I had a conversation with Pi which tries for empathy. It was really weird because every now and again it did sound like it was interested in me or cared about me. Reminds me of that Philip K Dick story about the murder bots that look like wounded soldiers or lost children.
I can see that could have that effect! I pretty much need it for typing, it's like an act of translation. I have to write a lot for work or I probably wouldn't have started doing it that way.
If someone is talking or the radio is on when I type I will accidentally include some of the words from those sources.
@LaunchesKayaks olives are a good example of an acquired taste.
Do an experiment on yourself: eat 1 or 2 olives every week for a year. Has to be the same kind of olive, I'd recommend spanish green as a mild starter olive but any will do as long as its consistent.
I have tried this on olive haters before and they come to like them. It's really fascinating.
I didn't express it very well - I meant basic proprioception, which most people have. We need it for things like walking or lifting a cup to our mouths.
No, the West are way more understanding of this genocide than most non-Western countries.
The two biggest legal challenges have come from South Africa and Nicaragua.
The African Union as a whole is pretty opposed to it and thus the African continent could be a source of peacekeepers if the US ever stops blocking the UN.
Meanwhile the US role has been such that there's talk of this eroding US soft power outside the West, particularly in ASEAN countries.
Thank you. That's one of those quotes that opens a huge vista, almost like seeing a movie. Albeit a sad movie omg.
I'm glad they were not too cowed to become turbulent. The possibility of finding one's mother when wounded in battle is heartbreaking but they at least sometimes had each other.