https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1577353047667154944 I've been thinking on this tweet a bit lately. How do we determine what is the coin of our realm? What is important to us? I wanted to expand on this tweet. Isn't really "what others offer" is a question of what we value in ourselves, and in other people? Lets leave aside the … Continue reading Coin of My Realm: Meaning
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Live Long & Prosper
"Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and the success of public policies. But happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. Everyone has the power to make … Continue reading Live Long & Prosper
The Market of Truth & Faction
"Fooling people only requires telling them what they want to hear, over and over again. People love to hear how right they are." —Stan Beeman, in The Americans. The market for truth is a small one. On the scale of the universe, it is true that we are insignificant. On that level, we don't factor … Continue reading The Market of Truth & Faction
Don’t Mistake Theater for Your Reality
I, too, have been called names. I have found myself sharing the living and thinking space of people with Cluster B personality disorders. I have seen them conjure worlds, hammer manacles, and frame possible views with their words and beliefs. And while their tutelage was hard, I learned a great lesson, which I will share: … Continue reading Don’t Mistake Theater for Your Reality
Wanting to Die
"Which I suppose calls the question: is it ever possible to really, really want to die when we have people we love here on earth?"—Courtney E. Martin, "Birth and Death in the Bathtub." courtney.substack.com. November 16, 2019.
Real Life is a Game
"In this game of life there are two ways of living. The shadow life and the hero’s journey. In prison, or in freedom. As a slave, or as warrior. What makes the difference? Your mind. The strongest of all weapons.-/u/GameStartCancel, "Real life is a game." reddit.com/r/selfimprovement. November 1, 2019. While there are worse metaphors than … Continue reading Real Life is a Game
You Can’t Tell People Anything
"We all spend a lot of our time talking to bosses or investors or marketing people or press or friends or other developers. I’m totally convinced that a new idea or a new plan or a new technique is never really understood when you just explain it. People will often think they understand, and they’ll … Continue reading You Can’t Tell People Anything
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