Thoughts
I write a lot. Essays. Articles. Blog posts. All of them sharing what I’m thinking about. Maybe you think about these things, too.
A Useless Heroine
It resonates for us, too, as we feel paralyzed with helplessness: it often feels like our own resistance is about saying no, about doing the right thing, and sometimes—for some of us—to die. It feels absurd and futile. And yet it is what we’re compelled to do when faced with injustice.
The Danger of Girls’ Schools
The danger of girls’ schools is that they remind us of things we’d rather forget. That we need safe spaces. That we are learning, growing, developing inside of high walls that are never high enough to keep violence out.
Why AI Can’t Write Poetry
The rest of the bot’s writing is about on a par with its poetry, but the latter stands out because poetry appeals to more than just the brain: it’s an echo of lived experience, a reaction to the world’s constant change. So many poems illuminate the struggle we experience when life takes us in a different direction than the one we’d planned. Our hopes and desires are often thwarted and poetry gives word and life to the pain that ensues.
Where Do We Find Meaning?
We're outsourcing the activities that give meaning to our lives. Most of us look for what we might call "meaning opportunities": places where we can do good, or create something, or exercise empathy. What happens when those are the very opportunities taken over by something that is non-sentient? What takes their place in our lives?