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However, the Midwit Meme does seem to pop up a lot in finance and economics, because there, complicated problems do often have simple solutions (or at a minimum, a simple optimal course of action). This runs counter to our intuition, which is that a complicated problem must have an equally complicated optimal course of action. People are often refl... See more
Philo • The Midwit Trap
Where and how will humans show the eminence of our species when AI becomes better than us at everything? I feel sort of desperate for some human-centric optimism here because the whole project of being human feels really weird as our specialness becomes automated.
A couple of observations. First, I do think the last mile is the most difficu
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Snapchat was not a text messaging app. Snapchat was not a social network. Snapchat was something new. Words escaped it because it was novel—beyond our vocabulary at the time. Old, referential language failed to explain Snapchat.
Josh Miller • "Disregard the Words"
You ideally want to be in the middle
Christian Angermayer • Psychedelics: Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More – The Tim Ferriss Show
How to Discover Your Own Taste
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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.
As geographical constraints diminish, the world is becoming more dangerous for those who aren’t great at their job.
Dror Poleg • Slack and the Imaginary Economy.
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You must both make your UI desperately simple, and your monetization system respectful
Greg Costikyan • Ethical Free-to-Play Game Design (And Why it Matters)
AI-powered, in-product assistants will make a major comeback (Microsoft’s infamous “Clippy” was just ahead of its time!). Q&A interfaces on top of AI are the biggest threat to Google and other information sources that monetize via traffic.