obviously it’s not perfect but wikipedia might genuinely be one of the top ten best ideas of my lifetime. a free, ad-less encyclopedia with millions of articles available in hundreds of languages that the majority of humans can access from anywhere. what a gift
My grandmother who grew up in Jerusalem told me that whenever it snowed in the winter, the kids would have the biggest snowball fights and rush to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and see the golden dome emerging from the snow like a castle from a fairytale.
Today during Mass a cell phone went off 4 or 5 times, being allowed to run its full course (so clearly an old person). The last time, after communion, the organist immediately launched into a lengthy improvisation on the ringtone melody.
i'm sure the ability to fabricate convincing historical footage that eventually drifts across the internet, where it's picked up by people who present them as real, at a time when trust in educational and media institutions is already eroding, will prove to be a net positive
this is an ad about outsourcing all of the care, compassion, effort and everything else that makes you human to an unfeeling subscription-based simulacrum as a crutch for your human relationships so you can….spend more time playing video games. humiliating this is where we’re at
shared happiness is just so sweet. what do you mean you're happy because i found the right person? you're happy because i like the food i ate? i think it's so beautiful that someone else's happiness can bring you joy too & it’s all just because you care about them.