My progeny reaches the age of majority, rereading an American Catholic classic, diving into AI via my husband’s trade journals... and everything comes together
European history can be understood as attempted reformations against the Church’s corruption, which then caused a Counter-Reformation, all of which led to waves of refugees. Most Americans do not understand why the Anglican Church exists, and until they do, they won’t understand American colonists or American history.
Well said. I love how you bring all these threads together: family and advocacy, literary criticism, pondering about technology. Beautiful insights into one of my favorite novels.
Thank you. The topics were so disparate I did not think it was going to work, but in the process of writing the final draft it finally clicked at the end. It was when I realized the tension between "independence" and "interdependence." One is considered a primary American value. The other a sign of weakness. But communities are thrive because of interdependence. Our society needs us to have a complex web of relationships, and that includes our willingness to help those who have no ability to repay our labors. We have to talk more about this. We need more dialogue.
European history can be understood as attempted reformations against the Church’s corruption, which then caused a Counter-Reformation, all of which led to waves of refugees. Most Americans do not understand why the Anglican Church exists, and until they do, they won’t understand American colonists or American history.
Yes, Velocity outweighs wisdom, interdependence is key. Thank you for your piece.
I really like that delineation for AI - there are so many wonderful things it can do, but being humane is not what it should do.
Well said. I love how you bring all these threads together: family and advocacy, literary criticism, pondering about technology. Beautiful insights into one of my favorite novels.
Thank you. The topics were so disparate I did not think it was going to work, but in the process of writing the final draft it finally clicked at the end. It was when I realized the tension between "independence" and "interdependence." One is considered a primary American value. The other a sign of weakness. But communities are thrive because of interdependence. Our society needs us to have a complex web of relationships, and that includes our willingness to help those who have no ability to repay our labors. We have to talk more about this. We need more dialogue.