The Society of 150
@societyofonefifty.bsky.social
A thought experiment to determine if one can conceive an ethically consistent justification to order a delicious steak at a restaurant.
Do people still need to be disabused of the notion that Musk - or ANYONE, really - has a grand strategy?
June 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Do people still need to be disabused of the notion that Musk - or ANYONE, really - has a grand strategy?
Disappointed in a fellow Gen Xer who missed a trick by not adding some Soul Coughing to her video.
"We are all in some way or another going to Reseda someday...to die."
...you are listening to Los Angeles
"We are all in some way or another going to Reseda someday...to die."
...you are listening to Los Angeles
Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery
June 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Disappointed in a fellow Gen Xer who missed a trick by not adding some Soul Coughing to her video.
"We are all in some way or another going to Reseda someday...to die."
...you are listening to Los Angeles
"We are all in some way or another going to Reseda someday...to die."
...you are listening to Los Angeles
What if the machines prove artificial intelligence = postmodernism?
June 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What if the machines prove artificial intelligence = postmodernism?
Vance: "[I]f the communist Republic of China is leaning away from bitcoin, then maybe the United States ought to be leaning into bitcoin."
Flawless logic.
A funny twist would be if Satoshi Nakamoto turns out to be the Chinese Government.
Flawless logic.
A funny twist would be if Satoshi Nakamoto turns out to be the Chinese Government.
Vice President JD Vance promised bitcoin enthusiasts at the Bitcoin 2025 conference that the Trump administration would press ahead with crypto-friendly policies
Vance Vows to Champion the Crypto ‘Movement’
Speaking at a bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, the vice president said Trump will sign a bill that establishes rules for stablecoins.
buff.ly
May 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Vance: "[I]f the communist Republic of China is leaning away from bitcoin, then maybe the United States ought to be leaning into bitcoin."
Flawless logic.
A funny twist would be if Satoshi Nakamoto turns out to be the Chinese Government.
Flawless logic.
A funny twist would be if Satoshi Nakamoto turns out to be the Chinese Government.
Some creative marketing for the next World Cup soccer ball design.
Scientists discover mysterious sphere in Colombia, sparking UFO speculation
Scientists discover mysterious sphere in Colombia, sparking UFO speculation
The sphere, according to social media page @Truthpolex, was spotted March 2 flying over the town of Buga, Colombia, before it landed.
nypost.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Some creative marketing for the next World Cup soccer ball design.
How do we know if an appliance is unconditionally loving?
May 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
How do we know if an appliance is unconditionally loving?
It's a pretty cool app.
And folks who resist the twisted narrative of an organic foods conspiracy will be rewarded with higher scores and healthier lives.
human wisdom > artificial intelligence
And folks who resist the twisted narrative of an organic foods conspiracy will be rewarded with higher scores and healthier lives.
human wisdom > artificial intelligence
May 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
It's a pretty cool app.
And folks who resist the twisted narrative of an organic foods conspiracy will be rewarded with higher scores and healthier lives.
human wisdom > artificial intelligence
And folks who resist the twisted narrative of an organic foods conspiracy will be rewarded with higher scores and healthier lives.
human wisdom > artificial intelligence
We worry that we'll burn whole forests tuning LLMs and human reasoning models along the scale,
<--------------------AI---------->
Extreme....Equivocation....Extreme
Only to find the Equivocation tuning the most useful but the least marketable.
<--------------------AI---------->
Extreme....Equivocation....Extreme
Only to find the Equivocation tuning the most useful but the least marketable.
Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way.
A new study shows LLMs represent different data types based on their underlying meaning & reason about data in their dominant language: bit.ly/3QrZvyy
A new study shows LLMs represent different data types based on their underlying meaning & reason about data in their dominant language: bit.ly/3QrZvyy
Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way
MIT researchers find large language models process diverse types of data, like different languages, audio inputs, images, etc., similarly to how humans reason about complex problems. Like humans, LLMs...
bit.ly
May 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We worry that we'll burn whole forests tuning LLMs and human reasoning models along the scale,
<--------------------AI---------->
Extreme....Equivocation....Extreme
Only to find the Equivocation tuning the most useful but the least marketable.
<--------------------AI---------->
Extreme....Equivocation....Extreme
Only to find the Equivocation tuning the most useful but the least marketable.
The "tush push" - a cautionary tale of optimization.
See the "3-point shot" and "the shift" for reference.
See the "3-point shot" and "the shift" for reference.
May 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The "tush push" - a cautionary tale of optimization.
See the "3-point shot" and "the shift" for reference.
See the "3-point shot" and "the shift" for reference.
The Society is willing to go to the wall for you *
* Limited offer valid only for the next 150 years.
* Limited offer valid only for the next 150 years.
May 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Society is willing to go to the wall for you *
* Limited offer valid only for the next 150 years.
* Limited offer valid only for the next 150 years.
Let a smile be your pilot wave, and many worlds will be happier.
