Links #157
Alan Jacobs on the Industrial Revolution. “I have mixed but largely unfavorable views of the rise of industrial society, but what prevents my views from being wholly negative is my fascination with and admiration for the enormously complex projects that only became possible after the Industrial Revolution.” And that sewage pumping station!
Brad East on how AI changes us. “The relevant questions to ask about AI and any and all usage of the variety of tools that go under its name are moral, theological, and formational. What kind of person is it likely to make me to be? What virtues or vices will it develop or diminish? In what ways is it likely to expand and enrich my (our) humanity—the good life—and in what ways is it unlikely to do so?” An angle I haven’t seen mentioned nearly enough.
John Scalzi’s thoughts on AI. Liked this.
Juha-Matti Santala on having different notebook sizes for different ideas. I like this. Lately I’ve been all-in on Field Notes, but I still have other sizes of notebooks (including other sizes of Field Notes) and have been trying to figure out how I want to use them.