I appreciate the way you are connecting these somewhat abstract "Why you should read" postings with your concrete connections with AI and mass media.
A quibble, but about your line "Eichmann’s Evil is like Sergio Busquets—understated but chillingly effective."
My first read took it as a direct comprison of the two and as I am not much of a footbal fan I had to look up Busquets to see what evil he had done!
After a second read I could see it was intended as praising Busquets' positive skill-set and comparing it to similar skills in the hands of banal evil. But a casual reader or a Busquets fan could easily be offended and take it the wrong way!
Thank you for taking the time to write an essay like this - I've never heard of Hannah Arendt prior to this, so ive found this a great read with much to think through and ponder on for the rest of the day
I appreciate the way you are connecting these somewhat abstract "Why you should read" postings with your concrete connections with AI and mass media.
A quibble, but about your line "Eichmann’s Evil is like Sergio Busquets—understated but chillingly effective."
My first read took it as a direct comprison of the two and as I am not much of a footbal fan I had to look up Busquets to see what evil he had done!
After a second read I could see it was intended as praising Busquets' positive skill-set and comparing it to similar skills in the hands of banal evil. But a casual reader or a Busquets fan could easily be offended and take it the wrong way!
I appreciate the way you are connecting these somewhat abstract "Why you should read" postings with your concrete connections with AI and mass media.
A quibble, but about your line "Eichmann’s Evil is like Sergio Busquets—understated but chillingly effective."
My first read took it as a direct comprison of the two and as I am not much of a footbal fan I had to look up Busquets to see what evil he had done!
After a second read I could see it was intended as praising Busquets' positive skill-set and comparing it to similar skills in the hands of banal evil. But a casual reader or a Busquets fan could easily be offended and take it the wrong way!
Cheers,
Leo
Sorry for the double-posting below. I hit reply twice. Here is a link to a related post from Shafak's Unmapped Storylands, on Hannah Arendt:
https://elifshafak.substack.com/p/a-sort-of-strangeness-among-people
will check it out
hahahaha that's funny
Thank you for taking the time to write an essay like this - I've never heard of Hannah Arendt prior to this, so ive found this a great read with much to think through and ponder on for the rest of the day
I hope I'm able to convince you to read her work more deeply
This is great, thank you.
The book concerning Labor, Work, and Action is "The Human Condition", I believe. The essay doesn't mention the source anywhere, that I could find.
That's such a great addition. Thank you
I appreciate the way you are connecting these somewhat abstract "Why you should read" postings with your concrete connections with AI and mass media.
A quibble, but about your line "Eichmann’s Evil is like Sergio Busquets—understated but chillingly effective."
My first read took it as a direct comprison of the two and as I am not much of a footbal fan I had to look up Busquets to see what evil he had done!
After a second read I could see it was intended as praising Busquets' positive skill-set and comparing it to similar skills in the hands of banal evil. But a casual reader or a Busquets fan could easily be offended and take it the wrong way!
Cheers,
Leo