Thought provoking
Every “hi” is a first impression. To do it well, lead with curiosity instead of apathy, mistrust, or resignation.
So what is stopping me from stepping outside my habitual crap?
My mind, my limited mind.
The story of life is the story of the same basic mind readdressing the same problems in the same already discredited ways.
Maria Popova • George Saunders on How to Live an Unregretting Life
@patrick_oshag I think with so much data and algorithmic-everything, the value of hand curation will continue to increase. 1,000 movies the computer suggests are not as compelling as 1 movie from a person I trust.
I think there must be an analytical corollary to this, but I'm not yet sure what
Simon Sarrisx.com
Interesting view, hmmm
- complicated ideas take more energy to transmit than simple ones
- for every complex idea there are a large number of stupid copies
- people can often understand things without being able to articulate them, so when a person is helped by a complex meme, they will often reproduce and transmit a simpler variant of the original complex meme
- for some p... See more
- for every complex idea there are a large number of stupid copies
- people can often understand things without being able to articulate them, so when a person is helped by a complex meme, they will often reproduce and transmit a simpler variant of the original complex meme
- for some p... See more
Mark P Xu Neyer • Every Complex Idea Has a Million Stupid Cousins
"Who cares if the first draft is good? It doesn’t need to be good, it just needs to be, so you can revise it. You don’t need an idea to start a story. You just need a sentence"
- George Saunders
(good advice in general)
Andy Weissmantwitter.com
When people make sweeping statements like “language models are bullshit machines” or “ChatGPT lies,” it usually tells me they’re not seriously engaged in any kind of AI/ML work or productive discourse in this space.
First, because saying a machine “lies” or “bullshits” implies motivated intent in a social context, which language models don’t have. M... See more
First, because saying a machine “lies” or “bullshits” implies motivated intent in a social context, which language models don’t have. M... See more
Humanity's Last Exam
“I don’t think we talk enough about the in betweens. The part when you know you want to change something but don’t yet know how, don’t yet feel strong enough, don’t yet know what your first step is. So to the people in the in betweens, don’t be disheartened, don’t give up. You’ve done the hard part. Now just take it one small step at a time.
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