Socrates Café - Chiang Mai

Minimum order: 400 THB

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world around us — but how is it reshaping you?
At this discussion brunch, we’ll dive into the big questions:

• How is AI, LLMs, and tools like OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity affecting our lives?
• Is Sam Altman a charismatic, groundbreaking leader — and is he truly doing good for the world?
• What does it mean that AI is trending, and how should we adapt to this change?
• Can AI tools actually make our everyday life and business more productive?
• Are we living in a simulacrum? Is AI enthusiasm becoming a new religion?

Come share your perspective over brunch and coffee in a relaxed, open conversation.

The debate and open inquiry will be moderated and facilitated by Dr. Stefan Ručman, a technology assessment consultant and recognized expert in materials science, bringing analytical rigor and interdisciplinary insight to the discussion.

It basically says:

> “I won’t live by someone else’s narrative. If you don’t like how I live, think, or express myself — go create your own version instead of criticizing mine.”

### 🌀 If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own

Topic: Creating Your Own Paradise — Is Reality Self-Made?
Each of us holds a vision of paradise — a world, a self, a way of living that feels true. But too often, people try to pull others into their vision, demanding energy, help, or validation for something that isn’t ours to build.
This week, we ask:
🧠 Is it possible to create reality by yourself?
🌍 Where does your world end and another person’s begin?
💫 Can imagination, intention, and will truly shape existence — or are we always entangled in others’ stories?
Let’s talk about personal responsibility, boundaries, and the fine line between co-creation and manipulation.

Cost: 200 Bhat for food

If the cost poses a major problem, please reach out to the event organizers!

Introduction: Join us for a discussion regarding the contamination of love by the human need for control and safety. How do we deal with implicit power dynamics in our creation of equal, respectful, and truly loving relationships (be them platonic, familial, communal, or sexual)?

Description:

In the current milieu of Western culture, we might identify two opposing value systems and world views that account for the media portrayal of mounting tension: one centered around love and one centered around dominance.

In one view, the human being is inherently relational. We identify as communal, and our communities identify themselves as members of larger ecological or metaphysical systems that might even be deified.

In the other, the survival of the human being demands competition, control, and dominance of the Other, manifesting interpersonally and (getting meta here) even within/across the psyche of individuals. In such a system, hierarchy (and capitalization of one's position of dominance within that hierarchy) is permitted and embraced in policy/decision-making, resource distribution, and even in weighing the value of one life against another.

One perspective sees the world as inherently collaborative. The other, inherently competitive. Likely, neither perspective is universally truthful. Each has their domains of application. But, today, we will be talking about which of these worlds bears on our intimate, person-to-person relationships: platonic, familial, communal, or sexual.

Join us to discuss the relevance of these worldviews insofar as they inescapably manifest in our meaningful, human relationships.

Minimum spending 300 THB for food and drink
In Bojack Horseman, “Esteemed Character Actress Margo Martindale” appears as an exaggerated, absurd version of herself. On paper, she’s a side character—a supporting actress both in Hollywood and in the show. But through her chaotic escapades, she embodies something deeply philosophical: the dignity and meaning of not being the central figure.

A story focused only on the protagonist becomes narrow and suffocating. Side characters expand the frame, proving that the world is bigger than one perspective. Margo Martindale reminds us that even when we are not the “main character,” our presence makes the world complete.
In life, we may often feel secondary to someone else’s journey—a friend’s triumph, a partner’s struggle, a child’s growth. But that doesn’t mean our lives don’t matter. It means we are part of something larger, and our smaller roles help hold the story together.

Being the protagonist is exhausting. Bojack carries the crushing weight of attention, responsibility, and self-destruction. Side characters, by contrast, can move with more freedom. Martindale isn’t weighed down by constant self-importance; she slips in and out, bringing chaos and humor.
We find comfort here: it’s okay if not every scene is about us. Sometimes life is easier, lighter, even more joyful when we don’t have to be the star.
Martindale’s life in the show is absurd—heists, kidnappings, surreal adventures. But this exaggeration reveals a truth: everyone we overlook, from a quiet neighbor to a cashier, carries entire worlds of meaning. Side characters are not empty—they are full of potential, just out of sight.
The comedy highlights what real life often hides: there is dignity in every role, no matter how small.

Philosophically, Martindale embodies the truth that we are all both protagonists and side characters, depending on the perspective. To one person, you might be the star; to another, you are a supporting figure. And that’s okay—because life is not a solo performance, but an ensemble.