đź’ˇ me, myself and AI
Still hard to believe that access to infinite information made us dumber
Dylan O'Sullivansubstack.com
We have to be practiced at leaning into friction; otherwise, our drive for comfort will take over, and its inertia will drag us into motionless isolation. If what you’re after is a life of experience and depth—which, if you’ve gotten this far, I think it is—you need to seek out friction. Become familiar with the uncomfortable. Do it on purpose.
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Craft Is the Antidote to Slop
"The devil’s oldest strategy is, of course, promising godlike creation without godlike effort." https://t.co/3LMU326wSe
The devil’s oldest strategy is, of course, promising godlike creation without godlike effort.
It’s not just about “achievement”, by the way. It’s about fully meeting yourself. Truly seeing what you’re made of. Exploring all of the nooks and crannies of your being and the depths of the human experience. Seeing who you might become in the process.
If you never go through any struggle or endure anything hard to get to where you want to go and
... See moreWhen you repeatedly prompt an LLM over a long timescale — whether you’re discussing your delusional beliefs, or pursuing a romantic fantasy (“AI girl/boyfriends”) — you are filling it up with your communicative intent. The work that comes out the other side — the transformation of your prompts into a response — is a mirror that you’re holding up to... See more
AI psychosis and the warped mirror
It’s not the wave that changes you, it’s the erosion.
The AI gold rush is here. Companies are throwing money, power, and status at anyone who looks and smells “AI-native.” And guess who’s cashing in? Mostly men.
