For intl women's day, I tagged along with my girlfriend to a local GDG Boston event. The keynote by the fantastic Noelle Russell put things into perspective. She quotes this poetry attributed to Ralph Emerson, but originally is by Bessie Anderson Stanley, goes as follows.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived here. This is to have succeeded."
As someone obsessed with improving the livelihood of people, I'm rethinking parts of my basic ideologies. Wonderful talk, but this quote and the story behind it stuck with me (women being undercredited). Also had me thinking about ethics of AI, which I didn't think about too deeply before.