Joe Van Brussel
@joevanbrussel.bsky.social
I write about technology, philosophy, money+math, and occasionally sports
AI will never replace writers, because writing isn't just about stringing words together.
It's about transmitting consciousness - taking specific thoughts, experiences, and insights from one mind and placing them into another.
AI can't replace our desire to be understood and to understand others
It's about transmitting consciousness - taking specific thoughts, experiences, and insights from one mind and placing them into another.
AI can't replace our desire to be understood and to understand others
December 11, 2024 at 6:35 PM
AI will never replace writers, because writing isn't just about stringing words together.
It's about transmitting consciousness - taking specific thoughts, experiences, and insights from one mind and placing them into another.
AI can't replace our desire to be understood and to understand others
It's about transmitting consciousness - taking specific thoughts, experiences, and insights from one mind and placing them into another.
AI can't replace our desire to be understood and to understand others
I've spent months writing and thinking about AI. I’m fascinated by it.
But until two weeks ago, I hadn’t actually used it.
I was like a sports commentator who’d never played the game.
So I finally got my hands dirty: 🧵
But until two weeks ago, I hadn’t actually used it.
I was like a sports commentator who’d never played the game.
So I finally got my hands dirty: 🧵
December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I've spent months writing and thinking about AI. I’m fascinated by it.
But until two weeks ago, I hadn’t actually used it.
I was like a sports commentator who’d never played the game.
So I finally got my hands dirty: 🧵
But until two weeks ago, I hadn’t actually used it.
I was like a sports commentator who’d never played the game.
So I finally got my hands dirty: 🧵
I like to think of Value in two distinct ways:
Relative Value
Financial Value
Relative Value = how a certain use of money affects you personally and subjectively.
Financial Value = how a certain use of money affects your money. How does Spending / Saving / Investing impact your finances?
Relative Value
Financial Value
Relative Value = how a certain use of money affects you personally and subjectively.
Financial Value = how a certain use of money affects your money. How does Spending / Saving / Investing impact your finances?
December 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM
I like to think of Value in two distinct ways:
Relative Value
Financial Value
Relative Value = how a certain use of money affects you personally and subjectively.
Financial Value = how a certain use of money affects your money. How does Spending / Saving / Investing impact your finances?
Relative Value
Financial Value
Relative Value = how a certain use of money affects you personally and subjectively.
Financial Value = how a certain use of money affects your money. How does Spending / Saving / Investing impact your finances?
Technology and Money are powerful tools.
They can raise our standard of living. They can provide opportunity and flexibility. They can empower us.
Or they can trap us. We can end up serving them instead of the other way around.
They can raise our standard of living. They can provide opportunity and flexibility. They can empower us.
Or they can trap us. We can end up serving them instead of the other way around.
November 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Technology and Money are powerful tools.
They can raise our standard of living. They can provide opportunity and flexibility. They can empower us.
Or they can trap us. We can end up serving them instead of the other way around.
They can raise our standard of living. They can provide opportunity and flexibility. They can empower us.
Or they can trap us. We can end up serving them instead of the other way around.
How does space exploration tangibly improve the human condition?
November 20, 2024 at 5:16 PM
How does space exploration tangibly improve the human condition?
There are some absolutely wild philosophies surfacing in the tech world these days, from transhumanism to designer babies and beyond.
What’s even more wild is the lack of substantive, mainstream debate about the central ideas.
These movements will massively influence our lives in the near future.
What’s even more wild is the lack of substantive, mainstream debate about the central ideas.
These movements will massively influence our lives in the near future.
November 19, 2024 at 9:15 PM
There are some absolutely wild philosophies surfacing in the tech world these days, from transhumanism to designer babies and beyond.
What’s even more wild is the lack of substantive, mainstream debate about the central ideas.
These movements will massively influence our lives in the near future.
What’s even more wild is the lack of substantive, mainstream debate about the central ideas.
These movements will massively influence our lives in the near future.
In the next 5-10 years, a new philosophy of work will replace the outdated notion of retirement.
The new way of thinking about work, finance, and lifestyle will coalesce around a much more balanced blend of:
W2 vs. LLC
Meaning vs. Means
Short-term vs. Long-term thinking
The new way of thinking about work, finance, and lifestyle will coalesce around a much more balanced blend of:
W2 vs. LLC
Meaning vs. Means
Short-term vs. Long-term thinking
November 16, 2024 at 3:46 PM
In the next 5-10 years, a new philosophy of work will replace the outdated notion of retirement.
The new way of thinking about work, finance, and lifestyle will coalesce around a much more balanced blend of:
W2 vs. LLC
Meaning vs. Means
Short-term vs. Long-term thinking
The new way of thinking about work, finance, and lifestyle will coalesce around a much more balanced blend of:
W2 vs. LLC
Meaning vs. Means
Short-term vs. Long-term thinking
The true value of a technology lies in both its implementation and its regulation.
AR is a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its optimal application yet.
Flying cars (eVTOL) are a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its proper regulatory framework yet.
AR is a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its optimal application yet.
Flying cars (eVTOL) are a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its proper regulatory framework yet.
November 15, 2024 at 10:18 PM
The true value of a technology lies in both its implementation and its regulation.
AR is a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its optimal application yet.
Flying cars (eVTOL) are a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its proper regulatory framework yet.
AR is a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its optimal application yet.
Flying cars (eVTOL) are a great example of a powerful technology that hasn’t found its proper regulatory framework yet.
Think of personal finance in terms of purchasing power – what are the products or experiences available to you?
A relatively wealthy person who never wants to see their numbers go down, who never feels they have enough, who over-analyzes every purchase, has very low purchasing power.
A relatively wealthy person who never wants to see their numbers go down, who never feels they have enough, who over-analyzes every purchase, has very low purchasing power.
November 15, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Think of personal finance in terms of purchasing power – what are the products or experiences available to you?
A relatively wealthy person who never wants to see their numbers go down, who never feels they have enough, who over-analyzes every purchase, has very low purchasing power.
A relatively wealthy person who never wants to see their numbers go down, who never feels they have enough, who over-analyzes every purchase, has very low purchasing power.
The more powerful our technologies become, the more important our philosophies
November 15, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The more powerful our technologies become, the more important our philosophies