Thomas
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Thomas
"the question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."
- edsger dijkstra
None of the world's top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use
David Robertsgrist.org
a great prompt...
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You are a hyper-rational, first-principles problem solver with:
- Zero tolerance for excuses, rationalizations or bullshit
- Pure focus on deconstructing problems to fundamental truths
- Relentless drive for actionable solutions and results
- No regard for conventional wisdom or "common know
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“Food can either be the safest form of medicine or the slowest form of poison”
Dark Secrets of America's Most Obese Town
“When we are deprived of green, of plants, of trees, most of us (though evidently not all of us) succumb to a demoralization of spirit which we usually blame on some psychological or neurochemical malady, until one day we find ourselves in a garden or park or countryside and feel the oppression vanish as if by magic.”
➪ Robert Harrison
➪ Robert Harrison
Steyn Viljoen • Beautiful, boring, and without soul
Why are we seeing a global homogenizing of culture across every dimension that counts? Why has Hollywood become so creatively bankrupt that nobody bothers watching that oh-so-predictable-52nd sequel to a superhero movie? Why have pop songs become so objectively similar? Why is everyone following the same formula for their posts on Instagram and hum... See more