Well being in times of algorithms

Re:Well being in times of algorithms by purple_basilisk on Monday December 22, 2025 @11:42AM (#46355680)

Thank you for this deeply revealing take. I think this is the dynamic at the core of what matters here. Reminds me of Dostoevsky's take on what people really want - here's an interesting short piece that direction.

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/freedom/these-are-barbarous...

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Re:Well being in times of algorithms by ursAxZA on Monday December 22, 2025 @08:01PM (#46361204)

Thanks for sharing this.

It made me wonder where a future goes when it keeps trying to define both barbarism and normalcy.

As a small tribute in return, three films came to mind:

Bicentennial Man,

Gattaca,

Fight Club.

I’ve always preferred Ivan the Fool — choosing to live, rather than living inside a definition.

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