John Stokvis
@johnstokvis.com
does Product at Outschool. formerly at Indiegogo, Twitter, Groupon
a captain at sea
a captain at sea
Reposted by John Stokvis
I’d make this trade any day
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I’d make this trade any day
Me reaping: Heck yeah! I’m an early adopter on this platform that’s going to blow up soon! I get to make my username my first name! Haha finally!
Me sowing: Oh no. Ohh god. Well this sucks. What have I done?
Me sowing: Oh no. Ohh god. Well this sucks. What have I done?
September 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Me reaping: Heck yeah! I’m an early adopter on this platform that’s going to blow up soon! I get to make my username my first name! Haha finally!
Me sowing: Oh no. Ohh god. Well this sucks. What have I done?
Me sowing: Oh no. Ohh god. Well this sucks. What have I done?
Because Tshirt-shirt, doesn’t really roll off the tongue
August 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Because Tshirt-shirt, doesn’t really roll off the tongue
Super interesting.
I always thought the ‘T’ stood for Tshirt.
I always thought the ‘T’ stood for Tshirt.
August 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Super interesting.
I always thought the ‘T’ stood for Tshirt.
I always thought the ‘T’ stood for Tshirt.
You got it!
After all the joy I’ve gotten from McMansion Hell, a solid lox rec is almost literally the least I can do in return.
After all the joy I’ve gotten from McMansion Hell, a solid lox rec is almost literally the least I can do in return.
August 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
You got it!
After all the joy I’ve gotten from McMansion Hell, a solid lox rec is almost literally the least I can do in return.
After all the joy I’ve gotten from McMansion Hell, a solid lox rec is almost literally the least I can do in return.
JB’s deli in Andersonville has machine-cut and hand-cut lox and when you get the hand-cut they do it nice and thin.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
JB’s deli in Andersonville has machine-cut and hand-cut lox and when you get the hand-cut they do it nice and thin.
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Ugh. Like an ouroboros of BS.
June 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ugh. Like an ouroboros of BS.
These types might tend to sort into product management, because the role comes with accountability.
It’s easy to assume that accountability confers authority and that other people have to do what they say simply because they have the title “PM.”
It’s easy to assume that accountability confers authority and that other people have to do what they say simply because they have the title “PM.”
June 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
These types might tend to sort into product management, because the role comes with accountability.
It’s easy to assume that accountability confers authority and that other people have to do what they say simply because they have the title “PM.”
It’s easy to assume that accountability confers authority and that other people have to do what they say simply because they have the title “PM.”
At the risk of overgeneralizing, one could say that PMs who do this would be bad at work, since effective communication is part of almost every job.
June 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
At the risk of overgeneralizing, one could say that PMs who do this would be bad at work, since effective communication is part of almost every job.
PMs who do this are simply not good at product management.
“Just do what I say” is a failure mode of communication and communication is a core part of the job.
“Just do what I say” is a failure mode of communication and communication is a core part of the job.
June 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
PMs who do this are simply not good at product management.
“Just do what I say” is a failure mode of communication and communication is a core part of the job.
“Just do what I say” is a failure mode of communication and communication is a core part of the job.
Elsa & her mother: Show yourself! Step into your power, grow yourself into something neeewww…
YOU are the one you've been waiting for all of your liiiife…
Me: *head in hands, a puddle, tears of longing and relief*
The 5yo: I’m BORED, I want to watch something elseee-ah
YOU are the one you've been waiting for all of your liiiife…
Me: *head in hands, a puddle, tears of longing and relief*
The 5yo: I’m BORED, I want to watch something elseee-ah
June 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Elsa & her mother: Show yourself! Step into your power, grow yourself into something neeewww…
YOU are the one you've been waiting for all of your liiiife…
Me: *head in hands, a puddle, tears of longing and relief*
The 5yo: I’m BORED, I want to watch something elseee-ah
YOU are the one you've been waiting for all of your liiiife…
Me: *head in hands, a puddle, tears of longing and relief*
The 5yo: I’m BORED, I want to watch something elseee-ah
It’s like “psychological hacking.”
Hackers manipulate a computer into doing something it’s not supposed to do by taking advantage of assumptions it makes about reality.
LLMs manipulate us (we manipulate ourselves?) by taking advantage of assumptions we make about the purpose of conversations
Hackers manipulate a computer into doing something it’s not supposed to do by taking advantage of assumptions it makes about reality.
LLMs manipulate us (we manipulate ourselves?) by taking advantage of assumptions we make about the purpose of conversations
June 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s like “psychological hacking.”
Hackers manipulate a computer into doing something it’s not supposed to do by taking advantage of assumptions it makes about reality.
LLMs manipulate us (we manipulate ourselves?) by taking advantage of assumptions we make about the purpose of conversations
Hackers manipulate a computer into doing something it’s not supposed to do by taking advantage of assumptions it makes about reality.
LLMs manipulate us (we manipulate ourselves?) by taking advantage of assumptions we make about the purpose of conversations
It’s a “best of both worlds” scenario from the perspective of our basic psychological needs (which incidentally is also the worst of both worlds).
My entire worldview never gets challenged + I never feel alone.
My entire worldview never gets challenged + I never feel alone.
June 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s a “best of both worlds” scenario from the perspective of our basic psychological needs (which incidentally is also the worst of both worlds).
My entire worldview never gets challenged + I never feel alone.
My entire worldview never gets challenged + I never feel alone.
It’s like the natural conclusion of “you can find anything to validate your opinion on the internet”
Now there doesn’t even need to be someone out there who agrees with your perspective. You can just manufacture a “someone” out of an LLM that will keep you company in your personal epistemic bubble
Now there doesn’t even need to be someone out there who agrees with your perspective. You can just manufacture a “someone” out of an LLM that will keep you company in your personal epistemic bubble
June 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s like the natural conclusion of “you can find anything to validate your opinion on the internet”
Now there doesn’t even need to be someone out there who agrees with your perspective. You can just manufacture a “someone” out of an LLM that will keep you company in your personal epistemic bubble
Now there doesn’t even need to be someone out there who agrees with your perspective. You can just manufacture a “someone” out of an LLM that will keep you company in your personal epistemic bubble
But when we “converse” with an LLM, there is no other point of reference (or is it all points?).
The LLM subtly mirrors our own POV, so we wind up with the illusion of being grounded (Someone agrees with me!), but we’re actually floating off in space in a full sealed perspective spacesuit.
The LLM subtly mirrors our own POV, so we wind up with the illusion of being grounded (Someone agrees with me!), but we’re actually floating off in space in a full sealed perspective spacesuit.
June 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
But when we “converse” with an LLM, there is no other point of reference (or is it all points?).
The LLM subtly mirrors our own POV, so we wind up with the illusion of being grounded (Someone agrees with me!), but we’re actually floating off in space in a full sealed perspective spacesuit.
The LLM subtly mirrors our own POV, so we wind up with the illusion of being grounded (Someone agrees with me!), but we’re actually floating off in space in a full sealed perspective spacesuit.