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  1. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · replyand yes we will not speak of all the stuff that's important yet uninteresting 😜
  2. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postmany things are not that interesting some things are interesting & worthwhile which things are interesting but not worth it - what do you intentionally avoid?
  3. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@eshear attentional economy- minimize open connections by replying fast w confidence
  4. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@spatialweeb lol I feel like there should be a 4 letter acronym ending in L
  5. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@chopstickfury01 @gptbrooke ooo this sounds fun- would it just be a directory for ppl to find wares or would VC curate the selection, provide shared payment system, or loan funds for promising wares?
  6. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · repostRT @bayeslord: it’s only natural, but openai is too powerful right now. we need to increase variance in the ecosystem or suffer the consequ…
  7. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@eshear I think that's a common unexamined assumption yes, my tweet intended to question it
  8. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@mage_ofaquarius lol, Yes this is a good thing... it just sits awkwardly w some ppl's moral frameworks
  9. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@eshear common definitions of altruism use the word "selfless" as opposed to selfish behavior- and in conventional use ppl look for benefit to self as disqualifying an action from being altruistic. what definition do you use?
  10. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@yashkaf @AgnesCallard lack of enforcement != lack of laws? murder has been pretty consistently illegal, it's usually a question of funding & corruption & other social dynamics
  11. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postthe secret to a viral tweet is to write your best take, look in the mirror, and remove one nuance
  12. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@charmide awww 🫶
  13. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@eshear @zackmdavis hehe borderline underfitting... memetic perfection
  14. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · quotestill think about this sometimes... https://x.com/charmide/status/1689398588026097664
  15. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · repostRT @visakanv: @mimi10v3 taste, curiosity, imagination, courage
  16. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@nickcammarata I guess my intuition is that behavior not under evolutionary pressure would tend to be continuation on whatever trajectory is most advantageous for reproduction- because there's no force creating demand for weirdness, it's unlikely to become a stable trait across a population
  17. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@blisstweeting @nickcammarata haha ants are interesting w their colony behavior & sister ants being 75% same genome... in a way the whole hive is the unit of reproduction, just distributed bodies
  18. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@nickcammarata if you don't limit it to animal kingdom you might find more interesting examples? plants are weird
  19. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@nickcammarata yeah, between that and sexual reproduction itself being more often a matter of declining probabilities vs a sharp cutoff... trying to think of examples 🤔
  20. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · quoteTRUE! we must update the requirement to three 7s!!! https://x.com/SeanMombo/status/1703473809469128743
  21. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@nickcammarata when you say "reproduce" do you include all parenting & grandparenting?
  22. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · repostRT @the_wilderless: arguments like this pretty much always sound like “tornadoes aren’t real! there are only currents of air with a lot of…
  23. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · poston too little sleep & too little food bec hackathon... reminds me- it's a long established truth that putting yourself under stress w fasting, sleep deprivation, self-harm, extreme exercise can trigger relief / enjoyable altered mental status... but they're all net harmful & not sustainable ime- better to take the middle path and not lean into pain
  24. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@ikristoph what does this mean, alien?
  25. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@spatialweeb I've been thinking about this... is there a single word descriptor for the process of building w crappy zero shot prompting as auto-fill for humans to review & fix -> collecting their corrections -> data to fine-tune & measure when auto-fill begins to match human reviewers...
  26. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · posttbh the main reason I still have a phone number is for 2FA & form-filling
  27. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@astralwalkk Tesla/Elon + GMU econ (local interesting intellectuals)
  28. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@bayeslord 🤷‍♀️ no one gives me straight answers when I ask questions about it so yeah I'm going on very very incomplete & suspect info, but I spent quite awhile pestering ppl and burning social capital trying to give it a fair look
  29. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@bayeslord sigh, the layers of memes seem like they could be cover for insidious regulation - "haha we're just a meme" / "haha everyone thinks we're a meme, except you clever few" / "haha we got regulations passed while everyone was busy laughing at us"
  30. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@bayeslord past anti-piracy measures have been fairly awful medicine-worse-than-the-illness imo... do you disagree w this or is 21e8 approach radically different in a way that makes it unlikely to go down the same path?
