Inspiring
It's interesting that after centuries of spilled ink by leftwing theorists on the grand project of global intellectual emancipation, the thing to actually deliver a major contemporary stride was the capitalist project -- social media -- which has given a voice to millions of marginalized high-intelligence... See more
yung macro 宏观年少传奇x.comInspiring It's interesting that after centuries of spilled ink by leftwing theorists on the grand project of global intellectual emancipation, the thing to actually deliver a major contemporary stride was the capitalist project -- social media -- which has given a voice to millions of marginalized high-intelligence people living in secluded corners of the world who would otherwise have rotted among their median-intelligence townsfolk, as they did before Yet it's constantly derided, undressed, shamed... my claim will also be dismissed by a certain type -- as is to be expected! The 4th gen Brooklynite can't sympathize with the plight of the 140-IQ Soviet laborer desperate for someone to talk to, numbing the pain of loneliness with suicidal alcoholism in his rotting apartment Today he'd log onto LessWrong, start an X account, put away the vodka! But for some reason this framing isn't polite, this struggle isn't legitimate, if life felt slightly more idyllic for the New York millennial before Facebook then it must have been the case for everyone else too
The messaging about social media is so confusing. On one hand, it’s the domain of the embarrassingly anti-intellectual, attention-hungry, vain, stupid, trollish... Yet on the other hand, social media can also supposedly propel people to the presidency and shape an entire generation’s opinion on geopolitical issues. So what does it mean to advocate... See more
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The illusionary perception that social media has brought us closer has faded. Living a performative life for the Internet is a recipe for emptiness. What has been revealed is that we are alone. We crave connection. Wherever we end up going, we want it to be more real. This means we should probably stop supporting centralized platforms, even if they... See more
I’m convinced that it’s going to become a straightforwardly high-status, elite play to renounce phones, social media, and many other aspects of digital culture. In a world of insane information abundance and always-on connection, reclaiming the stillness of your own mind will be akin to flying private.
If I’m right, we’ll see a growing divide
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