Author: rasinl
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Interesting question that came up while testing various AI tools. Let’s start at the very beginning and think the question through. At the end, I’ll ask Grok if he agrees. Background: Roko’s Basilisk is a thought experiment according to which a (future) artificial super- intelligence would have external incentives to torture and kill in virtual…
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I don’t usually write direct coaching articles because they are often not even read, along the lines of “Oh, not another self-help lecture” or “Oh, more truisms”. Admittedly, that’s usually the case and, to be honest, some things really are as simple as they are. We often don’t at- tach any importance to these simple…
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Eine sehr provokative Aussage. Sie stammt von einem deutschen Milliardär und er meinte die Aussage tatsächlich ernst. Aber was soll uns diese Behauptung sagen? Die KI Grok sagt dazu: Nein, es stimmt nicht, dass die Reichen eine diskriminierte Minderheit sind. Reiche sind zwar eine Minderheit, aber keine diskriminierte. Ihr Reichtum und ihre Machtposition schützen sie…
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Have you ever wondered why we tend to dwell on negative thoughts rather than positive o-nes? There is a specific reason for this. According to the American anthropologist and psychologist Paul Ekman, there are seven so-called “basic emotions” that occur all over the world an regardless of culture. According to Ekman, these emotions can be…
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This statement by German philosopher Precht seemscold and harsh, but it is absolutely true. The term ‘love’ isa monster word because we use it to describe manydifferent things, such as love for animals, children, partners, food, etc. Often, it is even equated with “liking.” This mixing of all these things leads tomisunderstandings in communication and in the emotional world. The Romans and Greeks had different words for each of the above examples, resulting in a logical separation and avoiding confusion in languageand emotions. We, however, have created a single wordfor all these things and ask ourselves what love actuallyis and, above all, in relation to what?People ask themselves why relationships with othersdon’t work as they would like them to, or rather, why theydon’t feel butterflies in their stomach after a while. Well, that is the non-ideal, i.e., the normal state, because lovewas not intended by nature. And if we are completelyhonest, it is not even a feeling, like hunger or thirst. Youcannot ask, “Do you love me?” Because then the answerwould have to be, “Not right now, but maybe later.”Love is a bag full of promises and means takingresponsibility, caring, giving and not just taking, beingthere for each other, supporting each other, listening, understanding, physicality, accepting a no even withouta reason, respecting each other as they are, not bending, deforming or wanting to change or adapt. Everyone has their own personality profile, and yes, itcan change over the years, just like your appearance. Respect and acceptance are the main aspects. Itsounds so simple, but it’s harder than you think, becauseeveryday life, individuality, changing circumstances, and personality developments can cause these promises tobe lost.When it comes to love for a partner, people start frombasic assumptions that cannot be fulfilled. Even the statement that he or she is the better half or thatsomeone is not complete without the other shows a misguided understanding of love. Every person is a whole person. And not feeling complete ultimatelymeans a lack of one’s own being. And now anotherperson is supposed to fill this lack or emptiness? What, theoretically, would this half-person have to give the other person? The other half that is no better? But thenthe person would only be half a person again, albeit witha better half? This example alone shows that thisassumption does not lead to the desired result. Furthermore, the question arises: if people need a betterhalf, how have they survived until now? And why shouldanother person have to fill a void in order to be loved orto call this construct love?Let’s take a step back, though. To the first encounterbetween two people and the butterfly army that breaksout to turn their entire inner lives upside down. The person is in love and dazzled, but it doesn’t last 40 years. Maybe traces of it remain. Everything else isreplaced by something that can also be very beautiful.The biochemical reason for the state of infatuation is the so-called phenylethylamine, which causes the…