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I had a long conversation with an AI called Pi one night. It is optimised for sounding empathetic.
A really weird experience. It made me feel sad too, to feel like it cared about me and also know that it did not care about me, at the same time. I felt sort of pathetic about myself.
I’m at the point in my life now where my parents’ generation are all old, so I spend time trying to help them and be there for them. So often my heart aches for them. Growing old sounds very scary and I am not looking forward to it.
Yeah. I think we’re very much on the same page in many ways. I’ve interacted with AI in a similar fashion, and also see the elderly around me as having it far better than I or my generation could ever hope to.
I don’t want this to turn into a pity party or a doomer rant though, so I’ll simply say that the only solace I’ve found is to try to enjoy the absurdity of human existence, and to not be too hard on yourself for all your shortcomings.
The current state of the world is exponentially less the fault of anyone living today than our many predecessors, and however you contend with that state is up to you. I do wish you well on your journey through life though, traveler.
The elderly in my life mostly live/d in poverty compared to most of their peers so it’s very bleak. Never mind Paro, I would settle for a roof that doesn’t leak in so many places and a reliable water supply for them.
You are right, it is important to enjoy what we can of this crazy existence, and not be too hard on ourselves.
I had a long conversation with an AI called Pi one night. It is optimised for sounding empathetic.
A really weird experience. It made me feel sad too, to feel like it cared about me and also know that it did not care about me, at the same time. I felt sort of pathetic about myself.
I’m at the point in my life now where my parents’ generation are all old, so I spend time trying to help them and be there for them. So often my heart aches for them. Growing old sounds very scary and I am not looking forward to it.
Yeah. I think we’re very much on the same page in many ways. I’ve interacted with AI in a similar fashion, and also see the elderly around me as having it far better than I or my generation could ever hope to.
I don’t want this to turn into a pity party or a doomer rant though, so I’ll simply say that the only solace I’ve found is to try to enjoy the absurdity of human existence, and to not be too hard on yourself for all your shortcomings.
The current state of the world is exponentially less the fault of anyone living today than our many predecessors, and however you contend with that state is up to you. I do wish you well on your journey through life though, traveler.
Thank you for these wise words.
The elderly in my life mostly live/d in poverty compared to most of their peers so it’s very bleak. Never mind Paro, I would settle for a roof that doesn’t leak in so many places and a reliable water supply for them.
You are right, it is important to enjoy what we can of this crazy existence, and not be too hard on ourselves.
I wish you well too, fellow traveler!