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For me it was a few years ago. I had seen a twitter comment referencing astrology in a spat with two black female musicians in the US. My preconception was to l
by EastLondonCoder 22d ago
For me it was a few years ago. I had seen a twitter comment referencing astrology in a spat with two black female musicians in the US. My preconception was to look up why that kind of superstition was prevalent in those circles.
The answer I got from chapgpt was essentially that it has very little to do with superstition and all to do with being able to use a language to talk about stuff while still not move outside cultural norms. More sort of a secret language where you can probe questions like if your boyfriend is violent, or if your friend is having an affair.
I think last year I saw some research on how the reading of tea leaves originated in the ottoman empire, it was remarkably similar. The point is that I learned something new that would have been extraordinarily hard to google, or even understand without putting some serious study into the subject.
- anonymous_user9 22d ago> even understand without putting some serious study into the subject. Then how can you possibly know that it's true?
- EastLondonCoder 21d agoI can’t, and it’s not really the point. The point is that I got exposed to a new way of looking at a phenomenon that I haven’t thought about before.