Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto: The Decentralization of Superintelligence
For most of the AI era, the loudest questions have been about intelligence. How smart will AI become? Will it surpass…
Tag: philosophy
The Reputation Afterlife: Why Shameless Confidence Can Outlive Competence
Some people can spend an entire evening replaying a mildly awkward sentence they said seven years ago. They remember the…
Infinite vs. Finite Games: Are You Playing Life to Win or to Keep Playing?
It is a surprisingly common experience. We spend years believing that happiness waits behind the next achievement: a promotion, a…
The Seduction of Certainty: Cognitive Closure
Ask five people why a company is failing, and you may receive five different answers. The CEO is incompetent. The…
Human Extinction Series: Extinction by Exhaustion
There is a strange phenomenon happening around the world. Countries are richer than ever. Medicine is better than ever. We…
Homo Ludens: Life Is a Game with No Tutorial
Human beings have been given many impressive names. Homo sapiens means the wise human, which already feels slightly optimistic considering how…
The Chicken and Egg Question—and the Illusion of Time and Perception
It starts with a deceptively simple question:Which came first — the chicken or the egg? At face value, it feels…
Why Do Successful People Seem to Get More Stupid?
At first glance, the idea sounds absurd. How could people who have climbed to the top of their fields—visionary entrepreneurs,…
AI Didn’t Kill Journalism—Humans Did
A while ago, I stumbled upon an Instagram post with an audacious claim: AI has an 80–100% chance of replacing…
The Pursuit of Meaning: Can Work and Passion Coexist?
Since ancient civilizations, people have sought meaning in life, including in their work. A study by PwC shows that 83%…
Why is happiness so elusive?
Before you continue reading, I want to be honest with you: there is no answer in this article. This isn’t…
Human vs AI: How Embracing GenAI is Evolving Us into Better Humans
Human vs AI. Natural vs artificial. These themes often dominate conversations about AI among the general public. Thus, the premise…
Why Does Racism Exist?
From the horrors of genocide to the sting of racial slurs, racism has woven itself into the fabric of human…
Misleading and Deceptive Contents in the Digital Age: Causes and Consequences
Why are there so many misleading and deceptive contents nowadays? What should we do as the audience to be a…
Why Loot Box and Gacha in Free-to-Play Games Will Never Die
Nowadays, practically all free-to-play games, whether on PC, mobile, or console, have some type of gacha or loot box element.…
Bekerja Sesuai Passion, Pantaskah untuk Dikejar?
“Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life.” Di dunia kerja, Anda mungkin pernah mendengar…
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Why do bad things happen to good people? A while ago, my 14-years old daughter asked me this question. The…
An Inquiry: What is the Most Valuable Resource?
I think everyone agrees that we need resources in order to make it, to be on top, or even to…
Critical Thinking: A Brief Introduction
Critical thinking isn’t the same as having a penchant for debating and criticizing people. Critical thinking has its origin in…