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I thought my Subaru was just a midlife crisis purchase
This is a story about post-Ayahuasca integration, a continuation of my work from December 2024 when I went to my first Ayahuasca retreat
Aug 9
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You should let the human race die out
Many people are worried over population decline. Do we have an obligation to continue the human race?
Aug 4
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On becoming a "useless eater" and your core dread about AI and robotics
This is what you truly fear about AI and robots—becoming worthless to society, and unable to justify your existence to a world that no longer needs you.
Jun 27
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I hate philosophy
On why tech bros are wholly ill-equipped to speak on machine consciousness. Also why I hate philosophy.
Jun 6
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Philosophy is an incoherent profession
A dialog-based analysis of my criticism of modern philosophy
Apr 9
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New Burnout Recovery Community!
Exclusive offer for my paid members
Mar 30
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If you're angry and scared it's your own fault
And I have no sympathy for you.
Mar 26
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Prepare to become totally irrelevant (even though you already are and always have been)
AI will totally destroy your way of life, and you're not ready. History shows exactly how this will shake out. I do have some good news, though.
Mar 16
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On Becoming Nobody in the Age of AI
Learning to let go of the skills and abilities that made me special. And focusing on what AI cannot take away from any of us.
Feb 9
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The River and the Garden
Some thoughts on how to approach life as we approach the Singularity
Feb 8
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Why is there something rather than nothing?
Whenever people discuss "the hard problem of consciousness" it ultimately boils down to fundamental ontological conversations. Many technologically and…
Dec 26, 2024
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The Grand Struggle has Reasserted Itself
Trump won. Neither political party really represents my values, but with that said, I can't be agnostic because I'm an American. Here's how narratives…
Nov 6, 2024
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