Hi, thanks for your elaborate thoughts! My first reaction/question: Did you start listening to the summaries of some of those books? If so, how was it?
I think it’s definitely worth trying, because you might encounter some of those opinions “in the wild” – perhaps while in conversation with someone else.
On my website, you have full control over how much and how long you immerse yourself in this, which might be harder when you’re in a convo with someone.
Not yet. To give the podcast the best chance, I’ll start with a book summary that I think I’ll enjoy. Once I’ve finished it, I’ll decide how to proceed.
I am not sure what your point is regarding encountering those opinions in the wild. After listening to the book summary, it doesn’t get easier to control how long I immerse myself in this in a conversation. But I don’t think that is what you mean.
I did, but I must confess that it wasn’t for me. For some reason I found it really annoying to hear the two AI voices so often talk about their reactions or how they “felt” about a particular part of the book. I already find it annoying when humans do that instead of talking about the actual topic but when AIs fake that to appear more human like I find it quite irritating.
Hi, thanks for your elaborate thoughts! My first reaction/question: Did you start listening to the summaries of some of those books? If so, how was it?
I think it’s definitely worth trying, because you might encounter some of those opinions “in the wild” – perhaps while in conversation with someone else.
On my website, you have full control over how much and how long you immerse yourself in this, which might be harder when you’re in a convo with someone.
Not yet. To give the podcast the best chance, I’ll start with a book summary that I think I’ll enjoy. Once I’ve finished it, I’ll decide how to proceed.
I am not sure what your point is regarding encountering those opinions in the wild. After listening to the book summary, it doesn’t get easier to control how long I immerse myself in this in a conversation. But I don’t think that is what you mean.
I mean: When you listen to a summary with new and uncomfortable ideas, you can simply click stop. Or jump forward.
When you talk with someone and they present to you new and uncomfortable ideas, you to communicate to them that you don’t want to listen more.
Ok, so your point is that ideas are more uncomfortable when they are new and when I already heard them, I’ll find them less uncomfortable?
I did not think they are not uncomfortable because they are new. I just tried to make sense of your
Since you wrote “force”, I assumed you’d be uncomfortable.
I guess it’s most effective now when you just start listening to a likely enjoyable episode, to check if you like the format at all.
Sorry, I meant to write “ideas are more uncomfortable when they are new”. Not because.
Yes, that is what I meant.
I’m curious, did you already listen to an enjoyable one?
I did, but I must confess that it wasn’t for me. For some reason I found it really annoying to hear the two AI voices so often talk about their reactions or how they “felt” about a particular part of the book. I already find it annoying when humans do that instead of talking about the actual topic but when AIs fake that to appear more human like I find it quite irritating.