The hope of a serene life,
Sweet like syrup to the mind;
But evolution demands strife,
For serenity will keep us blind.
Sweet like syrup to the mind;
But evolution demands strife,
For serenity will keep us blind.
The might of a few has risen since 2020 and continues to get louder to the chagrin of the ruling class.
But it seems to be just endless cycles of class warfare thru history:
0. Discontent in the poor class
1. Class warfare
2. Revolution
3. New elites
4. New poor class
5. Goto 0.
Maybe there's a creative way to break the cycle, assuming it's not baked into our DNA.
What's probably a better metaphor is a series of bubbles of increasing complexity bubbling up with progress, and needing to pop and vent and clear way for the new bubbles, while the whole thing looks like a beautiful social symphony from afar...
Either way, when things get too stable, people need to vent their tendencies for violence and always find issues to take issue with.
Then people realize how imbalanced the classes are and start getting antsy.
Surges over, things calm down, and the cycle repeats.
Over and over.
Maybe this time can be different?
Or is that delusional thinking?
But it seems to be just endless cycles of class warfare thru history:
0. Discontent in the poor class
1. Class warfare
2. Revolution
3. New elites
4. New poor class
5. Goto 0.
Maybe there's a creative way to break the cycle, assuming it's not baked into our DNA.
What's probably a better metaphor is a series of bubbles of increasing complexity bubbling up with progress, and needing to pop and vent and clear way for the new bubbles, while the whole thing looks like a beautiful social symphony from afar...
Either way, when things get too stable, people need to vent their tendencies for violence and always find issues to take issue with.
Then people realize how imbalanced the classes are and start getting antsy.
Surges over, things calm down, and the cycle repeats.
Over and over.
Maybe this time can be different?
Or is that delusional thinking?
Why didn’t I take the vaccine?
Because no man or government or propagandist will ever tell me what to do.
To me it was a test of courage, however juvenile and immature that may sound.
Would I have still made the same choice if I didn’t have the support network of social media circa 2021? Yes. The needle wasn’t going in. But connecting with other likeminded individuals during that trying year sure did make it easier.
My MD and PhD friends all shake their head at me disappointed in my decision, as if I got brainwashed by the redneck ignoramuses.
“Muh freedom” is seen as quaint and pityable.
At the end of the day, they can choose to be in my life or not.
I made my choice and never judged anyone else for their choices. Live and let live.
It’s up to them if they want to accept me, and plenty have seen my decision as inspiring.
To each their own. Don’t manipulate me.
Because no man or government or propagandist will ever tell me what to do.
To me it was a test of courage, however juvenile and immature that may sound.
Would I have still made the same choice if I didn’t have the support network of social media circa 2021? Yes. The needle wasn’t going in. But connecting with other likeminded individuals during that trying year sure did make it easier.
My MD and PhD friends all shake their head at me disappointed in my decision, as if I got brainwashed by the redneck ignoramuses.
“Muh freedom” is seen as quaint and pityable.
At the end of the day, they can choose to be in my life or not.
I made my choice and never judged anyone else for their choices. Live and let live.
It’s up to them if they want to accept me, and plenty have seen my decision as inspiring.
To each their own. Don’t manipulate me.
I will have my AI in every hospital in the world. Heed my claim. It’ll happen.
You can optimize multiple distinct components of your personality by a more sophisticated and modern form of journaling.
This is the way:
You start with a digital document. It must be digital for rapid editing.
On each page, write a single paragraph. Write it from the first-person perspective, taking place in the future.
"The day is January 1st, 2030. I wake up and ..."
On each page, write a different paragraph.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Then write a new paragraph.
This time, write it from the third person perspective.
"The day is January 1st, 2030, and DeepThrill awakens..."
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Then add a few images and start editing the paragraphs.
Remember: each page now has 2 paragraphs.
You might have 2,3,4,5,6,7 pages. Whatever feels right.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Then pick a page and only edit that one. Let the words you write guide how you edit it.
You want to edit it - not necessarily add to it. Keep it to a page.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Edit another page. This page will have a very different voice than last week's page. Notice comparisons between the voices.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Now here's the fun part: Have the "characters" from each page start talking to one another on the document.
Allow yourself to edit, remove, update, replace, etc.
Then walk away, A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Now let things fly.
Get drunk, get high, be angry, be sober, whatever.
Break out the pages into their own documents.
Let various voices in the writing go wild.
Repeat this week after week, whenever you're so inclined.
You will start to observe how the various voices in the document(s) represent different sides of your personality.
Let them guide what images to add.
You want it to be digital, not a journal, so you can rapidly edit.
The subcomponents of your personality will start to be optimized and refined, to guide your daily interactions.
