 5-10 really smart but misanthropic people. They have a lot of money. They have made a long series of good decisions in their lives, and now they're in a position where their influence is hundreds of multiples larger/bigger than that of comparably smart, but less moneyed people. So we're all on this plane. We are headed for disaster. The hijackers are piloting the plane straight toward a mountaintop. It's pretty clear to those of us on the plane who are paying attention that this is not an ideal flightpath.
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