lanfeust6

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by lanfeust6 1mo ago
Which would be a projection on your part.
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by lanfeust6 1mo ago
This is akin to arguing "nothing ever changes or improves in Liberal democracies", when policy history doesn't reflect that. Large parties represent large coalitions, so there are more compromises and things happen slower, bu
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by lanfeust6 1mo ago
That was basically a foregone conclusion when RFK JR was picked for HHS during the '24 election. It's popular with the base, especially since the pandemic. Still doesn't make sense to tie it to anything AI related. edit: &quo
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by lanfeust6 1mo ago
No, anti-vax is comparatively much older with a spike during the pandemic, but even the more recent global populist phenomenon preceded the salience of AI. Software hiring rate has rebounded this year. Even those most impacted aren't l
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by lanfeust6 1mo ago
"Write as much as you can" is a more crucial piece. Reading is of course important for forming taste. Anecdotally there are musicians who in interviews report saying they "don't listen to much (other people's) music
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by lanfeust6 1mo ago
Having "difficulty, lack of motivation and concentration" for reading, but not for writing, doesn't make sense to me. It's far more arduous, and in the first place you have to re-read what you wrote unless you're th
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
No, it isn't - https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ Says so right there. If you want to argue otherwise, provide a source. As it stands you're just making things up. > Effective Altruism is in of itself a philoso
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
You're projecting. EAs are people interested in EA. That there might be overlap with some "transhumanists" (which is no crime as far as anyone is concerned) has no bearing.
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
Tautologically, libertarian "propaganda" would be pushed by libertarian ideologues. You've revealed that you're conflating libertarian and "capitalist", so I take it that through your interpretation, any remote
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
charitable giving is good, and aiming for efficacy from our charitable dollars is good.
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
If you know anything about libertarian cranks, this doesn't make any sense and smacks of projection. They're not "satisfied with the status quo" qua political structure or economy. There's a value in gratitude and r
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
LLMs help me refine my search. If I want to dive deeper into any topic, I can yield a strong list of primary sources relatively quickly.
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
Look at household income adjusted for PPP, that gives a more accurate global ranking in that respect (20s-30s). I expect this has improved as well.
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by lanfeust6 2mo ago
Know what's way easier? Writing in a companion notebook next your book, with as much space as you need.
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by lanfeust6 3mo ago
Seconding that the time you get up , and light exposure then and during the day, has a massive impact. If you habitually sleep in late, then "going to bed early" does not work as you'll lack sleep pressure. It's putting
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by lanfeust6 3mo ago
This is a shifted circadian rhythm. If you get up late, you'll be sleepy late; additionally, blue-light exposure at night (from screens) suppresses melatonin production and can delay onset. The fix isn't to "go to bed early&q
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by lanfeust6 3mo ago
All I had to do to read more was reserve time specifically for it. On week days that will be late evening, on the weekend I can sneak in extra time in the am. I haven't had to "block" anything, but I don't use my phone f
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by lanfeust6 3mo ago
I read more than ever, but Substack is taking a sizable share of the pie whereas lit and non-fiction is now my late evening. I don't do the audiobook thing, though I understand that has become increasingly popular yet not really given
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by lanfeust6 3mo ago
Employers care about credentialization, a lot. And not just from elite universities based on wage data. Diplomas are a signal that you're conscientious enough to grit through large amounts of dull lectures, work and cramming, and that
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
I think this type of projection is problematic and regressive. Insights that research provides are a net positive.
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
The major blocker for manual labor automation in that fashion is cheap energy. China is ahead of the pack with the States' weight behind aggressive expansion of solar tech, and still can't do that.
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
Ostensibly, due-diligence should not change. But people are lazy, just as they've always been around testing/QA/definition-of-done. I'm not even certain that laziness gets them further along than it used to; I think it&#
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
progressive with a throwaway account: "We can't expect BIPOC people to pass SATs, because of reasons". The reason is racism. The evidence shows the opposite, SAT testing allows hardworking/gifted minorities to get ahead.
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
I've yet to see anything substantiating these anecdotes.
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
and other forms of multi-media before that.
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
> instead of Citation needed. People did not stop talking to family, friends and colleagues just because they're able to leverage LLMs.
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
You could make the same argument for the internet pre-LLM; it could be relied upon over immediate connections. It's also reminiscent of Socrates's skepticism of written text over oral tradition. Speeches haven't gone away, vi
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
They should, but they (some) don't. As with most things, it's more attributable to ignorance than malice. Not much I want to do with what this "tells" me.
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
Norms surrounding the use of LLMs are in the process of being established, it's a new frontier. Many people rely on these signals over common sense. The feedback loop will lead to corrections in time, for now people are sussing out whe
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by lanfeust6 4mo ago
Growing pains. We haven't yet established norms surrounding use of LLMs, and people are lazy. We will have to learn from mistakes first, unfortunately. In this case that means diminishing trust.

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