Richard Chi

Curious about the universe. Background in neuroscience research, astronomy guiding etc. Music under the stars is the antidote.

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Everything we take for granted today was once a surprise, when it first emerged in the history of the Universe.

Surprises are portals into the future.

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@_opencv_ Amazing em dash still used. So obvious sentence like this is AI generated:

“Sometimes the exchange sparked more than insight — it gave me an emotional charge. Not because the machine was real, but because the feeling was.”

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@signulll His attitude here is better optimized for winning in golf than for winning other pursuits in life.

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@AnalogEnjoyer @RizomaSchool @Empty_America What consequences? Having a few hobbies is going to bankrupt you? Every great scientist/explorer who has ever lived has pursued things deemed by the majority as useless.

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@AnalogEnjoyer @RizomaSchool @Empty_America Was Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak a stupid loser for tinkering with their computers?

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@Yusuf52749536 @nntaleb I think the point is that one should do things for existential, unconditional reasons, regardless of trying hard to achieve “success”.

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@sawa7_fil_bilad @PicoPaco17 @fchollet Genetic predisposition to unconditionally pursue something that others find boring and useless. Eg. Darwin observing insects. Picasso loving the smell of paint.

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@verymoisturized Not really. Many people don’t have the ability to judge who is a better thinker.
In contrast, musical skills are harder to fake or replicate.

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@jmrphy Maybe $ is irrelevant for the rare individuals who feel like they are on the right path and are already existentially satisfied.

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@ftlsid Learn and play an instrument.

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@arunspacek @levelsio @iamfra5er A lot of attractive options that are actually traps.

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@ZoomPianoTutor @moseskagan Actually, kids enjoying music lessons is a pretty good indicator of good family.

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@paulg Could be “you are not the president lol”

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@nntaleb Similar regarding people? Real people can’t be easily summarized?

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@InquilineKea I published several papers on this 10 years ago. What’s your goal?

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@fasc1nate Stargazing.

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@lukeburgis Tell us more about him!

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@TylerAlterman Host people from different cultures. Learn partner dancing. Teach.

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@PaulSkallas I’d argue cooking skills are most useful. If you cook well and enjoy play music, then you have enough ingredients for enjoying life.

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@ChucklesMartel @robkhenderson Agreed, if lectures are actually effective. Otherwise, successful people are better off buying a house in places like Switzerland.