Davey

Been meeting a lot of young people recently who are spiritual and live their lives according to some value system and yearn for a community of likeminded people but don't subscribe to any traditional religion. Feels like we are all on the same page but don't have a place to gather or a structure. Not sure if all of these people want this or if they... See more

A good strategy is a journey from seeing a blurry blob to seeing crisp blocks.

"the gradual + slow build of something beautiful and substantial interests me more than suddenly giving into what feels convenient or pleasurable in one slice of a moment in time" https://t.co/SyooBOYZ4p

I'm thinking a ton about how to make a religion out of a truth-seeking community. An individualist religion, where people are trying to navigate and model the world together, rather than accepting past ancestors facts just out of faith.

New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things,

even by their discoverers

, because there isn't yet the conceptual vocabulary to express them.

Most people stop at consumption. This has always been the case, and will continue to be the case forever and ever, Amen. This makes sense, as it requires the least amount of effort. But the evolution of algorithmic and hyperpersonal content makes moving beyond consumption even more challenging. If I already enjoy the content I’m being served, why w... See more

you actually don't need everyone to understand you or what you do and you're probably working on something too safe if they all easily do. your knowing you don’t need them to understand is also exactly what makes them want to

meaningness: life, the universe, and one’s place in it.

Assembly theory provides a new framework to understand selection and evolution that integrates physics and biology. It redefines objects not as particles but by their formation histories.