If AI can do every practical thing better than us, this is the only education that will still matter. Many of the great books are wrong. This education teaches you to find the error and the truth in human discoveries. At TAC I spent half my time demonstrating mathematical proofs, and every other "truth" I acquired I had to defend in front of my peers and professors, daily. I studied the first principles that all scientific knowledge depends on and this gave me only a small beginning on the road to wisdom. The curriculum is foundational, not exhaustive. The education is impractical by design but it makes you better at every practical thing. My career was in tech. We need more people with this education in science and tech to avoid what Dr. Ian Malcolm warned about: “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”
“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
-Pascal
I recently joined The TAC Podcast at my alma mater to discuss work, leisure, and retirement.
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@BrentBeshore I recommend using real money on real small business ideas (like making and selling cookies) and have them build a real P&L. The thing I’m looking for now is micro businesses that they could evaluate, buy and run as they get a little older
@mikeharrisNY@dvassallo Assuming the simulation in this video is valid and repeatable I think the expectation is positive if you fund a million people playing the game. A very few will be so lucky that their wins make up for everyone elses’s losses and then some. https://t.co/vjJwT0e1sK
Heads pays 50% and tails loses 40%. If you bet your full bankroll every flip you are playing a positive game that if enough people play will on aggregate make money but almost every individual loses all their money. This broke my brain. @dvassallo@ole_b_peters#ergodicity