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Literary notes about mindset (AI summary)

In literature, "mindset" functions as a powerful shorthand to capture distinctive ways of thinking that shape behavior and culture. Writers employ it to illustrate technological attitudes—such as the "droid mentality" that underlies robotic behavior [1] and the hacker ethos featured in portraits of tech-savvy individuals [2, 3]—as well as to comment on broader socio-economic and historical shifts, like the attitudes prevalent at the turn of the last century [4]. It also marks various professional and cultural stances, ranging from the transition in personal habits, as when a reporter mindset supplants that of a lazy commuter [5], to debates surrounding intellectual property [6]. Moreover, the term highlights rebellious or nonconformist perspectives, whether in defiant artistic expressions [7] or in the nuanced understanding of regional political dynamics and even criminal tendencies [8, 9].
  1. The term `droid mentality' is also used to describe the mindset behind this behavior.
    — from The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992
  2. It is an amazingly well-done portrait of the hacker mindset —- although largely the hardware hacker —- done by a complete outsider.
    — from The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992
  3. Here are some other books you can read to help you understand the hacker mindset.
    — from The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992
  4. It reflects the mindset of the turn of the last century!!!
    — from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
  5. Scott's reporter mindset replaced that of the lazy commuter.
    — from Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau
  6. This mindset will continue to exert increasing pressures on the issues of copyrights and intellectual property.
    — from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert
  7. No matter what happened, IUMA was brilliant for a niched world in which millions were rebelling against the any-color-if-it’s-black mindset.
    — from NetWorld! What People Are Really Doing on the Internet and What It Means to You by David H. Rothman
  8. Rajan, a crafty non-practicing politico, in no time had comprehended the Goan mindset, particularly of the Cristao, as he is fond of referring.
    — from Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various
  9. Some of them have criminal roots or a criminal mindset - or are former members of Russia's shady security services.
    — from Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Samuel Vaknin

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