Fantastic satire. I sat down to read this article because I thought it would be worth my time but a few paragraphs in it's evident they have nothing further to say after their first paragraph, they keep reiterating but never delving deeper. Not to mention the writing style isn't far off from tiktok attention span, every sentence a bullet point.
According to Plato, Socrates said this on the invention of writing:
> And so it is that you by reason of your tender regard for the writing that is your offspring have declared the very opposite of its true effect. If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls. They will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks.
> What you have discovered is a recipe not for memory, but for reminder. And it is no true wisdom that you offer your disciples, but only the semblance of wisdom, for by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much while for the most part they know nothing. And as men filled not with wisdom but with the conceit of wisdom they will be a burden to their fellows.
Glad we're coming full circle and rote memorization of various facts, made possible by the technology of writing, is made obsolete by writing technology.
I'll push back. Someone who knows a lot of (true) things demonstrates at least three hallmarks of intelligence. First, the ability to store and organize information. Second, the ability to discern fact from fiction when seeking out and integrating knowledge. Third, general curiosity, a desire to learn and understand things.
Even if the person in question isn't the most quick-witted, they're definitely some form of intelligent.
Fantastic satire. I sat down to read this article because I thought it would be worth my time but a few paragraphs in it's evident they have nothing further to say after their first paragraph, they keep reiterating but never delving deeper. Not to mention the writing style isn't far off from tiktok attention span, every sentence a bullet point.
Given the title, it's surprising how the entire thing reads like normie-mode chatGPT wrote it. Boring and content-free.
Yup, after scrolling to the bottom, the author proudly defends his AI use: https://wildbarestepf.substack.com/p/its-my-party-and-ill-us...
Lame and in poor taste.
> We used to associate intelligence with accumulation. The smartest people were the ones who knew the most.
Anyone who was actually intelligent never saw any connection.
According to Plato, Socrates said this on the invention of writing:
> And so it is that you by reason of your tender regard for the writing that is your offspring have declared the very opposite of its true effect. If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls. They will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks.
> What you have discovered is a recipe not for memory, but for reminder. And it is no true wisdom that you offer your disciples, but only the semblance of wisdom, for by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much while for the most part they know nothing. And as men filled not with wisdom but with the conceit of wisdom they will be a burden to their fellows.
Glad we're coming full circle and rote memorization of various facts, made possible by the technology of writing, is made obsolete by writing technology.
I'll push back. Someone who knows a lot of (true) things demonstrates at least three hallmarks of intelligence. First, the ability to store and organize information. Second, the ability to discern fact from fiction when seeking out and integrating knowledge. Third, general curiosity, a desire to learn and understand things.
Even if the person in question isn't the most quick-witted, they're definitely some form of intelligent.