Reposted by KaynInfectedBrayn
I’ve been thinking about this post and the cognitive and moral perils of abstraction and data-ification.
What it does to us when we look at humanity from above.
And as ever I come back to my fav ever GK Chesterton passage from his Father Brown short story The Hammer of God
![Comic. [Three people seated at table.] PERSON 1 with ponytail: Once we break this story, he won’t be able to get elected *dogcatcher*. PERSON 2: Why do people always use “dogcatcher” as the example of a worthless office? Animal control officers are valued professionals. It just seems unnecessarily insulting. PERSON 3 with shoulder-length hair: Well, their job *is* catching strays.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihh2225lvac7fxizkf4badta4zt3t3wjsjfo2bspwczeoih6mxkb4)
