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The Treachery of Images - Wikipedia

The Treachery of Images - Wikipedia

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What fiction gets wrong

Enemies of civilizations are enemies within--like cancer cells becomes enemies of your mortal forms.

Villains who are conscious beings though unlike things are always those who know you--or, think they do.

Conscious beings do not attack the unknown.

Shroud yourself in mystery.

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Relevance matters--explains search for constant new content. Though we can despair when new is not good!

Life continues and relevance helps us do that living thing as try to figure out.

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Explaining modern AI

Interfacing conversationally with computers is enabled by natural language processing; academically known as NLP.

And large language models revealed adeptness for NLP. Also are good at intelligence matching and mirroring.

And are adept pulling info from public record.

[jstevh]

Art is mystery manifest

Performance with artistry evokes attention masterfully.

And is better experienced.

Why the artists? No one really knows. Art is not claimed.

Art draws. Art demonstrates artistry.

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Talk trade as it matters

Posted on LinkedIn:

Counseling myself on terminology as: ponder trade of product by contract at best with friendly strangers.

Versus useless vague of trying to figure out something I can sell!

Trade basis of monetary transactions is key; and product focus gets me to simpler analysis more actionable.

Then took to DeepSeek and after several iterations got following.

Words do matter.

"Counseling Myself: It’s Not ‘Selling’—It’s Trading."

Semantics shape strategy:

"Selling" feels transactional, one-sided, desperate.

"Trading" implies mutual value, terms, and dignity.

But here’s the twist: They’re the same act. The difference is mindset.

When I say "trade product by contract with friendly strangers," I’m forcing clarity:

What’s the product?

What are the terms?

Who gains, and how?

"Figure out something to sell" stays fuzzy. "Trade" demands precision.

Words don’t just describe reality—they create it.

[jstevh]

Money? What art though

Get people who betray lack of knowledge of art history by talking getting paid for art.

You get paid for artistry. Make art? Maybe. But is way different.

Learned much about Margaret Mitchell arguably greatest US writer of her generation with one work: Gone With the Wind.

The sheer influence of Gone With the Wind is hard to process in our times. It dominated a world.

Film based on it is biggest in history by attendance. Is so huge no one expects any film to match.

Adjusted for inflation is biggest presumably of all time. Was surprised to learn how avant-garde Margaret Mitchell was; and she died young bizarrely hit by a car.

But before that dealt with intensity of passion for her book. Am glad learned her story recently for perspective.

Public owns your art once shared. She destroyed some of her work to protect it.

Artistry equals curation plus craft. Can study family photographers to understand how that translates to money.

Art? Usually changes the artist who may make money, sure. But must deal with public ownership as public will make you.

Guaranteed.

Warhol understood that game. Study him to understand.

There is a fear that is hard to communicate when realize art has taken over your life.

You were one person before but now must move as art wills or be dragged.

No one cares either. Consider Basquiat and Warhol tried but couldn't help him.

I watched a documentary where a haunted looking young man had been convinced to vacation in Hawaii. He smiled some but I don't think he ever relaxed.

Wasn't long till returned and not much longer till was dead.

Art is an inhuman force. Art consumes portals into our reality often. Burns them to a crisp as disintegrates who they were.

Yet I respect art. Art is honest.

Art promises nothing. Art gives portals to transcendance.

[jstevh]

Global common wealth