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That’s one message per 3.7 waking minutes!
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
That’s one message per 3.7 waking minutes!
holy crap, a hinged take.
am i ok. is this real.
am i ok. is this real.
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
holy crap, a hinged take.
am i ok. is this real.
am i ok. is this real.
I do appreciate how gatekeeper is greater than, but possibly also preceding, guide.
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I do appreciate how gatekeeper is greater than, but possibly also preceding, guide.
Like, to a first appraisal, what tf does that mean in the context of the entire edifice of Buddhism? Isn’t the whole situation about enlightenment?? It is an extremely subversive and inscrutable work!!
But the process of pondering it *is* the answer! What is the answer is the *question*.
But the process of pondering it *is* the answer! What is the answer is the *question*.
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Like, to a first appraisal, what tf does that mean in the context of the entire edifice of Buddhism? Isn’t the whole situation about enlightenment?? It is an extremely subversive and inscrutable work!!
But the process of pondering it *is* the answer! What is the answer is the *question*.
But the process of pondering it *is* the answer! What is the answer is the *question*.
I come back to the Diamond every year or so for this reason—to me it holds a crystallized version of this I see more and differently each year.
Paraphrasing, there is no such thing as an enlightened being to an enlightened being, because there is no being or non-being to an enlightened being. +
Paraphrasing, there is no such thing as an enlightened being to an enlightened being, because there is no being or non-being to an enlightened being. +
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I come back to the Diamond every year or so for this reason—to me it holds a crystallized version of this I see more and differently each year.
Paraphrasing, there is no such thing as an enlightened being to an enlightened being, because there is no being or non-being to an enlightened being. +
Paraphrasing, there is no such thing as an enlightened being to an enlightened being, because there is no being or non-being to an enlightened being. +
Omg definitely. Not to throw too much shade but I remember my first time at the SF Zen center as … not a good experience. I did not return 🤣
And it’s for this reason that I always grew up with Buddhism not as a religion, actually like actively against that notion. It’s a process of seeking.
And it’s for this reason that I always grew up with Buddhism not as a religion, actually like actively against that notion. It’s a process of seeking.
November 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Omg definitely. Not to throw too much shade but I remember my first time at the SF Zen center as … not a good experience. I did not return 🤣
And it’s for this reason that I always grew up with Buddhism not as a religion, actually like actively against that notion. It’s a process of seeking.
And it’s for this reason that I always grew up with Buddhism not as a religion, actually like actively against that notion. It’s a process of seeking.
Which … from my reading is what the Buddha really was all about. He was an empiricist—you know, don’t take my word for it, think about it and try it out yourself! haha
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Which … from my reading is what the Buddha really was all about. He was an empiricist—you know, don’t take my word for it, think about it and try it out yourself! haha
Whoa!! That was definitely our lineage—I actually did a pilgrimage out to Eihei-ji at one point, which was an awe-inspiring presence.
Though, in my household, the emphasis was def on “If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him!” I was taught to never idolize anyone, and build my own metaphysics. +
Though, in my household, the emphasis was def on “If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him!” I was taught to never idolize anyone, and build my own metaphysics. +
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Whoa!! That was definitely our lineage—I actually did a pilgrimage out to Eihei-ji at one point, which was an awe-inspiring presence.
Though, in my household, the emphasis was def on “If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him!” I was taught to never idolize anyone, and build my own metaphysics. +
Though, in my household, the emphasis was def on “If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him!” I was taught to never idolize anyone, and build my own metaphysics. +
ooh! I was raised Zen but my textual education is very inconsistent 🤣. which is this from? it’s beautiful. 😀
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
ooh! I was raised Zen but my textual education is very inconsistent 🤣. which is this from? it’s beautiful. 😀
No one will ever see with your eyes, think with your mind. Who you are isn’t reducible to the text of your dissertation—to the reward structure of any institution. If it ever appears that your value has been replaced, it’s because what is valued has become impoverished. Your value is beyond measure.
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
No one will ever see with your eyes, think with your mind. Who you are isn’t reducible to the text of your dissertation—to the reward structure of any institution. If it ever appears that your value has been replaced, it’s because what is valued has become impoverished. Your value is beyond measure.
I see how people are scared to watch work output of a form that was core to one’s identity appear to be instantly spat out in front of them—that’s scary.
Maybe I had a unique PhD, but my takeaway was that the institutions always reward the wrong things—work that looks good is mostly bad. +
Maybe I had a unique PhD, but my takeaway was that the institutions always reward the wrong things—work that looks good is mostly bad. +
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I see how people are scared to watch work output of a form that was core to one’s identity appear to be instantly spat out in front of them—that’s scary.
Maybe I had a unique PhD, but my takeaway was that the institutions always reward the wrong things—work that looks good is mostly bad. +
Maybe I had a unique PhD, but my takeaway was that the institutions always reward the wrong things—work that looks good is mostly bad. +
I think this is part of what makes me respond as I do to the AI wave: I saw in those years that even when the institutions told me I was worthless, stupid, and unproductive, that actually me being me, with my history and selfhood, looking at the problems I was with my own eyes, was irreplaceable. +
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I think this is part of what makes me respond as I do to the AI wave: I saw in those years that even when the institutions told me I was worthless, stupid, and unproductive, that actually me being me, with my history and selfhood, looking at the problems I was with my own eyes, was irreplaceable. +
Yes.
