Also shows category tree.

This is a web component for programmers, just like choose folder is for desktop components. It just looks much better and is simpler and intuitive to use. (Using the IBM Houston Research paradigm of Interactive/Intuitive/Attractive.
-- pashute, Nov 29 2019

Suggested category: Other:[General] ...
-- 8th of 7, Nov 29 2019


This idea will be a great success once it has categorized all texts critical of it into the "unacceptable" category, alongside terrorists, racists, paedophiles and cancelled vloggers.

Freedom, progress and creativity are all contingent on not everyone using the same taxonomy. People are not entitled to their own facts, but they are absolutely and crucially entitled to their own meta-data whereby they organise those facts.

If this component starts with a common set of assumptions about what belongs where, then it will tend to suppress diversity of thought. If, on the other hand, it relies on each individual's early choices as training data, then it's still problematic, because of the echo-chamber effect. In either case, it will reduce the likelihood of someone seeing an unexpected juxtaposition which might lead to a new train of thought.
-- pertinax, Nov 30 2019


[pert], the Ministry of Truth are recruiting again, you should apply ...
-- 8th of 7, Nov 30 2019


Thank you for the tip. That reminds me, did you win that tender at the Ministry of Love, or did they feel you'd gone a bit too far this time?
-- pertinax, Dec 01 2019


// Freedom, progress and creativity are all contingent on not everyone using the same taxonomy. People are not entitled to their own facts, but they are absolutely and crucially entitled to their own meta-data whereby they organise those facts. //

Quite an interesting insight there.
-- notexactly, Dec 02 2019


Yes, wonder where he cribbed it from ?
-- 8th of 7, Dec 02 2019



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