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I wish it was easier to talk about mobile phone addiction without sounding like a boomer

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thoughts on the natural history museum, london, great britain

it is human nature to create. as we progress, we have shaped our creation in accordance with two goals. life and perfection. we create that which represents what we see and what we know. how different is a clock from the eternal ticking of celestial bodies, and in what ways could a computer, or even an ai model be different than a human brain, substituting neurons and gila for cables and pins. ill key you in, there is none. and we create that which has no flaws, is the most efficient, and no defects. we are constantly working to minimize the resources of production {a process different from creation mind you} and maximize the output of every process. this is what we deem as perfection. for long, these two goals were able to exist in tandem, with invention aligning itself closer with the nature of the universe all the while becoming closer to perfection. but we have reached a point wherein our creation cannot accurately align with both sets of values. the natural existence of our universe, and one of the only two laws that remains true throughout this existence, is entropy. the natural order is innate disorder. we have reached a point in creation where if we shift our work to resemble the universe any further, it will be plunged into entropy. conversely, we have created that which is as close to our ideas of perfection as is possible for something that resembles what can be found in the cosmos. should we go any further in our desire for peak perfection, perfect efficiency, should it no longer resemble familiarity? this is where the question arises. which do we value more? creation that aligns with what we are familiar with, what surrounds us, at the risk of destruction of efficiency? or creation that promotes efficiency above all else, even if it becomes an unknown to its own creators? are we willing to sacrifice our place of birth, our heritage, and existence, for perfection? the question is known, but the answer can never be predicted until it has been decided. it will only be after we have chosen an answer will we know.