May 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Let a smile be your pilot wave, and many worlds will be happier.
We are unapologetic Quinn Slobodian stans.
TODAY: Neoliberalism's Far-Right Evolution w/ Quinn Slobodian | MR Live | Majority Report www.youtube.com/live/baTWR-t...
Neoliberalism's Far-Right Evolution w/ Quinn Slobodian | MR Live | Majority Report
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
www.youtube.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We are unapologetic Quinn Slobodian stans.
In the bylaws of the Society of 150, we say:
"Members are encouraged to relax and have fun."
"Members are encouraged to relax and have fun."
May 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
In the bylaws of the Society of 150, we say:
"Members are encouraged to relax and have fun."
"Members are encouraged to relax and have fun."
The Society of 150 is not accelerationist.
May 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Society of 150 is not accelerationist.
Good qualities for my self and others' sake,
Though they may be many, I must NOW accomplish.
Even though for each of them
I must endeavor for unnumbered ages.
- Santideva (ish)
Though they may be many, I must NOW accomplish.
Even though for each of them
I must endeavor for unnumbered ages.
- Santideva (ish)
May 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good qualities for my self and others' sake,
Though they may be many, I must NOW accomplish.
Even though for each of them
I must endeavor for unnumbered ages.
- Santideva (ish)
Though they may be many, I must NOW accomplish.
Even though for each of them
I must endeavor for unnumbered ages.
- Santideva (ish)
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Today's the day! My new book MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER is finally out! If you want to understand why tech billionaires are so obsessed with impossible ideas about space and AI — and why that's dangerous — this book is for you. #MoreEverythingForever www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-...
More Everything Forever
This "wild and utterly engaging narrative" (Melanie Mitchell) shows why Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions—with escaping death,...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Today's the day! My new book MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER is finally out! If you want to understand why tech billionaires are so obsessed with impossible ideas about space and AI — and why that's dangerous — this book is for you. #MoreEverythingForever www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-...
Consider the sirloin.
It's delicious, but it's cruel.
"How can you justify ordering a steak with the world collapsing around us?" your dining partner asks.
We argue, "Because I want it," is the best answer.
But what if that doesn't satisfy your interrogator?
Then join the Society of 150.
It's delicious, but it's cruel.
"How can you justify ordering a steak with the world collapsing around us?" your dining partner asks.
We argue, "Because I want it," is the best answer.
But what if that doesn't satisfy your interrogator?
Then join the Society of 150.
May 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Consider the sirloin.
It's delicious, but it's cruel.
"How can you justify ordering a steak with the world collapsing around us?" your dining partner asks.
We argue, "Because I want it," is the best answer.
But what if that doesn't satisfy your interrogator?
Then join the Society of 150.
It's delicious, but it's cruel.
"How can you justify ordering a steak with the world collapsing around us?" your dining partner asks.
We argue, "Because I want it," is the best answer.
But what if that doesn't satisfy your interrogator?
Then join the Society of 150.
The Society asks, "What if we agreed to draw a line under human civilization 150 years in the future?"
How would our behaviors change if we narrowed the scope of our economies, politics, and personal choices to consider only their impacts over the next 150 years - and nothing beyond?
How would our behaviors change if we narrowed the scope of our economies, politics, and personal choices to consider only their impacts over the next 150 years - and nothing beyond?
May 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Society asks, "What if we agreed to draw a line under human civilization 150 years in the future?"
How would our behaviors change if we narrowed the scope of our economies, politics, and personal choices to consider only their impacts over the next 150 years - and nothing beyond?
How would our behaviors change if we narrowed the scope of our economies, politics, and personal choices to consider only their impacts over the next 150 years - and nothing beyond?
One can feel oppressed by a kind of tyranny of infinite human suffering.
See how deep suffering can go in an individual. Multiply that by the number of individuals alive today. Then project that forward and backward across what is likely an eternal multiverse of beings.
It's a lot of suffering.
See how deep suffering can go in an individual. Multiply that by the number of individuals alive today. Then project that forward and backward across what is likely an eternal multiverse of beings.
It's a lot of suffering.
May 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
One can feel oppressed by a kind of tyranny of infinite human suffering.
See how deep suffering can go in an individual. Multiply that by the number of individuals alive today. Then project that forward and backward across what is likely an eternal multiverse of beings.
It's a lot of suffering.
See how deep suffering can go in an individual. Multiply that by the number of individuals alive today. Then project that forward and backward across what is likely an eternal multiverse of beings.
It's a lot of suffering.
Participation in the experiment is always voluntary, and the decision to participate is assumed to be arbitrary.
The Society of 150 views incentives as a form of self-deception.
The Society of 150 views incentives as a form of self-deception.
May 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Participation in the experiment is always voluntary, and the decision to participate is assumed to be arbitrary.
The Society of 150 views incentives as a form of self-deception.
The Society of 150 views incentives as a form of self-deception.