Extremism and partisanship hurts everyone. “Roughly speaking, we have three major political movements — the MAGA right, the socialist left, and the “woke” left. But none of these seems especially interested in the kind of smart, reasonable policies that would… Read More »America’s political economy is pretty bleak right now
Being the first is hard and expensive. “Partanen says there was a downside to Nokia’s mobile-phone dominance. “Often, being the first mover is not necessarily the best position,” he says. “Being a quick follower is the best position.”” https://spectrum.ieee.org/nokia-phones-history
Is it this simple? “Not every civilization will bother to invest scarce resources in projects that by the nature of light-speed lag and distance can do them no direct good. Furthermore, light-speed lag and distance mean that child civilizations must… Read More »The Fermi Paradox, Percolation, and Inbreeding
Luck is just Probability. [The Art of Manliness] How to Use Probability Hacking to Achieve Your Goals https://podcastaddict.com/the-art-of-manliness/episode/213848459 via @PodcastAddict
Equasion to make interesting content.
And it will not change.
And some history that you should know.
Stop the madness. “Don’t be a “main character.” Be a person.” https://misterjt.com/2026/07/11/i-hate-the-way-we-talk-online
Other stuff matters. “let’s take a step back and use a different example: Child labor. Child labor is very “useful” if you want cheap labor. It’s 100% deplorable to use it or accept it. Child labor is a monstrosity. But… Read More »“Useful” is not sufficient
Some good points some not so good, but nice insights. “AI being completely oblique also means that ‘AI engineering’ or ‘prompt engineering’ is a complete scam; same like SEO in the day, any claim of being able to manipulate a… Read More »User Submission: AI is a Bad Tool