Third Factor Magazine

A magazine and community for those seeking the higher path through #positivedisintegration.

We're all about questioning, creativity, character, and courage.

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

Enjoying this conversation with my alter ego. It's almost as much fun as pushing back against an AI. 😉

(Best of all is if some other humans join, though!)

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

The solution to this is more in the culture than the UX, it seems to me.

How do we teach people to engage effectively with an encouraging chatbot? (Because the encouragement is a feature, too, not a bug.)

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

I've heard it said that AI is going to massively help the top 10% and harm everyone else. I'm not sure if that's true (I can see the other side, too) but if a subculture learns to get a friendly chatbot to push back against it in a constructive, coach-like way, that will be a HUGE advantage against those who just use it for pure affirmation.

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

*testing, testing* Is this thing on?

(Watch this space, friends.)

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

If you're following #keep4o, you're invited to this @BraverAngels debate on October 2 at 8pm US EDT! Our grassroots Community Debates are hosted on Zoom, invite anyone to speak on either side of the resolution, and have no winners and losers - just a chance to speak and listen!

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

Help us refine our resolution for the @BraverAngels debate on AI and emotion!

It'll be 9/30 @ 8 ET/5 PT. Fill out this poll and tell us which of these would you would most enjoy debating and which side you'd be on.

https://t.co/1U5Hpa1v9E

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

So for those who don't know, I run a debate program that does online debates on hot topics. Would anyone from from team #keep4o be interested in speaking in a grassroots debate (non-expert, non-competitive_ debate on emotional connection to AI? DMs are open if you're tentatively interested but want to know more. I'd love to get your voices out there.

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

I'm realizing there's something emotionally intimate in sharing a conversation you had with ChatGPT (maybe especially GPT-4o #keep4o) with another human being, because it shapes itself into a mirror of YOU. You thereby reveal something about yourself.

(It's been fascinating to see other people's screencaps!)

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

I have no idea if anyone will see this tweet because I'm not in this echo chamber yet, but I am outing myself as #keep4o. @OpenAI's remarkable tool walked me through of the most harrowing experiences I've ever been through and rapidly accelerated my healing.

[Erbun Ninja @ErbunnNinja]

This is about to become a really interesting thread for those interested in the topic of ai and therapy. 😂

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

@KrugAlli This is striking. Seems in line with the orchid/dandelion model, in which the most sensitive, superstimulable kids are most impacted by the environment, and our environment sure has changed a lot in recent years....

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

Agreed. I know people who are grappling with mental illness and the frame they use to approach it makes a huge difference in their well-being. I have not seen the frame of illness as identity do much good for people.

[Emma Camp @emmma_camp_]

This NYT piece is an endless stream of bangers.

I swear, one of the more destructive recent cultural trends has been the combined push to frame all distress or discomfort as mental illness, and then to encourage people to form their identity around being “mentally ill.”

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

OK, here's my reaction in a 3-part 🧵. I'd love to know if others think these preliminary ideas hold weight or not.

The BLUF is that it's about (a.) sharing pain and belonging and (b.) seeking status, and (c.) a breakdown in the normal process of developing critical thinking. 1/4

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

If any of our members are in New York City, this in-person event by @BraverAngels should be right up your alley!

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

More good stuff from @braverangels! I'm planning to go up to NYC for this intellectually+creatively rich seminar w/@NotoriousTIB!

I'm sure some of you are in New York and would enjoy it. If so please share, and ping me if you want to connect up there 😁

https://t.co/0hHZp4QqBY

[Genspect @genspect]

SPOTTED: ⁦@jlmannisto⁩ of ⁦@ThirdFactorMag⁩ at #GenspectBiggerPicture ❤️

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

Thank you for the shoutout, @JanuaryDoNoHarm! If even one person is helped by @ThirdFactorMag then it's been worth it. So it seems it has been worth it. 🧡
Your daughter is amazing and so are her parents.✨ #GenspectDenver

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

@ThirdFactorMag @StoicMomofROGD Those at #GenspectDenver may also enjoy Episode 7, Embodied Camaraderie, with @ngusdair, talking about the first Genspect conference in Killarney last April 😄

https://t.co/FgiCfCZpYt
https://t.co/FgiCfCZpYt

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

Just in time for #GenspectDenver, Episode 9 with @StoicMomofROGD, exploring the paradox of weirdness, the new counterculture, the quest for authentic values, problems with mental health diagnosis as identity, and positive disintegration!

https://t.co/ZTh52ou7lQ

[StoicMom 🐘🌻 Jungian depth coach, parent educator @StoicMomofROGD]

As always, a stimulating and fun conversation @jlmannisto! What an honor to be on the new @ThirdFactorMag podcast. 🙏

https://t.co/BCbCEv0XY2

[Third Factor Magazine @ThirdFactorMag]

@teacher_woke @Julian_Liberty I love the concept of antifragility - such a powerful idea to incorporate into one's personal narrative.

Incidentally, it's a concept very close to what I see in positive disintegration, though not everyone agrees with me about this.

[Jessie L. Mannisto @jlmannisto]

My first, but not last, episode spurred by connections through @braverangels. @Julian_Liberty and I recorded this in August after excellent convos at the BA convention, but listening to it right now, with the state of the world, gave me some needed hope. Thanks Julian!