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  • May 11, 2026, 11:08 PM

    It occurs to me this part of the Kalevala is sort of anti-AI? (Though I realise the traditional reading is as anti-idolatry.)

    I shall never wed an image
    Born from many magic metals,
    Never wed a silver maiden,
    Never wed a golden virgin."
    Then the hero of the waters
    Called together all his people,
    Spake these words of ancient wisdom:
    "Every child of Northland, listen,
    Whether poor, or fortune-favored:
    Never bow before an image
    Born of molten gold and silver:
    Never while the sunlight brightens,
    Never while the moonlight glimmers,
    Choose a maiden of the metals,
    Choose a bride from gold created
    Cold the lips of golden maiden,
    Silver breathes the breath of sorrow."

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