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Oxytocin (and the closely related hormone vasopressin) reduces aggression, increases empathy and trust, and promotes bonding behaviors like physical touch or eye contact. In short, oxytocin and vasopressin cause us to act in a more prosocial way—that is, in ways that are supportive and helpful to others. Furthermore, experiencing prosocial behavior
... See moreShortform • Behave by Robert Sapolsky
Oxytocin produces trust, love, and friendship.12 It’s the “pro-social” neurochemical that underpins everything from loving, long-term marital bliss to cooperative, well-functioning companies. We feel its presence as joy and love. It promotes trust, underpins fidelity and empathy,
Steven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
Rather, gifting carries with it a collective intelligence that knows our participation in the gift is what sustains us. We don’t just benefit via increased social bonds and that warm fuzzy feeling of “doing good” – when we’re kind to each other and the world round us, we are literally increasing our chances of survival.
Rebecca • Quantifying the Gift
Kevin Kwok has a schtick about how friend groups underinvest in themselves. A group of people with high mutual trust, shared interests, and low coordination costs have already solved for many of the issues that otherwise prevent humans from accomplishing great things.
Nadia Asparouhova • 27: Friend groups
zuck’s playbook for poaching ai talent is absolutely savage.
openai is obviously not acquirable, at least not in any real world scenario. so what’s the next best move? you don’t buy the company. you bleed it out. you go straight for the people who are the company.
openai is quite literally... See more
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