210 sats \ 2 replies \ @AyCaramba 22 Jul 2023 \ on: Reflections from my time in Shanghai tech
Hey thanks for these thoughts and descriptions!!
The reality you describe in Shanghai must be shocking. Clearly the country is not closing itself to foreigners, but they may be trying to avoid locals to leave it.
Regarding the cyborg aspect, I believe it is something that is coming for sure. Human behavior is increasingly being rationalized. Check out Obsidian, where some people consider it the second brain, and are using it as such, not to mention the future AI plugins for that, that are already coming in the following weeks. (https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/1522umt/a_gpt_assistant_within_obsidian_trained_on_your/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=3&utm_content=2)
My point is, my behavior and thinking can be fully explained in a digital modular way, as long as I follow and embrace a living standard and guidelines. If people remain rebel and unpredictable, there may be a way out of that dystopia.
my behavior and thinking can be fully explained in a digital modular way, as long as I follow and embrace a living standard and guidelines
This is so true. Another thing about this app-enabled way of living is that, although convenient, it kinda locks you in to certain patterns of behavior. There's less room to go outside the system and do things differently. Just more food for thought.
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Yes.
The more predictable the better. The less variance of the way you areliving the better.
It is a sad part of progress IMHO.
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