Sam Brooks

South Australian Mural Artist. IG : Sambrooksartist

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@garrytan Hi there Garry, just wanted to try and get your attention and hope that you can review my application for YC. It’s actually able to deliver the promised ‘prosperity’ to non tech people - and actually deliver the wealth distribution that these companies talk about.

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@garrytan Hi Garry - what you are saying about abundance and prosperity for everyone, Is only possible when there is the ability for all people to access opportunities. I see alot of people talking about AI doing this, but no one is actually doing it. Please, look at my application to YC.

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@bryan_johnson It all leads back to the mushrooms Bryan. Just embrace them sweet sweet spores and #TRIP FOREVER.

[Teng Yan @tengyanAI]

something i've noticed: AI agents create a weird new kind of burnout. esp for young people.

a lot of ambitious 22 year olds are going to think the answer is simple:
- spin up more agents
- ship more code
- sleep less
- outwork everyone

and for a while, it will feel incredible.
you can keep multiple agents running, feed them tasks, review outputs, fix mistakes, make decisions, and keep the whole loop moving.

the problem is that the work no longer drains you through typing. it drains you through judgment.
More attention.
More context switching.
More verification.
More decisions per hour.

so instead of 8-10 normal productive hours, you might get 4-5 extremely intense hours before your brain is fully cooked. and you feel numb until you sleep properly and reset

some of my friends are already burnt out. they don't say it out loud but i can tell.

the agent can keep working 24/7.
the human still has a hard limit

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@TolsonKiefer @AndrewAQLD @PeteZogoulas @DrewPavlou The issue is that if other countries are able to make much higher profits than we are, from our resources, then we need to address our strategy. It’s not even political. Like you said it’s commodity trading and we are doing a terrible job of maximizing our profits / potential.

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@TolsonKiefer @AndrewAQLD @PeteZogoulas @DrewPavlou …. For example, maybe we land in the middle. We don’t tax the existing companies more, but use our tax money to build a nationally owned and operated mine, to benefit the citizens in a scheme similar to other countries. It is a democracy after all

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@TolsonKiefer @AndrewAQLD @PeteZogoulas @DrewPavlou But applying the same rules to completely different situations is also not always effective. If Other countries are making more money for their own people, from our resources, then clearly something needs to change. Even if his ideas are not perfect, at least it highlights issues

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

I believe Leonardo Da Vinci, if around today. Would build self replicating and transforming machines that are most likely focused on warfare and military. It’s just an extension of his existing ideas. He was about maximizing effort. @PalmerLuckey with a paintbrush.

[Nick @nickcammarata]

spent a few years reading through leonardo's notebooks and have often wondered what he'd be doing if he were around today

whatever kat is doing is my best guess

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@budapp @ycombinator Credits 💪

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@CJHandmer One last one. The cherry on the cake.

Probably cost : 2B. Now, An extra 18 Billion to MAYBE build a railroad. The most simple and easily understood transport solution, that people were creating more efficiently hundreds of years ago. That’s the “bar”

https://t.co/ZqTPHvatgQ

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@CJHandmer Almost another 600 M - for literally nothing. Just to make Australia look incompetent :)

https://t.co/J2GbcJKuMD

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@CJHandmer We gave PNG 600 Million dollars for a “rugby team” - which is our lame attempt to bribe the country into having some loyalty to us since we failed to keep them close - so china strengthened ties.

https://t.co/cDI88rZ7mw

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@CJHandmer Hi there Casey, I appreciate your work and honestly have been validated by your writing. People do not understand just how ridiculous it’s getting here. I am going to comment some articles below, just to show you a few select examples of where the bar is set in GOV

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@gothburz Now, something else to factor in, is that our laws around superannuation, mean that there is no way you can EVER hold your superannuation company accountable. For example, if they charge you $400 per “trade fee” - and trade 20X per day. You are done. No recourse. All legal

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@gothburz That $300,000 is an “entry fee” before anyone has a bed to sleep in. That’s just an upfront cost.

There goes a LARGE amount of your super annuation. Then, you pay $34,000 per year (on average).

So you are looking at $334,000 taken straight away from your super.

Contd

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@paulscherer I feel like this would fit the era / vibe beautifully

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@paulscherer 100% organic, pesticide free code. The good old days 😎

[Sam Brooks @SamBrooksMurals]

@adamlsteinl It would be interesting to take the best models, explain to them how you are monitoring them / catching them cheating, and then run the benchmarks. To see if they actually invent new strategies and workarounds.