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> Generative AI is drawing that period to an end, and we're returning to "who said / posted this" and having to trust the source rather than the image/message i

> Generative AI is drawing that period to an end, and we're returning to "who said / posted this" and having to trust the source rather than the image/message itself. It's a big regression. Which just goes to show that one of the core tenets of techno-optimism is a lie. The Amish (as I understand them) actually have the right idea: instead of wantonly adopting every technology that comes along, they assess how each one affects their values and culture, and pick the ones that help and reject the ones that harm.

AndrewKemendo 1y ago
Which implies that they have a foundational epistemological, teleological and “coherent” philosophy Not something that can be said of most people. Worse, the number of affinity groups with long term coherence collapses into niche religions and regional cults. There’s no free lunch If you want structural stability then you’re gonna have to give up individuality for the group vector, if you want individuality you’re not going be able to take advantage of group benefits. Humans are never going to be able to figure out this balance because we don’t have any kind of foundational coherent Universal epistemological grounding that can be universally accepted. Good luck trying to get the world to even agree on the age of the earth