  31. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@MeiselZachary yeah, it's like, I've been reading about meditation practices which sound like intentional dissociation... and it seems very important to understand what exactly is different about it before trying it and my mind slipping into the familiar previous dissociated (negative) state
  32. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@MeiselZachary yeah, but it's like... dissociation is adaptive response when you literally can't get away but has significant downsides vs staying present & experiencing the pain
  33. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@gptbrooke lol, I didn't have an opinion when I wrote this, but realizing I'd want a bit of woo reverence- it's like, the new moon is normally an absence, a hidden thing... but a solar eclipse gives us a brief but intense *presence* blocking the sun, a revealing of what is usually hidden
  34. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · quote@Pathless110 inspired by this which also uses pain? https://x.com/bayeslord/status/1703392174371729421
  35. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@bayeslord what IS the intent though? I'm not convinced it is wise
  36. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@gptbrooke I think you gotta decide what vibe you want for the eclipse viewing itself and work backwards- loud party atmosphere? woo reverence & ritual? nerdy observation?
  37. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postwhat is the difference between learned helplessness -> losing will to live vs non-resistance to pain -> enlightenment? because I've experienced the first one and it makes me quite distrustful wrt the second one
  38. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@Sunni_Labeouf @omeruzvn yes she's less physically attractive, but imo once you factor in personality I bet she's more fun in bed
  39. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · replyactually my question is more, what exactly is the difference and is it the same trait manifesting in positive & negative facets or is it two or more distinct traits- and how correlated are they / how do they develop?
  40. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@qephatziel and yet you don't prove yourself stupid for mentioning here?
  41. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@omeruzvn lol she seems kinda negative but in a hilarious way where you could have a fun argument about it?
  42. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · quotethe gap between the unspeakable and the unfathomable... https://x.com/mechanicaltwink/status/1703412598505697760
  43. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@shakoistsLog I find it slightly annoying bec it's a frequent "joke" and yet I sincerely doubt that "lack of sperm" is in the top 100 reasons for declining TFR
  44. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@chrisgardenuk lol and yet, Twitter... 😅
  45. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@basedalexandoor lol modern men are broken
  46. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@PicoPaco17 judging from what's available- her mannerisms and the few words she said
  47. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@SRtwofourfour @thecardbureau hehe I need that one!
  48. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@omeruzvn what? I'm serious, she's hilarious
  49. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · quoteaqua dress girl has no rizz imo? like, chubby girl seems like she'd be a much more fun date? https://x.com/AndySwan/status/1703010289313091636
  50. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@DefenderOfBasic yeah, very much so lol... and GCs varying levels of in between depending on the vibe- can I just say anything or do I need to load 100 messages of context and be empathic / insightful?
  51. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@JustAnkurBagchi lol why is my vote always the wrong answer per the crowd!!! I think human brains are predisposed to create god / god-like supernatural beings, but that in 100s of years we will improve our brains in a way that makes this less likely
  52. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@bayeslord tbh this is the pain that scares me the most- pain while my mind is too disorganized or unconscious to respond and move away from it
  53. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@bayeslord what's your take on pain in ppl in vegetative states, or pain management while unconscious to reduce odds of ptsd? https://www.jems.com/patient-care/ems-pain-management-for-unconscious-patients/
  54. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@PotatoOfReason @Samtanic_Panic this is why it's all the more impressive he continues to perform as well as he does 😏
  55. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · quoteLiberals: + UNLESS the outlier is weird in a profitable direction, then they're immoral and should be condemned and legislated against. https://x.com/dissproportion/status/1703289439584244156
  56. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postis there a difference between "childish" and "child-like" in your mind?
  57. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@bayeslord tbh no?
  58. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@growing_daniel @elonmusk Elon seems pragmatic- was he motivated to do well on the test or just checking a box? When I took it I was transferring and it didn't matter, I'd been up all night watching world cup games lol...
  59. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@Jousefm2 lol I love those moments but only wish everyone else had more ideas so I could look less like a crazy person
  60. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@Sayfless lol so true
  61. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@jmelahman @visakanv is #1 obvs, raises it to an art form... but it's also about the middling replies- are they interesting & constructive or predictable & bad vibes?
