reading, watching & listening to

fantastic! comedy is the highest form of genius.

the phrase "Can you believe it?" stuck with me - Alex jokes about how it can be a reply to almost anything, illustrating how it can mask deeper issues of substance.

had to read this several times to grok it but applied to a real-life example.

It’s hard to design the perfect onboarding. but it’s easy to check: “Did the user reach ‘Aha!’ in 3 steps instead of 7?” or “Did 80% of users complete the flow?”

So the industry (and people) naturally get pulled into automated loops. this is why mid-training is powerful and dangerous. it can manufacture the appearance of discernment while dodging deeper unmeasurable criteria.

“They have learned to produce the appearance of discernment without ever developing the faculty itself.”

creativity is not a scarce commodity