And also for me, to your original post: that I had the freedom to purely think to myself, really I see now outside academia, more than I’ll probably ever have for the rest of my life.
And this has intrinsic value—it is purely me. +
And also for me, to your original post: that I had the freedom to purely think to myself, really I see now outside academia, more than I’ll probably ever have for the rest of my life.
And this has intrinsic value—it is purely me. +
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Yes.
And also for me, to your original post: that I had the freedom to purely think to myself, really I see now outside academia, more than I’ll probably ever have for the rest of my life.
And this has intrinsic value—it is purely me. +
And also for me, to your original post: that I had the freedom to purely think to myself, really I see now outside academia, more than I’ll probably ever have for the rest of my life.
And this has intrinsic value—it is purely me. +
the people actually at the frontier use PrajnaparamitaBench 😜
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
the people actually at the frontier use PrajnaparamitaBench 😜
it is meaningless—
—and hence, it is accurate advertising.
—and hence, it is accurate advertising.
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM
it is meaningless—
—and hence, it is accurate advertising.
—and hence, it is accurate advertising.
…as an embodied person with your past situated as you are within your community in a rich, relational world.
Never let this industry atomize you so completely into viewing yourself from the lens of the objective functions by which they evaluate AI systems. This is the most dangerous belief of all.
Never let this industry atomize you so completely into viewing yourself from the lens of the objective functions by which they evaluate AI systems. This is the most dangerous belief of all.
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
…as an embodied person with your past situated as you are within your community in a rich, relational world.
Never let this industry atomize you so completely into viewing yourself from the lens of the objective functions by which they evaluate AI systems. This is the most dangerous belief of all.
Never let this industry atomize you so completely into viewing yourself from the lens of the objective functions by which they evaluate AI systems. This is the most dangerous belief of all.
That imagination is something we have to build by ourselves wrestling with the problem—the people who only vibe code actually rob themselves of an immense portion of that learning.
And, it is something no AI system can take away. It is the intrinsic value you have in what you dream for a future, +
And, it is something no AI system can take away. It is the intrinsic value you have in what you dream for a future, +
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
That imagination is something we have to build by ourselves wrestling with the problem—the people who only vibe code actually rob themselves of an immense portion of that learning.
And, it is something no AI system can take away. It is the intrinsic value you have in what you dream for a future, +
And, it is something no AI system can take away. It is the intrinsic value you have in what you dream for a future, +
All of what I was saying in the original post to say:
I think that this assessment is premature! There’s no need to see yourself from the perspective of optimizing lines, commits, or merges. We don’t learn software skills to write formulaic blocks; we learn them to expand what we can imagine. +
I think that this assessment is premature! There’s no need to see yourself from the perspective of optimizing lines, commits, or merges. We don’t learn software skills to write formulaic blocks; we learn them to expand what we can imagine. +
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
All of what I was saying in the original post to say:
I think that this assessment is premature! There’s no need to see yourself from the perspective of optimizing lines, commits, or merges. We don’t learn software skills to write formulaic blocks; we learn them to expand what we can imagine. +
I think that this assessment is premature! There’s no need to see yourself from the perspective of optimizing lines, commits, or merges. We don’t learn software skills to write formulaic blocks; we learn them to expand what we can imagine. +
I think this pattern generalizes.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I think this pattern generalizes.
I see many people worried about agents replacing them in science because of recent results, like the co. named after Theranos’ fake product.
An honest appraisal of these results: they are massively overblown fluff designed to make people afraid & increase valuations, rather than do genuine work. +
An honest appraisal of these results: they are massively overblown fluff designed to make people afraid & increase valuations, rather than do genuine work. +
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I see many people worried about agents replacing them in science because of recent results, like the co. named after Theranos’ fake product.
An honest appraisal of these results: they are massively overblown fluff designed to make people afraid & increase valuations, rather than do genuine work. +
An honest appraisal of these results: they are massively overblown fluff designed to make people afraid & increase valuations, rather than do genuine work. +
… in order to avoid the incredible injury of potentially being responsible for collapsing the entire world economy.
In fact doubling down on the notion that your product is in fact Jesus might be the only way to maintain the integrity of the self psychologically—the collapse is worth it for Jesus.
In fact doubling down on the notion that your product is in fact Jesus might be the only way to maintain the integrity of the self psychologically—the collapse is worth it for Jesus.
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
… in order to avoid the incredible injury of potentially being responsible for collapsing the entire world economy.
In fact doubling down on the notion that your product is in fact Jesus might be the only way to maintain the integrity of the self psychologically—the collapse is worth it for Jesus.
In fact doubling down on the notion that your product is in fact Jesus might be the only way to maintain the integrity of the self psychologically—the collapse is worth it for Jesus.