shame
procrastination (which is mostly based in shame, but also executive dysfunction) nervousness, a strange sort of sentimentality (wanting to preserve what was and also the unique charge and weight that my melancholic ache adds to the memories)... some self-punishment, unconscious perpetuation of egoic narratives about how I move within friendships, probably feeling like people are mostly better off without me at some level, difficulty breaking my habitual pattern of disappearing due to the entanglement of all the above...
overthinking and under-doing
I drove over a bridge near Oxford and paid a man the 5p (6.4¢) toll.
Min wage in the UK is £11.44; to break even they’d need 458 cars/hour to cross (2 tollmen).
The bridge is a tax haven- privately owned, George III decree’d it tax free indefinitely in 1769.
My brothers, I possibly reached peak Dad joke tonight. Dad adopted a neglected donkey and I helped him pick it up and bring it home. I’m so proud of this setup and delivery I don’t know what to do with myself. I just keep pulling up these texts and laughing out loud. It’s SO GOOD
Here's my conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, his 3rd time on the podcast, but this time we talked in the Metaverse as photorealistic avatars. This was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. It really felt like we were talking in-person, but we were miles apart 🤯 It's hard to put into words how awesome this was for someone like me who values the intimacy of in-person conversation. It gave me a glimpse of an exciting future with many new possibilities and fascinating questions about the nature of reality and human connection ❤
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - Metaverse
15:27 - Quest 3
30:16 - Nature of reality
34:54 - AI in the Metaverse
51:51 - Large language models
57:49 - Future of humanity
NEW
Wood-burning stoves, open fires and other domestic combustion now account for 27% of PM2.5 air pollution in the UK.
Burning wood etc at home is now the single biggest source of PM2.5, having overtaken industrial processes in 2021
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