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Nothing new when people make up bullshit words that no one can define. "Life" is a really good one. Or AGI is a recent popular one. And don't forget my favorite
by threethirtytwo 9mo ago
Nothing new when people make up bullshit words that no one can define. "Life" is a really good one. Or AGI is a recent popular one. And don't forget my favorite bullshit word: Spirituality.
For async agents and for "life" I sort of have a blurry shape of what the thing is in my head, but spirituality is the strangest one. There is no shape. The word is utter bullshit, yet people can carry the word and use it without realizing it has no shape or meaning. It's not that I don't get what "spirituality" is. I "get" it as much as everyone else but it's I've taken the extra step to uncover the utter meaninglessness of the word.
Don't spend too much time thinking about this stuff. It's not profound. You are spending time debating and discussing a linguistic issue. Pinpointing the exact arbitrary definition of some arbitrary set of letters and sounds we call a "word" is an exercise in both arbitrariness and pointlessness.