“Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It’s about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” -Steve Jobs- “I want to put a dent in the universe.” -Noah Wyle of E.R. playing Steve Jobs in the movie The Pirates of Silicon Valley- Raised without electricity, 14 year old Beaver Utah farm boy
This was so good! Urkel as a metaphor for AI technology / technologist was so on point. I feel exactly like this, the sense that the people involve know exactly the level damage they are creating but cannot stop themselves from moving forward. Cue the faux shock when the damage they definitely predicted is as bad as it seems. Great essay!
"Step by step this boy met a world of perfect strangers in my full house of laugh track escapism." Clever, and starting with that, I thought I knew what the jokes would be - turns out it was deeper than that with the AI metaphor, and still fun to read to boot. Excellent.
Still waiting to see how you translate the Canafis signature style to a real-life stand up routine. Any progress on that?
“Who knows what damage and destruction this article could cause.”
Endless damage and destruction.
Another gem!
This was so good! Urkel as a metaphor for AI technology / technologist was so on point. I feel exactly like this, the sense that the people involve know exactly the level damage they are creating but cannot stop themselves from moving forward. Cue the faux shock when the damage they definitely predicted is as bad as it seems. Great essay!
"Step by step this boy met a world of perfect strangers in my full house of laugh track escapism." Clever, and starting with that, I thought I knew what the jokes would be - turns out it was deeper than that with the AI metaphor, and still fun to read to boot. Excellent.