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There's nobody to talk to. People used to write long letters to each other, consider them deeply, and reply thoroughly. If you could find a small band of peopl

There's nobody to talk to. People used to write long letters to each other, consider them deeply, and reply thoroughly. If you could find a small band of people to talk to, and force all communication to be through hand written notes, I think you'd have something. As it is, nobody wants to think deeply about anyone else's problem - they want a quick answer that aligns with the correct one that's in the book. Finding the exact group of people who are amateurs at a similar level who can grow in some subject together sounds great, but I think we'll find this when we get an AI that you can get good answers out of and can send it clippings from a book or newspaper and it will correctly understand the same way a good teacher would.

slushh 3y ago
>Finding the exact group of people who are amateurs at a similar level who can grow in some subject together sounds great, but I think we'll find this when we get an AI This could take another 50 years. I hope that they are successful and that they will grow into a social network for science. It's almost surprising that there is not already something like BookWyrm for subjects and skill levels.
barryrandall 3y ago
The long letters have become blog posts, YouTube videos, and public social media conversations. Influencer content is usually just infotainment, but scrolling past it can yield some real gems.