In this bonus Bank Holiday episode, Martin & I wander from ancient Athens to AI-generated essays, from Heidegger’s hammer to handwritten exams, trying to pin down what separates mind from machine.
I'm very sad about the em dash thing. I know it was just vanity, but I became very attached to it because Wittgenstein uses it a lot to introduce the voice of his interlocutor and I thought it looked fancy. (But you're right, I had to set up word and Google docs to autocorrect three hyhens to an em dash.)
Enjoyed this a lot. Lots of food for thought.
I'm very sad about the em dash thing. I know it was just vanity, but I became very attached to it because Wittgenstein uses it a lot to introduce the voice of his interlocutor and I thought it looked fancy. (But you're right, I had to set up word and Google docs to autocorrect three hyhens to an em dash.)
I’ve since learned Substack automatically changes a double hyphen to an em dash. Like so—
A marvellous piece for writing, study and thought, David. Loved the rhetorical questions thing too.