This is such an important issue -- not just the games but the whole psycho-ecosystem of the machine. Today Ted Gioia, on his Substack, "The Honest Broker, posted a very prescient commentary on the wider issues. It's behind a pay wall, but if you have access (or would like to pony up for a month), it's a great read.
This is such an important issue -- not just the games but the whole psycho-ecosystem of the machine. Today Ted Gioia, on his Substack, "The Honest Broker, posted a very prescient commentary on the wider issues. It's behind a pay wall, but if you have access (or would like to pony up for a month), it's a great read.
He concludes: I’m tempted to make jokes about all this. And there is something amusing about people living in a make believe world, like they’ve found their own personal Narnia.
But the darker side of these technologies demand a serious response. They are already creating social havoc on a massive level—every mental illness and psychological metric of harm is on the rise. Meanwhile the techies who cause it keep using the word acceleration—it’s their favorite term right now.
The only thing that gives me comfort is the knowledge that we are smarter than mice. This would be a grand time to prove it.
This is such an important issue -- not just the games but the whole psycho-ecosystem of the machine. Today Ted Gioia, on his Substack, "The Honest Broker, posted a very prescient commentary on the wider issues. It's behind a pay wall, but if you have access (or would like to pony up for a month), it's a great read.
https://www.honest-broker.com
He concludes: I’m tempted to make jokes about all this. And there is something amusing about people living in a make believe world, like they’ve found their own personal Narnia.
But the darker side of these technologies demand a serious response. They are already creating social havoc on a massive level—every mental illness and psychological metric of harm is on the rise. Meanwhile the techies who cause it keep using the word acceleration—it’s their favorite term right now.
The only thing that gives me comfort is the knowledge that we are smarter than mice. This would be a grand time to prove it.
I agree Gioia's article is excellent. I subscribe to only two things, The Pillar, and Gioia's substack. His wisdom is most edifying.
"... we are smarter than mice."
--> Frankie and Benjy share a sly, knowing smile at each other.