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Prot Asks: Ro about programmatic thinking, political discourse, and self-discovery through art
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In this ~3-hour video I talk with Ro about a wide variety of topics that cover programming, politics, lifestyle, and art. We start by learning about Ro’s work as a software engineer for military projects. Ro studied electrical engineering and then transitioned to programming. I learn that Ro has an interest in politics and art. In terms of the latter, Ro draws a portrait of me during our discussion. We talk until the drawing is done, which you can check out towards the end of the video. On the politics front, we discuss my current thinking about political issues, where I am interested in the implementation of any given opinion. This is where I introduce the notion of “programmatic thinking”. The idea is to frame your opinions in terms of how you could implement them, given the prevailing conditions. Doing so helps filter out opinions that are not feasible. We also comment on the quality of political discourse. Part of this is informed by the current technology, which reduces the spacetime of current affairs: everything happens instantly and feels proximate. Ro suggests how people need to be getting together to discuss politics. If people are open to talk, instead of shouting at eac…
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Protesilaos Stavrou
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