Stoicism is not a way for you not to have to care about the consequences of the things that are happening around you. It's not a way to turn inward and turn away from other people, from what's happening in the world, from not having to care.
With the mission of bringing AGI to the world comes a responsibility to help create a space for real constructive conversation about the changes AI creates with builders and people using the technology at the center.
I think we all to some degree feel this way as we go through life, like unprepared, unqualified, and reluctant yet important things are relying on me. So, I have to come through.
Reporters go out into the world. They bear witness to important things that are happening that the public should know about. And then they translate that with sensitivity and judgment in a way that's meant to get people to understanding.
When you're handling a crisis, and this is a crisis, the death of civilians, especially children, is obviously pretty ugly. You acknowledge the issue, you take responsibility, and you try and overcorrect.
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Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
