Ryan Rivard

[Ryan Rivard @RyanRivard01]

@CallofDuty @CallofDuty
Tenet#9219202
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[David Deutsch @DavidDeutschOxf]

The power and value of explanation.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

my assessment on where we're at as a society:

0. addiction is the dominant control structure of our late stage capitalism. the smartest algorithms in history are not designed to help us solve problems or become better, they are designed to hijack our reward systems and make us worse and miserable. a species that cannot resist dopamine hijacking cannot align itself and with a superintelligence.

1. loss of agency is more destabilizing than loss of wealth. chaos erupts when people feel powerless. when you can't sleep, can't stop scrolling, and eat junk, you lose self respect. this internal rot is projected outward as rage.

2. psychological breakdown precedes civilizational collapse. psychosis is what emerges when the world changes faster than our shared story can adapt.

3. most modern moral outrage is compensatory.

4. AI will accelerate identity erosion faster than institutions and individuals can respond. our identities are tied to what we do (work) and what we know (intelligence). AI is about to automate both.

5. stability is now a liability, we need plasticity. for thousands of years, success meant creating stability (i.e. building walls, storing grain). with AI, stability is death. success will be rapid adaptation which humans are very good at (though makes them very grumpy).

6. survival must become a conscious and institutionalized value system. this is warriors, caretakers and stewards of existence

7. only a species that values its own continuation can build aligned AI

[‎Wojak Codes @wojakcodes]

I think about this a lot.

[Ryan Rivard @RyanRivard01]

@jointrw_ Ai

[Ryan Rivard @RyanRivard01]

@readswithravi An Immense World - Ed Young

[Andrew Tate @Cobratate]

Imagine WANTING to go to the gym.

Imagine being excited by challenges, enjoying struggle, embracing hard work.

The successful don’t have to convince themselves to do the right thing.

They WANT to.

If you fix your thoughts, your life will fix itself.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

This always gets me:

What are you so afraid of losing when nothing in this world belongs to you?

-Marcus Aurelius

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

You can get a surprisingly good personal life map - without of the influence of others - by simply thinking about what you want said at your funeral then reversing it into the present.

It's an astonishingly strong razor for cutting the bullshit out of your life.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

It’s hard to beat a man who feels he deserves nothing but is willing to endure anything.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

https://t.co/Mg0oHBVoxf

[Jay Yang @Jayyanginspires]

Kobe Bryant's trainer on his relentless focus:

[Naval @naval]

Blame yourself for everything, and preserve your agency.

[Book Therapy @Book_therapy223]

"Think Better, Live Better" is a guide to calm your mind, cut through the noise, and live with purpose.

[Deep Psychology @DeepPsycho_HQ]

Be delusional.

[Library Mindset @librarymindset]

A quote that lives rent free in my head:

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

Inaction signals that you value comfort over your goals.