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by broscillator 3y ago
That is basically day dreaming, not really true meditation. It's best to do both for different purposes. It's kind of like biking and weight lifting. You could count both as "exercise" but they serve different purposes a
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by broscillator 3y ago
I'm exploring what would be the safeguards against this. I'm not trying to convince you, rather I'm seeking out other people to convince me of why this wouldn't be the case. Pineapple on pizza wouldn't profit them,
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by broscillator 3y ago
It doesn't have to be explicit and on purpose. It can be something the algorithms slowly crawl towards, and someone working in them might notice. On the other hand, it's been well known for a while the effect of outrage in online
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by broscillator 3y ago
I don't think the first example is a long line. Imagine opening a book, and to have to read sentences that span both pages rather than just one. It's uncomfortable for the eye and it makes it harder to keep track of the motion o
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by broscillator 3y ago
I don't follow why it can't be software in the same way that you can download blender and make your own animated movie if you have a beefy enough computer.
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by broscillator 3y ago
Nowadays one can spin their own email service or media server. Why can't we see something similar happening in the near future with AI assistants? I don't mean universally accessible, it might only be for tech savvy people.
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by broscillator 3y ago
I think what you're saying is definitely a factor, but I like to imagine it's a factor for innovation , but once the capability has been breached, then the possibilities for implementing something similar on a smaller scale, and
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by broscillator 3y ago
> You couldn't, say, target those users at 12PM noon as they are waking up. Why not? Because it's not feasible technologically, not worth to provide such granular detail, or not collected in the first place? Asking out of legit
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by broscillator 3y ago
Maybe not in those terms, but I don't see why the algorithm can't do internal work to basically take that into account, whether it's made explicit or not. You don't see anything wrong with using vulnerable states of mind
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by broscillator 3y ago
I wish I had a use for RSS, but the few websites I actively read, I enjoy their design, not just their content, and the rest is on YT. Maybe I lack imagination in how RSS could help me beyond being a collection of articles unified under a c
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by broscillator 3y ago
There's also the aspect of timing, an algorithm could pace different styles of content and analyze how the themes and purpose keep you engaged, in which order to show them, as well as what's the best pacing of longer and shorter c
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by broscillator 3y ago
Did you find significant changes and blindspots in your past behavior? I recently had a similar feeling when coming across old journals unexpectedly.
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by broscillator 3y ago
I think considering RSS as the solution ignores the upsides that algorithms do have, that of analyzing behavior, it's almost interactive. The problem of course is what the algorithms are generally tuned towards. Imagine instead a sort
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by broscillator 3y ago
It's kind of like comparing a random person throwing a rock trying to hit you, vs a professional sniper with the most advanced scope and powerful rifle.
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by broscillator 3y ago
Huh? A demographic is a random cross-section of humanity. The only thing that matters is if the way you're determining the group yields more sales. The final goal is obviously a sale, but the real commodity is attention. I'm not
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by broscillator 3y ago
I suspect the numbers (adjusted for inflation) are much different, but it would be interesting to see this backed up.
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by broscillator 3y ago
Those ads cannot cater their content and their timing towards your vulnerabilities based on behavior analytics, such as metadata indicating that you might be depressed, going through a breakup, etc. An app can shoot varied content at you an
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by broscillator 3y ago
Which other kinds of marketing? An ad on TV or on the highway does not have the capability of taking into account the network of people you follow and whether you have a habit of being awake at 3AM browsing posts about break ups. There&#x27
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by broscillator 3y ago
Man, I think feeling crazy for trying stuff even when completely alone, is something not enough people talk about. It's clear when you do it that most artists and creatively successful people have done it and gotten over it, but it&#
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by broscillator 3y ago
I think I saw that in some documentary but I can't recall either. However I'm curious about your phrasing "this suggests that our conscious mind might often act as a 'spokesperson', justifying actions initiated by o
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by broscillator 3y ago
For me there's something akin to "postpartum depression" too, an achievement but an emptiness too. The summit for me is right when about to finish, not when it's released. Congrats on the game, I know games are a lot of
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by broscillator 3y ago
> If so, what's the missing ingredient? I wonder... I see what you mean, I think personally that ingredient is belief in a higher purpose, in the sense that my creative act is not just a capricious enjoyment on my part, or even a k
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by broscillator 3y ago
Right but people are complex beings susceptible to social memes. Science fundamentally is a tool, but so is writing, which was used to establish and disseminate religion (in the beginning was the Word). The bible might contain wisdom and go
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by broscillator 3y ago
That's if you take an either or approach. One could also take the view that they're interdependent, there's no "mind causes matter" nor is there "matter causes mind" (or alternatively, both are simultaneou
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by broscillator 3y ago
So that one episode of Atlanta with Yodel Kid was pretty much reality.
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by broscillator 3y ago
I don't know, there's many stories of modern soldiers doing terrible things, coming back to the civilized world and living horrible lives due to PTSD and not being able to parse what they did. Are you suggesting every one of those
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by broscillator 3y ago
Nowadays there's many believers of simulation theory, which is pretty much magical thinking.
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by broscillator 3y ago
I too had a journey with journaling already, but the very specific and clear parameters of the morning pages really made it click. I still actually journal on my laptop, but the purpose of journaling has become clearer. The morning pages ar
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by broscillator 3y ago
I disagree that it's the simplest explanation. The starting point is the mind, because it's what asks the question. The physical world may or may not exist out there entirely independent of mind phenomena but the physical laws are
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by broscillator 3y ago
> But sometimes, people tend to conflate a materialistic world view (maybe even strong determinism) with believing in the scientific method. I would say more than sometimes. It seems that if you're not like that, you're immedia

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