Category: Synthesis

  • Asking AI: What is the purpose of life?

    The purpose of life is the expansion of consciousness. If you are alive, there is something you feel that you want to express. The more you express it, the more alive you feel. Yet so few do so.

  • Asking AI to Explain The Main Problems with American Democracy

    The United States of America is not a real democracy because it is ruled by the rich. The Rich are not the same as the Wealthy. The Rich are those who control most of the money, power and resources in the country. They control Wall Street, Big Business and Big Government. They own most of…

  • Asking AI About Micro-Sociology and Intersectional Privilege

    Here are a few examples of the kinds of micro-sociological arguments the GPT-3 AI made when I prompted it with the problem of affluent able cisgender white males who happen to be gay (as shown)

  • Asking AI; Can One ‘Not’ Communicate?

    When we reflect on the existential and sociocultural implications of the question “Can one ‘not’ communicate?” we are left to conclude that the question itself is not really about communication. It is about the actor’s identity. Communication, in this case, is a vehicle for expression of identity. It is a way of being in the…

  • Asking AI About Gerrymandering

    There are two ways to end gerrymandering: through the courts or through the ballot box. The first way, through the courts, is a long-term solution. It would require a constitutional amendment to change the way districts are drawn. The second way, through the ballot box, is a short-term solution. It would require states to pass…

  • Asking AI About Startup Culture

    The thing no one seems to get about the culture around tech startups is that it’s a new culture. It grew out of a new kind of commerce, a different politics, a new economic ethos. New modes of commerce drive new modes of governance. New modes of governance drive new kinds of politics and citizenship.…

  • Asking AI For A Simple Model of the Modern World

    If we combine the perspectives of foucauldian discourse analysis, interstitial sociology, fourth-dimensionalism, and marxist theory, then it’s possible to create a simple model of the modern world; one which explains the underlying structure of our society.