Hey there, people who've followed me recently! I only know a handful of you (and then mostly from your blogs). If I don't know you, tell me something about yourself! How did you find me? What sorts of things do you care about? *cough* uhh, watcha following me for?
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I followed you because
@_awbery_ tweeted a link to your ”But can a machine play?” post that I found interesting.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
What do you like to use Twitter for?
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Replying to @autotrnslucence @_awbery_
I follow interesting people, mostly meditation or programming related. I read the links they post and things they have to say. I rarely engage in conversations.
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In found it interesting what you said in your article partly because I found it related to my kung fu hobby. We use a lot's of systematised forms (chuan tao) but also free-form sparring where you need to constantly adapt to what your partner is doing.
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You might like this then! I feel like it's getting at metarationalist ideas via systems of martial arts. https://blackbeltmag.com/arts/jeet-kune-do/liberate-yourself-from-classical-karate/ …
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This is a classic, and really highlights why I love MMA as an example of what happens when closed systems collide in a more-open meta-arena, of sorts. MMA is still a closed system, but one born from the interface of a bunch of very rigid systems.
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Right! You know the Rickson Gracie documentary covering his Vale Tudo (precursor to MMA) tournaments in Japan? It’s called ‘Choke.’ Although it’s a personal portrait, it’s also about systems forming people (& RG being, in some sense meta, or product of a mélange).
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Yes, I saw it a long time ago. I remember Rickson doing breathing exercices on the beach. I can’t remember how the fights went though. Nor do I remember noticing the systems aspect. I should watch it again.
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The systems aspect is there if you look for it, but not explicit or part of the narrative. He is the product of multiple systems and the historical situation came about as the result of greater contact and competition between systems (I think. Don’t know a lot about it.)
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