Re:Falcon LLM – A 40B Model
by ElFitz on Sunday June 18, 2023 @08:58AM
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Perhaps. The factors and morals seem to vary significantly, depending on both historical periods and cultural contexts.
Take, for example, Japan during the Meiji restoration [1]. In their quest to dispel behaviours deemed immoral or indecent by Western societies, they largely eliminated mixed onsen ("konyokuburo"), in an attempt to transform into a "modern", "civilised" nation, worthy of international respect rather than colonisation.
Medieval Europe is also interesting. Despite the church's portrayal of sexuality as sinful and degrading, many nobles maintained mistresses, and even certain popes (Alexander Borgia comes to mind) fathered children out of wedlock.
Finally, both ancient Romans [2] and Greeks [3] held perspectives we would find surprising today, if not ambivalent.
I still my surprise when noticing a dozen boxes of very explicitly shaped cakes in a remote Japanese mountain trail souvenir shop. I guess we could call that culture shock.
Take, for example, Japan during the Meiji restoration [1]. In their quest to dispel behaviours deemed immoral or indecent by Western societies, they largely eliminated mixed onsen ("konyokuburo"), in an attempt to transform into a "modern", "civilised" nation, worthy of international respect rather than colonisation.
Medieval Europe is also interesting. Despite the church's portrayal of sexuality as sinful and degrading, many nobles maintained mistresses, and even certain popes (Alexander Borgia comes to mind) fathered children out of wedlock.
Finally, both ancient Romans [2] and Greeks [3] held perspectives we would find surprising today, if not ambivalent.
I still my surprise when noticing a dozen boxes of very explicitly shaped cakes in a remote Japanese mountain trail souvenir shop. I guess we could call that culture shock.
[1]: https://www.bathclin.co.jp/en/happybath/did-you-know/a-brief...
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
[3]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...