Meta-thoughts

There is no person behind the language produced by a chatbot. It’s a dilution of billions of people, like adding water to sugar until the sweetness dissolves.

latest version some people have asked for a PDF (idk why, but ok) you can have that one here: https://t.co/SY3Oi82hF5 https://t.co/fKBnf7btzs

We’re drowning in content.

Every platform, every scroll, every second—more inputs, more noise, mo⁠

⁠re things trying to hook your attention. The old metrics of intelligence—who memorized the most, who spoke the loudest, who finished the book first—don’t mean much here.

In an age where AI can generate anything, the question is no longer "can it be... See more

I've been intermittent fasting for probably 7 years now. there's been tons of research done on why you shouldn't be constantly eating - but what about for your mind? what if you didn't feed your mind with information all day long? what would happen? https://t.co/is8PMk8Kpi

The aMCC has been shown to be central to willpower, and according to neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, it’s “the seat of the will to live.” It grows when we do things we don’t want to do, and athletes and people who see themselves as continually overcoming challenges (i.e., they see themselves as resilient) have larger aMCCs, as do superagers. The... See more

the quiet rebellion of a little life

caitlyn

Dec 09, 2024

hello.

there’s a pervasive myth that has seeped into every corner of our current reality claiming that in order to have a meaningful life, we’re told that worth is measured in titles, achievements, and the scope of our influence. it’s a myth that demands endless striving, as though the only... See more

“History as usually written is quite different from history as usually lived. The historian records the exceptional because it is interesting.” – Will Durant