  62. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@Mystisith ig this was more an observation in the opposite direction- that if you're doing something "nice" for someone else, can you ever really disentangle "altruism" from "satisfying my conscience and removing suffering from my awareness"
  63. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@the_wilderless lol it's all extremely petty & personal (for me too!) ... he was welcome to hang out & dream about the future & build stuff w AI, but I don't want to be bullied
  64. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@manofpastaandfu if you don't think god is weird you don't have much respect for its superiority beyond our understanding
  65. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postaccelerate regrowth https://phys.org/news/2023-09-replanting-forests-diverse-mixtures-seedlings.amp
  66. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postoooo remind me to go see new Artechouse exhibit sometime soon (anyone wanna meet up there? is a nasa collab)
  67. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@shinygoldbars what was the original point? all I've seen is a bunch of thirdhand discourse about it
  68. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postoverheard coworkers talking about the "men think about Rome" meme today during hackathon, they were saying it was a TikTok thing- is that where it started?
  69. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@Mystisith I'm not sure I follow... 🤔
  70. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postfeels like there is soooo much to be built around LLMs to unleash their potential... (also continued scaling & multimodal wen???)
  71. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postthe people who change the world are the weirdos not the hipsters, the cringe not the cool
  72. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postaffective empathy makes it tough to distinguish selfishness from altruism...
  73. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postima be honest I choose which highbies to follow entirely by their replyguys
  74. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@HephaistosF what are those?
  75. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@a_musingcat not today kitten, not today 🦾
  76. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@guavault @goth600 better yet, send aella - she was interested in a date
  77. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@HephaistosF we do have manufacturing coming back onshore, but also existing capacity is cheaper than new capacity and automation is not as easy as you make it sound, particularly given competition for chips
  78. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@HephaistosF no; unless the treatment is also solving poverty and environmental sustainability and enabling us to build a settlement on Mars and preventing deaths from car wrecks and providing cheap access to diagnostics and therapy and coaching
  79. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · postcold air night descent speed inject stimulants billions must flourish
  80. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@SoupOfToday @crumbraven_ @br___ian read a short story collection from him, then the novels if you enjoy the vibe
  81. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@PiquantParvenu love the data 🫶
  82. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · repostRT @entelechiada: I am anon so my kids can have playdates 😂
  83. Sep 17, 2023Twitter · reply@a_musingcat lol cat I love your political takes, never change 🫶
  84. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@Rockosbasilisk so what's your take on e/acc?
  85. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@Holli_e_Gram @sociaIrate @tszzl @yacineMTB @eigenrobot @browserdotsys @goth600 @growing_daniel @GRIMES_V1 @PajeetBateman @visakanv @AviSchiffmann @VividVoid_ @chloe21e8 @BasedBeffJezos @Brad08414464 @algekalipso @pmarca @Outsideness Bayes & Yacine are S tier for me... 🫶
  86. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@spatialweeb @a_musingcat people yes, humans sometimes 🫶
  87. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · quotebjork always innovating 😻 https://x.com/bjork/status/1703174702368207046
  88. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@mmt_lvt 🫶 lol I mean there's a middle ground if you want something to work out, gotta take a few calculated risks! but that's very very different than DMing *every single* tpot woman with simultaneous aggressive flirtation and expecting us to never catch on
  89. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · posthaving a fun hackathon weekend, totally get why Beff is so excited to Build!
  90. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@stephanicci abbreviation for this part of twitter
  91. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@alterwyx @tautologer @MarkovMagnifico yeah he got upset before, but wrt the current round of drama...
  92. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@lu_sichu lol true
  93. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@thoughtcrime___ you will never turn me against my family
  94. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@arapirilous 😒 idk the best accounts have posted receipts that they're not even enrolled... I'm tempted to lock my account for awhile to shut down the viral tweet number go up game
  95. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · postok sorry just one more tweet on today's contretemps... as far as I know this all started because goth jokingly said shkreli tweets like his rent is due? so is the true villain elon's monetization scheme?
  96. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@amaturefuturist engage as an equal- don't simp, don't neg, don't lust- treat her as a human, and go from there if she engages back w you
  97. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@zkCheeb if that's the story you gotta tell yourself to behave, I endorse it 🫡
  98. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@basedalexandoor lol there's a line somewhere between funny light flirting vs down bad energy, and mixing it up w other things
  99. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · posta lot of alpha in NOT being that guy who horny replyguys and DM slides every single woman in tpot
  100. Sep 16, 2023Twitter · reply@zero_fsk if you don't kill php you're ngmi