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@triketora.bsky.social i feel like you'd be amused(?) by this
May 16, 2023 at 5:49 PM
@triketora.bsky.social i feel like you'd be amused(?) by this
practically speaking yes. i can imagine the second thing being a useful way to think (ie "take responsibility for your own happiness") but if you're just directly comparing vs the counterfactual you really want to be happier w/ your partner than without
May 16, 2023 at 5:46 PM
practically speaking yes. i can imagine the second thing being a useful way to think (ie "take responsibility for your own happiness") but if you're just directly comparing vs the counterfactual you really want to be happier w/ your partner than without
contrary to the other replies it's the former for me, probably because my level of strength has fluctuated a lot. when i'm stronger and try to lift something heavy the feeling is "oh shit this is really heavy, but wait it's actually moving when i push"
May 9, 2023 at 3:54 PM
contrary to the other replies it's the former for me, probably because my level of strength has fluctuated a lot. when i'm stronger and try to lift something heavy the feeling is "oh shit this is really heavy, but wait it's actually moving when i push"
would love to hear more! what kind of info would you focus on, and why might i be likely to already have it?
May 8, 2023 at 6:40 PM
would love to hear more! what kind of info would you focus on, and why might i be likely to already have it?
one internal voice says that it's bad to live so much in the future but otoh it is kinda hard to invest somewhere you're only going to be for another year
May 8, 2023 at 4:55 PM
one internal voice says that it's bad to live so much in the future but otoh it is kinda hard to invest somewhere you're only going to be for another year
have you come up with any good ways to execute the AI bet? other than semiconductor stocks i've found it difficult to figure out how
May 6, 2023 at 8:08 PM
have you come up with any good ways to execute the AI bet? other than semiconductor stocks i've found it difficult to figure out how
i think of this as the "choir of angels problem" after the xkcd on it. it used to really stress me out but some time ago i decided that it was fake and then i was able to get married.
wrote a blog post about it if you're interested! https://www.benedict.one/2022/08/18/uncertainty-and-marriage/
wrote a blog post about it if you're interested! https://www.benedict.one/2022/08/18/uncertainty-and-marriage/
May 6, 2023 at 8:05 PM
i think of this as the "choir of angels problem" after the xkcd on it. it used to really stress me out but some time ago i decided that it was fake and then i was able to get married.
wrote a blog post about it if you're interested! https://www.benedict.one/2022/08/18/uncertainty-and-marriage/
wrote a blog post about it if you're interested! https://www.benedict.one/2022/08/18/uncertainty-and-marriage/
i hadn't seen this before, thanks for the link! already enjoying this: "thank you for inviting me to discuss einstein. he was not a mathematician so i won't say anything further about him. anyways as i was saying about bacon and descartes,"
May 5, 2023 at 12:23 AM
i hadn't seen this before, thanks for the link! already enjoying this: "thank you for inviting me to discuss einstein. he was not a mathematician so i won't say anything further about him. anyways as i was saying about bacon and descartes,"
do you notice differences between the kinds of people who are good at different kinds of math? could be like: high school vs grad math, or geometry vs number theory, whatever you've noticed.
May 4, 2023 at 11:36 PM
do you notice differences between the kinds of people who are good at different kinds of math? could be like: high school vs grad math, or geometry vs number theory, whatever you've noticed.
"thinking about"?
nothing. brain empty. needy baby
nothing. brain empty. needy baby
May 2, 2023 at 9:58 PM
"thinking about"?
nothing. brain empty. needy baby
nothing. brain empty. needy baby
ok i'll go first.
in the morning i try to do some writing (i have a moderate sized pileup of posts to publish once i iron out a new editing process) and in the afternoon i'm helping a friend code up an online marketplace. in the evening there's a very needy baby
in the morning i try to do some writing (i have a moderate sized pileup of posts to publish once i iron out a new editing process) and in the afternoon i'm helping a friend code up an online marketplace. in the evening there's a very needy baby
May 2, 2023 at 9:58 PM
ok i'll go first.
