> The problem is that does not work outside of a sheltered monastic community because you need to face your problems constantly in the real world. Yes - that's

> The problem is that does not work outside of a sheltered monastic community because you need to face your problems constantly in the real world. Yes - that's why I'd value a _true_ master (Zen terminology) regarding maturity higher as a monk. In terms of ML monks risk overfitting their trained mental strategies to a monastic context which then turn out to be unsuited for chaotic urban environments. OTOH of course it shows maturity IMHO to turn your back on modern urban environments and withdraw into a monastery. Then there is no need to steelman yourself for the next dozen disappointing Tinder dates and how they'll affect you.