Computers run on social facts, not mathematics.pic.twitter.com/IPPG8Ia32f
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Computers run on social facts, not mathematics.pic.twitter.com/IPPG8Ia32f
“Eventually” I’ll post a 7,000 word explanation… but if you have a compact objection, I’d love to hear it!
"Computers run on social facts. Most of the relevant social facts are the type of social fact we call 'mathematics'."
I’d say that almost none of the relevant social facts are math. Mostly what computers do is mean stuff. Like, if you type the right things,
you get a screen that means you have a hotel reservation. There’s basically no math involved in that process.
"Computers run on social facts" != "users run on social facts".
I think most of your readers are likely to interpret "computers run on" at the magic smoke level, not the sociology-of-Internet level.
Judging from the replies so far, I think you are right. Many expressions of religious outrage.
Hmm. Maybe I’m being offensive in some way I’m not aware of, as well as the trolling I intended?
A class trolling sir. The religious quip is perfect
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