Why is it that so many of the very practical, sane & futuristic alternative movements of our time (cultural, political, ecological, economical) - seem to have very poor design, aesthetics, usability & PR strategies? It's confusing.
Why is it that so many of the very practical, sane & futuristic alternative movements of our time (cultural, political, ecological, economical) - seem to have very poor design, aesthetics, usability & PR strategies? It's confusing.
It is fascinating, that in our current cultural/intellectual environment "ethics" is essentially seen as a "nice to have" "feature" amongst others things - while in most ancient civilisations (China, Greece, Iran, Egypt) ethics were considered the pinnacle of human achievement.
"Out of the Wreckage - A New Politics for an Age of Crisis" - by George Monbiot
The Age of Stupid - full documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Stupid
Starting to fully appreciate just how important cultures like Yoga, Qi-Gong, Meditation, Animism, Gardening, Comedy & Art will be - to ensure a somewhat orderly transition into wild climate change & full-automation realities. Less Collapse, more Retreat. Less Dystopia, more Love.
"The network of global corporate control" - a pioneering research paper by ETH Zurich (2011):
https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1107/1107.5728v2.pdf
Why is it, that the connections between climate change/species extinction & extreme global (wealth) inequality are not more often discussed? Seems rather directly correlated, no?
When thinking about difficult problems, i find this strategy useful: Identify the outliers, the extreme views in the search space and embody them for a bit. Then gradually converge to the middle.
Does AI Art Belong in the Physical, Digital, or Crypto World?
https://medium.com/@pindar.vanarman/does-ai-art-belong-in-the-physical-digital-or-crypto-world-3cb4fe5e01b0
Interesting piece on the merger of A.I, Art & Crypto. Question: Is "AI CryptoArt" the most energy intensive art-form ever invented? e.g. very energy hungry GPUs to generate images, perversely energy hungry crypto-nets to trade those images. cc @quasimondo @DrBeef_
Going back to practical questions: In times of (climate) crisis, Art & Design are tremendously powerful communication tools which can reach places politics simply can't. Dadaism or Bauhaus are nice examples. It's time for a global cultural wildfire for sanity.
I see artists as part of the vanguard of society and wonder if new, super energy/resource intensive art-forms are the right symbol for now. I see "EcoAIArt" not only a fun challenge, but as a moral imperative & survival tool
Learning to Speak Shrub - "Using molecular codes, plants cry for help, ward off bugs, and save each other": http://nautil.us/issue/59/connections/learning-to-speak-shrub-rp
"De Beers to Sell Diamonds Made in a Lab":
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-29/de-beers-is-said-to-make-u-turn-by-selling-man-made-diamonds
The recurring theme of "existential authenticity and angst during the hegemony of the artificial" has fully reached the commodities business.
Keep in mind, the diamond mining biz is highly exploitative.
Jack Clark Tweets: If AI is a new industrial revolution shouldn't we be... incredibly concerned? The industrial revolution was a time of great chaos and misery for millions of people, and it occurred during a period with less extreme weather and a less connected world.
My reply: Isn't the "AI is a new Industrial revolution" metaphor extremely backwards in times of climate change and mass species extinction? .I invite you to join the turnkey debate of our day: A mature, honest and intellectually cunning discussion of the planetary politics of Gaia.
Today I got explained how living in a panopticon total surveillance state, forces one to design (subversive) narratives & strategies to be open by default - and craft them in a way that the watchdog gets infected by the message through the mere act of spying.
If you are interested in the future of the internet (a popular synonym for economy), study deeply what's going on in Africa right now. Its way more futuristic than anything silicon valley has to offer. A master class in resilient network design for post climate change realities.
When I say "In the next 20y we will witness a global transformation from geo-politics to eco-politics, from consumerism to well-being, from meat to vegan, from growth economics to sustainable eco-nomics" - people laugh. They laughed about the internet & mobile 20y ago as well.