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by padolsey·2y ago·view on hn ↗
I know only pieces of his life, but whenever a video or audio clip of Baldwin pops up, I listen voraciously. He is articulate in a way that seems to blend the cerebral with the emotive. He seems to summon forth both Maya Angelou and Christopher Hitchens; The level of articulateness is so rare. I wish I had him on tap as a podcast, ... endlessly ruminating. If you want a slice..

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jXwWCyMJyc

[2] https://youtu.be/oFeoS41xe7w?si=T9ZnSOAfSqpqj-Y2&t=851

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This is the "Aristotle" Jobs meant for us to endlessly question, perhaps - someday - via an AI.-
PS. To clarify: Meant this in an 'allegorical' sense, with Aristotle being one of our (many) wise men.-

(And, I do not mean the almost "pachinko-with-vectors" AI we have now. I mean if we where to - literally - be able to intellectually reconstruct and preserve greats such as Aristotle).-

s/where/were/
He seems to almost have a posh London accent

(went for the Atlantic, but couldn't help himself?)

Thank you for these gems!