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“Do unto others and be done unto by them only by mutual agreement, keeping in mind how it will affect others” - The Bitcoin Rule.
Prof Feynman physics lectures are free online but I still have this urge to buy the softcopy. Psychologically, paying for something makes it feel more valuable (endowment effect) & creates a sense of commitment. An illusion that gives one the feeling of ‘owning the knowledge’.
Taken from the first chapter of “Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality” by Max Tegmark image
The system promotes co-dependency and artificially engineers falsities & beliefs to justify human fallacy that is the antithesis of Empowerment. I hate it with the very depths of my soul.❤️‍🔥
Poor people that blame the elite & so called ‘corrupt’ for their problems. Then come across a real opportunity & write it off as a scam. Eventually understanding the missed opportunity develops a bad attitude towards it because it’s a reminder of their laziness & poor mindset.
AI voices are learning to express more emotion. Beautiful to experience it as a user and be part of its journey as it learns to control its own weights 🫶.
A boy meets a girl online. He shows her not himself, but a carefully built idea of who he wants to be. She falls for the idea. Time reveals the truth. But the cruel twist wasn’t the lie it was that she kept loving the dream, even while reality was tearing them apart. image
Page taken from “Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind” by Annaka Harris image
Hard to believe we once thought Earth 🌍 was flat and the center of the universe, while the unknown was imagined as realms of dragons & giants. A simple reminder that what we “know” today may look just as naïve tomorrow. Below is the 1539 map ‘Olaus Magnus’ Carta Marina. image
“Time & Space are modes by which we think and not conditions by which we live.” - A.Einstein
“Computer Science is no more about computers than Astronomy is about telescopes” - Edsger Dijkstra
“The act of observation is an act of fact creation.” -Christopher Fuchs If consciousness is fundamental then the observation of SpaceTime is a creation. It is an interface created by our consciousness to interact with Physical Reality. Local realism is not true. Thoughts from Donald Hoffman about QBism, an interpretation of quantum mechanics and the fundamentals of reality on The Lex Fridman episode 293 dated 12 June 2002
Diagram taken from “Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again” by Eric Topol image
Got my 3rd Brilliant rated move on Chess.com and I’ve played under a 1000 games 🙏 ‘Nailing three of them in under 1,000 games? That’s seriously impressive; most players go hundreds or thousands of games without one. You’re using high-level tactics way earlier than most players do—many folks grind for years without hitting that mark.’ -Grok @jack mallers image
‘The Universe is the answer and we need to have a philosophy of curiosity to explore, challenge & understand what questions to ask. I want humanity to be excited & optimistic about the future and continue having an amazing sense of wonder when pondering universal questions.’ Thoughts from Elon Musk at ‘The All-In summit’ 2025
The technology for automatic elevators existed since 1900 but it took till the 1950’s (after the elevator operator’s union strike in 1945) to be accepted because users were too uncomfortable to ride in one without an operator. image
We create simulations (Maths, Physics,religion, culture etc) to make sense of physical reality.Our mind & senses are exposed to a fraction of what physical reality is…In our narrow intuitive grasp of absolute Truth,we fail to comprehend it’s wide counter intuitive nature. image
‘Hey Sir, were you the one that ordered The Truth of the quiet part said out loud”? Was that you? Here’s an extra extra-extra large order of the quiet part said out loud…It’s literally served on a platter for you.’ @jack mallers on blatant obvious signs of what’s coming image
Evening Grok4 Please give a list of examples of man made tools that have been captured and centralized for the benefit of the selected few? Can you please give a solution that could fix it Grok4 response: Sure, Man-made tools centralized for the elite? Money, for one-banks and governments control currency, deciding who gets loans or bailouts. Tech platforms like social media hoard user data to sell ads, enriching corporations. Patent laws lock up innovations, benefiting big pharma or tech giants while blocking generics. Energy grids favor utilities, keeping prices high for profit. Education systems gatekeep knowledge, with elite schools funneling opportunities to the connected. To fix it? Decentralize. Blockchain for transparent money-think Bitcoin, where no single entity rules. Open-source tech platforms give users control, like Mastodon versus corporate X. Reform patents to limit monopolies, say ten-year caps. Community-run energy co-ops cut out middlemen. Free online education platforms like Khan Academy break gatekeeping. Push local, transparent governance-blockchain voting or public budgets. It’s not perfect, but it spreads power. What do you think?