I re-read this almost every year. I don’t know if it helps.
Graduated this year? Congrats!
So, next obvious question: Is your muffin buttered?
When the machine gets something right, like when my music service suggested this percussion parkour, I am both happy and predictably fawning in the comment thread running as a background process in my head, “Wow, how great that my service provider thought I would like this—and I do! Nifty. I love my corporate choices!” Lots of exclamation points in the comment thread.
When they get it wrong, however, I blame myself.
This last round of “new music we thought you might like” did not intersect with my audio desire much at all. I reflect on this as I hit ⏩ again: ”This is what you think I like based on what I listen to?!?! My taste in music must suck…” I lambast my poor choices, instead of the category engines outputs, whenever reality doesn’t match up with the sci-fi version I expect life to already be. I want to believe.
I’m having a great time…as far as I can tell.
Well this is reassuring.
Slanted Lamps
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Lots of raw material in discussion threads here on micro.blog about this article’s subject.
The Case for Software Criticism
Software may be the defining cultural artifact of our age. It’s time to build a culture of critical analysis around it.
When folks tell me I’m argumentative I usually have to tell them they’re wrong. It isn’t an argument until we’ve agreed on basic principles—which is not a given today. And not agreeing on basic principles first is what I’m “arguing” about half the time. ♜ ❥
Sport Signs
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Lion tastes good. Let’s get some more lion.