Robin Good

I am noticing how maxed out people’s mental bandwidth is these days- for every online creator the struggle is very real (subscription fatigue & co.)

Many of us still want to read, comment and engage, but there’s simply too much of everything all the time. And so we mentally “save” it all for “later” that never arrives.

But at the same time, the n... See more

But what I began to notice, through all of it, was that something felt increasingly off. Not just in my own experience, but in the culture surrounding it. What once felt full of possibility had started to feel constricted. The language of freedom was still there, but beneath it was a kind of pressure that didn’t feel creative at all.

There’s a stran... See more

WILD BARE THOUGHTS

How I Use AI to Sharpen My Taste and Pursue the Real Me

because taste is self-pursuit—and self-pursuit requires taste

stepfanie tyler

Jul 16, 2025

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Most people think AI makes you lose yourself. That it kills taste. That algorithms flatten us into sameness, rewarding short attention spans, cheap aesthetics, and dopamine over depth... See more

We used to associate intelligence with accumulation. Who knew the most. Who could recall the fastest. Who sounded the smartest in a room.

But in a world where AI knows more than anyone—and everyone is shouting into the void—intelligence has quietly changed shape. It’s no longer about how much you know. It’s about how well you filter .

our digital environments have turned us all into curators. Not just of aesthetics, but of inputs. What we consume, what we follow, what we amplify—it all becomes a mirror of how we think.

Studies of individuals who report high life satisfaction consistently show one pattern: they engage in activities with naturally extended feedback loops. Mastery of skills, service to others, deep relationships, creative expression—all require tolerating periods of boredom or frustration before delivering their rewards.

Without effort, struggle, and time investment, achievements become meaningless.

The value isn't just in the outcome—it's in who you become through the process of pursuing it.

“Find your passion” is also... well, bullshit.

We tell young people to "find their passion" as if there's a vast forest before them, and somewhere among the millions of trees stands the one perfect specimen that will unlock their life's purpose.

This metaphor used to paralyze me more than inspire.

Most eighteen-year-olds' genuine passions involve ha... See more