You are the orchestrator, the coordinator, the one personality to rule them all in a way.
Let different neural circuits have unique voices.
You'll see what emerges.
https://twitter.com/deeperthrill/status/1273270213325324289?s=46&t=_HTWJINajgPyYIxAfFUxUw
This is the way:
You start with a digital document. It must be digital for rapid editing.
On each page, write a single paragraph. Write it from the first-person perspective, taking place in the future.
"The day is January 1st, 2030. I wake up and ..."
On each page, write a different paragraph.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Then write a new paragraph.
This time, write it from the third person perspective.
"The day is January 1st, 2030, and DeepThrill awakens..."
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Then add a few images and start editing the paragraphs.
Remember: each page now has 2 paragraphs.
You might have 2,3,4,5,6,7 pages. Whatever feels right.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Then pick a page and only edit that one. Let the words you write guide how you edit it.
You want to edit it - not necessarily add to it. Keep it to a page.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Edit another page. This page will have a very different voice than last week's page. Notice comparisons between the voices.
Then walk away. A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Now here's the fun part: Have the "characters" from each page start talking to one another on the document.
Allow yourself to edit, remove, update, replace, etc.
Then walk away, A week later, return to the document. You'll be in a different headstate.
Read over what you wrote.
Now let things fly.
Get drunk, get high, be angry, be sober, whatever.
Break out the pages into their own documents.
Let various voices in the writing go wild.
Repeat this week after week, whenever you're so inclined.
You will start to observe how the various voices in the document(s) represent different sides of your personality.
Let them guide what images to add.
You want it to be digital, not a journal, so you can rapidly edit.
The subcomponents of your personality will start to be optimized and refined, to guide your daily interactions.
You are the orchestrator, the coordinator, the one personality to rule them all in a way.
Let different neural circuits have unique voices.
You'll see what emerges.
https://twitter.com/deeperthrill/status/1273270213325324289?s=46&t=_HTWJINajgPyYIxAfFUxUw
I’m getting married in one week.
“Remember remember the fifth of November!”
(V for Vendetta reference for those who don’t know).
I asked the internet for some marriage advice and I got 400+ excellent replies from strangers around the globe:
https://twitter.com/deeperthrill/status/1586371238636974080?s=46&t=IYs7TNPtzfaAjiiV-99guA
“Remember remember the fifth of November!”
(V for Vendetta reference for those who don’t know).
I asked the internet for some marriage advice and I got 400+ excellent replies from strangers around the globe:
https://twitter.com/deeperthrill/status/1586371238636974080?s=46&t=IYs7TNPtzfaAjiiV-99guA
Getting married in less than 48 hours!
New chapter in my life with a loving foundation.
New chapter in my life with a loving foundation.
For our wedding, we rented a big yacht that sailed around NYC.
Go big or go home, anon.
Now I start a new loving chapter of my life.
Go big or go home, anon.
Now I start a new loving chapter of my life.
Log messages are superior to comments because comments aren't functional code and thus not subject to selection pressure (can get stale)
is better than
Comments can be out of sync with code, and don't provide any information during runtime.
Log messages can be easily hidden (easily turn off DEBUG level messages), don't really slow down code, and offer information to the user and developer during runtime as to what's happening.
logging.debug('Looping through all files in directory...')
logging.debug(f'{which_dir = }')is better than
# loop through files in which_dirComments can be out of sync with code, and don't provide any information during runtime.
Log messages can be easily hidden (easily turn off DEBUG level messages), don't really slow down code, and offer information to the user and developer during runtime as to what's happening.
Lean into the pain you feel within your body and watch it dissolve.
Strengthen the mind-body connection by paying attention to how your body feels within at all times, a continuous stream of interoception showing you patterns unbeknownst to most.
You will go on a quiet journey, alone, and meet the creator of the universe inside your own mind.
There’s a reason we use the words “brilliant” and “bright” to describe both luminance and intelligence.
Biomedical technology is gonna progress to a point where people actually serve 115-year prison sentences and then get out and live out the rest of their days circa 2137 A.D. Imagine that.
What happens when people around you constantly reinforce ideas that trigger your limbic system is that you feel validated in your preconceived notions, never questioning your prejudices.
It’s healthy to question the thoughts of those you most agree with online.
Keeps you sharp.
It’s healthy to question the thoughts of those you most agree with online.
Keeps you sharp.
People who believe they’re thinking differently by simply finding echo chambers online that reinforce their supposedly dissident thinking patterns have not broke outside the box, they just found a different box they prefer.
Echo chambers are dangerous and insidious and subtle.
Echo chambers are dangerous and insidious and subtle.