@robinhanson take up sun-gazing and you will start worshipping the sun again.
the people have stopped because they’ve been told to stop looking at it. and so they have forgotten.
NYC is no longer a city, it is an algorithm.
If you live in, say, Cincinnati, when you go to get ice cream with your friends, you really are just going to get ice cream with your friends.
In NYC, this is not possible. You cannot just go to get ice cream, because, against your will, you are very self-consciously “someone who lives in NYC, going to get ice cream with their friends, in NYC.”
You are never able to achieve full presence of mind because you are constantly placing yourself inside a chapter in some made up, schizophrenic and highly disorienting book.
Put another way, as a New Yorker, you do not live in a city, but a massive, procedurally generated simulation of one. You are nothing more than a vapid unit of flesh and bone trapped since a Baudrillardian infinity mirror, where the references have their own references.
You become more of a vague concept than a real person—some strange, soulless mix of ambition and violent/sexual impulses—and in your constant confusion you fail to ever become a true subject.
You pay $17 for the ice cream cone. Then, you pull out your list of saved Instagram Reels which tell you where to get reservations for pasta later.
When you arrive, you find yourself stuck in yet another long line, with people who look just like you.
The longer you wait in lines like these, the harder it becomes to ever recover the soul of the person you were before you moved into your East Village studio.
NYC is no longer a city, it is an algorithm.
If you live in, say, Cincinnati, when you go to get ice cream with your friends, you really are just going to get ice cream with your friends.
In NYC, this is not possible. You cannot just go to get ice cream, because, against your will, you are very self-consciously “someone who lives in NYC, going to get ice cream with their friends, in NYC.”
You are never able to achieve full presence of mind because you are constantly placing yourself inside a chapter in some made up, schizophrenic and highly disorienting book.
Put another way, as a New Yorker, you do not live in a city, but a massive, procedurally generated simulation of one. You are nothing more than a vapid unit of flesh and bone trapped since a Baudrillardian infinity mirror, where the references have their own references.
You become more of a vague concept than a real person—some strange, soulless mix of ambition and violent/sexual impulses—and in your constant confusion you fail to ever become a true subject.
You pay $17 for the ice cream cone. Then, you pull out your list of saved Instagram Reels which tell you where to get reservations for pasta later.
When you arrive, you find yourself stuck in yet another long line, with people who look just like you.
The longer you wait in lines like these, the harder it becomes to ever recover the soul of the person you were before you moved into your East Village studio.
@theralkia sometimes the walk to balance is in the opposite direction… if highly sensitive person responded at a very young age by shutting it down. walls to protect from feeling all of it.
https://t.co/s7xQtlVDP4 Rahul Naidoo, @za_rahul, is that rarest of unicorns.
A healthtech entrepreneur who understands the pain points of healthcare and has developed an innovative solution.
Imagine a practice knowing the correct patient cost share before a procedure, consultation, or medical service.
This allows you to collect the correct amount upfront, increase cash flow, and avoid regulatory hassles.
And this is just the beginning of Superscript as Rahul has set his sights on bigger issues!
Please give it a listen and let me know your thoughts.
The view of Manhattan from his office alone is worth watching, and there are helicopters flying in the background!
@HeathVeuleman@DrCorriel@noahkaufmanmd@mass_marion@mcuban@HEALTHCOSTtruth @drdanchoi @anish_koka
@realdocspeaks Dr O'Leary, thank you. So much fun to talk with you... just smooth sailing in the presence of your buoyancy.
I have deep respect for your platform. Thank you for speaking on behalf of all of us... and for sharing your stage with me.
@DionysianAgent no disagreement.
I tilted too far in the direction of lifeless powder for a period. felt it. (whey, casein hydrolysate, hbcd, etc.)
the pills are great because they augment. calorie-containing powders tend to replace. I find I feel best at <10% daily calories from powder.
@p8stie the true exception to ‘humans build low vibration things’ is places of worship.
temples, kitchens, libraries.
worship of spirit, nourishment, knowledge.
kitchens & libraries built without the posture of worship are also low vibration.
@theralkia The same is true of AI chat.
Of all the ways it could reply, the exact reply will be tuned to your field, and all of the fields you interact with.