in the morning i try to do some writing (i have a moderate sized pileup of posts to publish once i iron out a new editing process) and in the afternoon i'm helping a friend code up an online marketplace. in the evening there's a very needy baby
in the morning i try to do some writing (i have a moderate sized pileup of posts to publish once i iron out a new editing process) and in the afternoon i'm helping a friend code up an online marketplace. in the evening there's a very needy baby
between you and others
May 1, 2023 at 5:37 PM
between you and others
another example that comes to mind is keith johnstone's improv
May 1, 2023 at 3:35 PM
another example that comes to mind is keith johnstone's improv
the more general pattern is that when a field is new, it's small and uncompetitive enough that the same person can be researcher/eng/practitioner. but there aren't a lot of new fields currently except the ones that are personally created (but often those have no relevance to wider reality)
May 1, 2023 at 3:34 PM
the more general pattern is that when a field is new, it's small and uncompetitive enough that the same person can be researcher/eng/practitioner. but there aren't a lot of new fields currently except the ones that are personally created (but often those have no relevance to wider reality)
i was actually going off your "personal experience vs existing knowledge base" piece more, but it's linked because
- distortion field lets you leverage your personal insights
- personal insights are idiosyncratic to just you
- so there is no specialization into the 3 roles for others to fill
- distortion field lets you leverage your personal insights
- personal insights are idiosyncratic to just you
- so there is no specialization into the 3 roles for others to fill
May 1, 2023 at 3:32 PM
i was actually going off your "personal experience vs existing knowledge base" piece more, but it's linked because
- distortion field lets you leverage your personal insights
- personal insights are idiosyncratic to just you
- so there is no specialization into the 3 roles for others to fill
- distortion field lets you leverage your personal insights
- personal insights are idiosyncratic to just you
- so there is no specialization into the 3 roles for others to fill
what do you think accounts for the difference?
May 1, 2023 at 3:27 PM
what do you think accounts for the difference?
i wonder how the oculus in nyc comports with this. it's a shopping mall built directly on top of a large subway junction in fidi, but i mainly hate it because i always accidentally exit the subway into it and it takes me 5 min to figure out how to leave and it makes me late
May 1, 2023 at 3:25 PM
i wonder how the oculus in nyc comports with this. it's a shopping mall built directly on top of a large subway junction in fidi, but i mainly hate it because i always accidentally exit the subway into it and it takes me 5 min to figure out how to leave and it makes me late
i guess the stuff that comes to mind is:
- guru / cult leader
- therapist w/ new modality
- startup founder
all things where your personal insights induce some kind of reality distortion field for the people around you
- guru / cult leader
- therapist w/ new modality
- startup founder
all things where your personal insights induce some kind of reality distortion field for the people around you
May 1, 2023 at 3:20 PM
i guess the stuff that comes to mind is:
- guru / cult leader
- therapist w/ new modality
- startup founder
all things where your personal insights induce some kind of reality distortion field for the people around you
- guru / cult leader
- therapist w/ new modality
- startup founder
all things where your personal insights induce some kind of reality distortion field for the people around you
one of the big gaps btwn fiction and reality is that in reality practitioners tend to be different from engineers who are diff from researchers, whereas in fiction the same person embodies all three (the discoverer gets to wield the new powers).
do you need to be all 3 or id with 1 of them more?
do you need to be all 3 or id with 1 of them more?
May 1, 2023 at 3:10 PM
one of the big gaps btwn fiction and reality is that in reality practitioners tend to be different from engineers who are diff from researchers, whereas in fiction the same person embodies all three (the discoverer gets to wield the new powers).
do you need to be all 3 or id with 1 of them more?
do you need to be all 3 or id with 1 of them more?
on twitter i frequently find myself wanting to ask moots "hey why do you follow this other person" as in looking for whether they are specifically good on one area or just a hate/curiosity/IRL-friend or thirst-follow or whatever and i hate that i'd basically just come off as a follow cop for asking
April 30, 2023 at 3:33 PM
on twitter i frequently find myself wanting to ask moots "hey why do you follow this other person" as in looking for whether they are specifically good on one area or just a hate/curiosity/IRL-friend or thirst-follow or whatever and i hate that i'd basically just come off as a follow cop for asking