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.

Theme: Who Are We, and Where Does Our Worth Come From?
We live in a world where recognition often defines reality — followers, income, approval, validation. But if no one sees your light, does it still shine? Do other people need to give you money or confirm your value for you to actually have any?
This gathering invites an open, honest inquiry into the nature of value, self, and being. Together, we’ll ask:

> Who are we without external validation?
> Where does our sense of worth begin — in the eyes of others, or within ourselves?
> If no one praises, notices, or rewards us, do we still exist in fullness?

Following the Socratic tradition, we won’t seek conclusions but understanding — through thoughtful questioning, shared silence, and collective reflection.
Format:

• Opening reflection: “Who am I when nobody is looking?”
• Round of inquiry (each participant responds once before discussion opens)
• Group dialogue and philosophical exploration
• Closing insight or question to carry home

Guiding questions:

• What gives something (or someone) value?
• Is self-worth a feeling, a truth, or a social construct?
• Can we separate our identity from what others think of us?
• Who are we when the measures of success fall away?