While in the garden today, Smallsteps spotted a little dragonfly on the fence, and while I got a picture of it there just, it flew awkwardly away and then onto the grass. One of its wings was crushed, so it wasn't able to do much else. And this set up a bit of a problem, because Puusti the Dog was running free and Smallsteps was very worried that he being what he is, will eat it as soon as he sees it. So, she stood nearby, one eye on the dragonfly, the other on the dog - until eventually the dragonfly mustered up strength enough to get out over the fence.
A job well done.
Even though she already knew that the dragonfly, which had perhaps already had a close call with a bird, wasn't going to last long in the wild, when racing toward imminent doom, it is still better to do something, than nothing. Yet I feel that a lot of us have the "if you can't beat them, join them" attitude, because it is the simplest thing to do. If it all goes to shit, at least everyone else is in shit also.
We are all covered.
I was reading a "parenting tip" given by Sam Altman from OpenAI that suggested:
Connect your family calendars and explain your kids’ interests. Every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid’s soccer game that afternoon, one kid’s upcoming birthday, some news, etc.
So, rather than taking a genuine interest in the children who as parents we keep claiming to say that we love, have their best interests at heart, and want them to be happy - we will outsource parenting to AI. And while the response to the statement on the internet was the expected lambasting of the suggestion, I can guarantee that a large percentage of parents will be doing what he has said, or some version of it. Because, we have been outsourcing parenting at an increasing rate for decades already, using screen content to occupy young minds, activities to keep them out of the way, and all manner of entertainment to limit the time we have to actually spend with them.
Well, many of us.
The technological takeover is inevitable, but speeding up the process by joining whilst simultaneously not finding solutions to dealing with the shift in society, really is just stupidity, isn't it? Of course, we tend to take the "I can't do anything about it" approach too, to absolve us of responsibility - as if makes what we do alright.
While we were eating lunch, Smallsteps was asking about good and bad people and we got into a discussion that those who have done the greatest harms in this world, tend to think of themselves as good people doing what is right.
Fight for what you believe in, do what you love, stand up for your team.
I also added that no matter what an individual does, there are going to be people who disagree, mentioning my rule of thirds of "one third will like you, one third will be indifferent, one third will dislike you" in this life. For everyone who thinks they are doing the right thing, two-thirds are likely to disagree to some degree at least. It is inevitable.
However, while we can find a thousand reasons to justify our bad actions, citing family or environment, or nation, or culture or some other aspect that we identify with, is this acceptable? Is it acceptable to use "I do it to provide for my family" by selling drugs to children? Is it okay to say "it is in the best interest of the country" by generating profits and tax revenue through activities that cause harm, like smoking?
Good or bad.
Should it depend on our opinions?
Taraz
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