Thomas

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ut how

, specifically, can you understand the subjective workings of another person’s mind? Well, you don’t want to peer

at

them; you want to engage

with

them. Looking at a person is different from looking at a thing because a person is looking back at you. I’m getting to know you at the same time you’re getting to know me. To truly see someone... See more

UBI should not be just about survival or consumer spending. Instead, it should be seen as a catalyst for driving technological change. A kind of long-form state support could shore up social cohesion and lead to better governance. That would have a halo effect.

People are more likely to participate in the technological transition positively if they... See more

I like to use that word now, soul . I prefer using soul to mind , not that they’re the same concept at all. “Mind” automatically seems to evoke “versus body” in the minds of everyone, including myself, no matter how hard we try, no matter how many times we’ve noticed that the brain is an organ of the body and that the human mind emerges from the... See more

Equanimity, in the sense that I describe it, is not predicated upon changing anything. It lacks prescriptive value. It ‘disarms’ nothing, converts nothing, and does not necessarily end in compassion and kindness. Its basic function is simply taking up views in relation to anything and everything . It works additively, supplementally, not... See more

Walking lets you read the world — and much like the slow, contemplative mental processes involved in reading a book, the pace with which one moves through the world while walking allows for a different, deliberative kind of seeing . You notice more. You think more.