jihiggins

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by jihiggins 3y ago
research output from china is already outpacing the us... and their point is that the open source movement is not driven by capital / neoliberal economics
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by jihiggins 3y ago
i would argue that capitalism implicitly values... capital? just as socialism values... society also, you're conflating markets with capitalism
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by jihiggins 3y ago
Why is a single day of productivity more important than the health of the country? Also, the last few years of insane wildfires are in part due to climate change. We're way past the point of both having and eating that particular cake,
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by jihiggins 3y ago
maybe it's because people who have access to ketamine tend to be more likely to try ketamine? it's not that surprising that some people will take advantage of access to "free" party drugs. also, ketamine has been shown t
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by jihiggins 3y ago
Trouble with executive function / working memory are issues that affect every facet of your life. It's already ever-present, regardless of whether or not you put a name to it.
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by jihiggins 3y ago
I think our approaches aren't entirely dissimilar, despite the language around "impulses." e.g., I've had trouble letting myself take breaks when I feel like I'm behind at work, and it often turns into a feedback lo
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by jihiggins 3y ago
For me, the more I'm able to avoid productivity related guilt / shame / "catch up" behaviors, the more energy I've had for addressing underlying issues. Some things have just sort of worked themselves out. I&#x
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by jihiggins 3y ago
I think "self-optimize" is the wrong term to focus on. Imo, it's more about self-compassion / a more personal version of "psychological safety." Anecdotally, a few years ago I made a decision to run with my (AD
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by jihiggins 3y ago
Unity has internal champions for its features. Once those champions leave the company, that feature languishes and falls apart. Unity buys competing products, and then if the owner of that product leaves the company, it is no longer suppor
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by jihiggins 4y ago
Maybe from the perspective of the moneyed elite, but in what universe is China breaking up a monopoly an indicator of "authoritarianism"