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these epiphanies are ephemeral14
Sarah West Young

“If I am not in the world simply to adapt to it, but rather transform it, and if it is not possible to change the world without a certain dream or vis

how incentives shape the world3
Sarah West Young

people don’t buy products when they understand them. they buy products when they feel understood.

Instead of saying, ‘The writing in this scene isn’t good enough,’ you say, ‘Don’t you want people to walk out of the theater and be quoting those line

how to live originally4
Sarah West Young

"A group of friends who enjoy each others' company ought to build something together."This isn't a shill for startups; "building something together" d

The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic

Be dangerous, its careful out there

excellent bios1
Sarah West Young

“Cody is not a therapist, mental health professional, trauma informed facilitator, or anything else that would give them credentials for talking about

sci-fact1
Sarah West Young
pero why isn’t all this tech making life better3
Sarah West Young

yet beyond symbolic vs ML as two different approaches, there's another dichotomy: AI as a method of understanding how we as humans work vs AI as g

Design is not what we make. Design is what we make possible.

80,000 hours0
Sarah West Young
how to build the world’s best library7
Sarah West Young

Timeline 1990: Problem recognized 2007: Location selected 2008: Architects selected 2011: Schematic design completed 2013: Construction starts 2017: C

BBF. The corollary of free access is frequently theft. Do you think that it is necessary to plan for the implementation of anti-theft devices when pro

taking life seriously + carrying it lightly2
Sarah West Young

Ted Hughes: “And that’s how we measure out our real respect for people—by the degree of feeling they can register, the voltage of life they can carry