In the course of a few decades, we have advanced from creating machines that help us physically to ones that “help” us cognitively. Intelligence was the first area we found success in, intuition is following quite quickly. What is next, and where will it take us?
This is the second Ishiguro work I am reading, and much like “The Remains of the Day”, it left me with a feeling of sadness. There are a couple of other parallels in both books too. But this is set in a dystopian future where humans are cloned for organ harvesting, and the clones are not considered to have feelings or emotions, though they actually do. I felt that there was an allegory I was missing, but I could be wrong. A wonderful read nevertheless.
It’s been a while, but that’s the way it always has been with us. I am posting this on a day when I know I’d have heard from you. Some years you’d call, some years you’d WhatsApp, and the last couple of years, you took to Twitter just so you could needle me. Twitter was […]
If you’re going for only the beer, you won’t be disappointed. You’d also most likely enjoy the rooftop ambiance. However, items on the food menu may be for display purposes only. On the flip side, the curry leaves in dishes aren’t mentioned in the menu. As Keralese people, we like curry leaves, but the dishes here take it to a different orbit, so beware.
‘Empathy’ is like the hero whom no one can hate. But the reading I have done in the past, and my own thoughts and experiences have led me to believe that empathy isn’t really the best guide for decision making of the moral or even day to day kind! While the book preaches to that choir very well, it doesn’t really make the case for rational compassion well enough.