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Taste is not merely superficial preferences but a fundamental human experience linked to moral judgment and self-discovery.

The internet lacks the patience for difficulty and comprehension, resulting in a poor version of culture compared to what existed before.

Many people desire alternatives to the current internet and are frustrated with the lack of human curation.

fascinating historical perspective.

our ancestors experienced day-to-day unpredictability (you could die from childbirth, starvation was a constant threat, etc…) but global stability (if your parents were peasants, you’d prob be a peasant).

modern humans inverted that - routine defines us but there is global instability (the world is constantly changing - technology, climate, politics)

other weird things about modern life:

• children teach their parents how to use tools that are critical to thriving in modern society, a complete inversion of the transmission of knowledge through generations.

• non-local social comparison - we compare ourselves to billions of people, not a few hundred in close proximity to us.

• we are distanced from nature, whereas for generations before survival was tied to understanding the natural world.

beautifully written.

nuanced piece by Anthropic CEO