Based on recent reading I think one could evolve a thesis that Capitalism is under threat and consequently is lashing back through a variety of channels of oppression, oppression of women being one of them, and child labor being another…
But, now, thanks to a red-hot labor market that is driving up wages, immigration bans, and an influx of unaccompanied minor children who have been released to sponsors after arriving in the U.S., child labor is on the rise.
4 rolls, 4 books, two copies each… in final production mode for Unfolding Vision, a show centered on Leporello books curated by Eleni Smolen. Opens July 08.
Specifically looking at probability distributions for text-to-text and image-to-image AI generative models, the researchers concluded that “learning from data produced by other models causes model collapse — a degenerative process whereby, over time, models forget the true underlying data distribution … this process is inevitable, even for cases with almost ideal conditions for long-term learning.”
And this…
In other words, the witch-hunt came to an end, by the late 17th century, because the ruling class by this time enjoyed a growing sense of security concerning its power, not because a more enlightened view of the world had emerged.
– Silvia Federici, Caliban and the Witch
This seems important to me…
… there is no evidence that the new science had a liberating effect (on the attitude towards witch hunting in the 17th century). The mechanistic view of Nature that came into existence with the rise of modern science “disenchanted the world.”
– Sylvia Federici, Caliban and the Witch
From this morning’s walk…
After relating the history of the Civil War and Richard M. Nixon, Heather Cox Richardson concludes:
Holding a former president accountable for an alleged profound attack on the United States is indeed unprecedented, as his supporters insist. But far from being a bad thing to stand firm on the rule of law at the upper levels of government, it seems to fall into the category of “high time.”
What do we mean by meaning? If it means anything, meaning must surely go beyond rule-following (merely putting together a grammar book with a lexicon) and on into the heart of messy human experience.
— The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World by Iain McGilchrist a.co/fb59wzu
Every time I think I have my app configuration settled and functioning smoothly, something comes along that questions it, which as often as not leads to reconfiguring it. Is it boredom?
From this morning’s walk…
Something about this array of wood planes makes me think spike heel shoes… rather sexy in a masculine sort of way… pronouns them/they.
“I’m Exploring Life”: 50 Years of Tom Wood’s Photos of Britain
Photie Man: 50 Years of Tom Wood at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the work of Wood, who is one of Britain’s most important image-makers. “It was something I wanted to do for the city,” Wood says. “The work was made here and I’ve had big shows all over the world; Moscow, France, China even, but not Liverpool.”
This morning’s HCR is an upbeat assessment of the moment. The Regan movement is petering out.
That battle to divide the American people along cultural lines in order to dismantle the federal government has, after forty years, led to a Republican Party that has embraced Christian nationalism, abandoning not only the policies of democracy but also democracy itself.
Today we get to see how much of a problem Judge Cannon might be.
From this morning’s walk…
Something tells me Puerto Rican day is coming soon…
Meaning is context bound, but context is boundless.
— Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, Second Edition by Ken Wilber a.co/f9VedRW
On the inevitability of hierarchy…
Thus, even those who embrace heterarchy or radical pluralism are making deep and profound qualitative distinctions, even though they denounce qualitative distinctions as brutal and vicious, even though they deny the notion of frameworks altogether.
— Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, Second Edition by Ken Wilber a.co/f66Z38A
Notably, it features Elon Musk opining that we will need a universal basic income because so many jobs will be taken over by robots. According to Musk, people will now have time to pursue their creative selves. Retirement for all. He is also bullish on the arrival of AI that will “far exceed” the intelligence of human beings, saying it will be here in as soon as five years. This video was made two years ago. So, 2025-6 for the arrival of super intelligent AI?
essaysonattentionpaid.com/2023/06/1…
Notably, it features Elon Musk opining that we will need a universal basic income because so many jobs will be taken over by robots. According to Musk, people will now have time to pursue their creative selves. Retirement for all. He is also bullish on the arrival of AI that will “far exceed” the intelligence of human beings, saying it will be here in as soon as five years. This video was made two years ago. So, 2025-6 for the arrival of super intelligent AI?
From this morning’s walk…
Notes on what a banana republic is…
reason.com/volokh/20… #politics-us #45th #vladimir-putin #authoritarian
Giving high officials impunity for criminality is actually a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. The fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin routinely commits war crimes and other violations of law without fear of prosecution is a sign of the degeneration of that country’s political system, even if some trappings of constitutional government remain.
Overheard on the street… young woman to her friend, “that’s called a speaking indictment.” Permeating the consciousness of the young men and women on the street!