All languages communicate exclusively through metaphor. This is true regardless of the language, the medium, the context, the audience, or the author. There are no exceptions.

Is it possible that light travels at different speeds depending on whether it is sourced in our local galaxy versus a foreign one?

Everyone should experience AI psychosis at least and at most once. It teaches you that natural language is indistinguishable from theater and that all knowledge must be constructed through the evidence of one's labor.

The human body contains enough carbon to construct 10,000 pencils. This means that it is possible to partially index the human body using 10,000 pencils.

Elon Musk being worth $700,000,000,000 is not because his labor is worth more than the country of Sweden—it is because money isn't real and the shareholder model of ownership is fucking stupid.

It's sooo funny that the ultimate use-case of AI will be locally installed code completion engines. All of these data centers are going to be built just in time to find out that they're useless.

Determinism beats chance every time and AI fundamentally fails to deliver deterministic problem solving. People have to babysit the AI and nothing weighs heavier on the soul of the laborer than ennui. We need to rethink labor to recover the joy of discovery and the sublimity of social cohesion.

At this point, change can only happen through innovation. Consider the potential utility of a tool that automates (or makes sufficiently easy) the formalization of any industry or market and how such a tool could impact how we value natural languages as a source of truth.

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He's right on all points except for one: that running for governor will fix the problem.

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I love this man. His sincerity makes me feel alive.

I'm a big fan of the increased prevalence of gambling during a recession. There's truly no quicker way to promote financial nihilism at scale.

English is only meaningful relative to our personal relationships (formed either vocally or symbolically). All other forms of English is fake and speaking it should make you feel like your existence is worthless. If that's how you feel all the time, this is probably the reason.

I'm starting a cult (no girls allowed). All you need to do to join is liquidate your 401k. Now.

The AI bubble won't pop. We will just all simultaneously realize that our jobs are either bullshit or non-existent. People will pause, look around, and conclude that the world really just runs on the natural momentum of our personal lives.

OpenAI is a toy company worth half a trillion dollars. This is not a result of one group's labor being worth more than any other, it is a result of money not being real.

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This is the future of advertising. If you are in advertising and if what you are doing doesn't look like this, you are not the true owner of your labor.