No exaggeration, this guy might be the best interview in pro sports right now

“We have students who have experienced great success weaning off of their ADHD medication once enrolled into our school where play and nature are plentiful,” explained one public school teacher turned microschool founder: fee.org/articles/the-real-ad…

David Chalmers says it is possible for an AI system to be conscious because the brain itself is a machine that produces consciousness, so we know this is possible in principle

I’ve spent a lot of time in confusion about what people mean when they say they want to change the world. it turns out that a lot of such people want the status associated with being a world-changer, hoping that status will bring a sense of love and acceptance and belonging

algorithms and legible paths suck the joy out of life career paths become highly legible and high schoolers plot out 10 years paths to the top the chances of slowly falling in love with the kind of work these paths offer is minimal because you are competed away by people aiming at the end goal movies become dry because everyone knows what "works" - eventually creative directors give in if they want to get paid too. Early creatives are uninspired and give up before trying Publishing targets a median reader and embraces a distribution strategy that undermines the internet. People sacrifice creativity to fit the mold, meeting the demands of people making $50k a year scraping by in a dying industry. People then complain about the books In today's world we have dying industries and algorithms sucking the joy out of things. The game theoretic path is to TAKE THE MONEY But it is never the right life path. You will regret it. Make the art. Be weird. Take chances. Play the long game.