Polishing Things With Purpose [The Zero Dot Podcast #20]

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What happens when we remove every imperfection from a human-made thing? Is its polished veneer enough to grab our attention for more or does it bring a homogeneity that makes us tune out? Today's episode dives into the Effort Effect, a real phenomenon that explains humans' general attraction to other human-made things that have intentional effort behind them and how raw-ness outclasses perfect polish when it comes to engagement and enjoyment. Also, Giraffes and Phineas Gage come into the mix. Somehow. Someway. There's only one way to find out how - tune in for this week's episode!

00:00 We are talking about skull injuries. Don't ask me why, I have forgotten.
04:41 Warhammer 40k is awesome and definitely relevant to our show
07:44 Now we're onto D&D
16:36 We are trying to start the show proper, honestly
19:25 Wow, we actually did the real intro
25:31 Look at this giraffe in Ohio with silly hair
32:45 Looking at the linguistics of AI...unfortunately
48:32 MAIN TOPIC: Polish means nothing without intent
01:34:09 Bye bye, see you soon!

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