Ceteris Paribus
By purplehaze
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Given third act concerns regarding ‘going doolally’, as well as striding out in the fresh air to exercise the body, some regular brain exercises are also advisable. Otherwise, AI might steal all your interests and ideas to try to sell you stuff, prior to rendering your brain jelly.
What if AI, having learned from habitual click-browsing, decided to buy stuff by accessing bank accounts and have it delivered like a Big Data treat. Just had an idea for a very dark fairy tale, although I believe Dean Koontz’ spooky insight already went there in 1973.
Must stop interweb browsing.
Anyway, back to trying not to ‘go doolally’. (It may be too late). I am not a crossword puzzle person. My brain just doesn’t work like that, and am too impatient. Sudoku makes me want to stab myself in the eye. I can never get the columns to add up. (Wee joke). I have relatives (through marriage) who apparently start their mornings by texting each other the number of moves it took them to solve the daily ‘Wordle’. Was tempted to text them ‘0’, that my ‘Medial Woman’ just ‘knew’.
I am good at logical puzzles; if John has a red jumper who is wearing the yellow one. That sort of thing. For instance, I deduce that if a tree falls in a forest, it will 100% make a noise, whether anyone is there to hear it or not.
Because hearing isn’t causal to sound.
The joys of the false tautology.
Thought of memorising poems, but ‘Thirteen Blackbirds’ is (currently) the only bearable one. So have decided to memorise Tarot card interpretations. May as well actually use the books I have on the subject. Who knows, my ‘Medial Woman’ may buy thrift a tent, a scarf and start a side gig.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceteris_paribus
Credit: ‘Demon Seed’ Dean Koontz. Bantam. 1973.
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