stephftw

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   by stephftw 10y ago

   That sounds a little like "The Principle of Mediocrity" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediocrity_principle ) If so, think you're selling humans a bit short. Our capacity isn't really all that limite
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   by stephftw 10y ago

   Why is it conceited to say that the a culture of relentless information pursuit has been an objectively good thing for humanity? I guess I'm not sure what "obsessive pursuit of information" means in this case. Is it continuin
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   by stephftw 10y ago

   I dunno. Every time I talk to a child, an "insatiable drive" for information is exactly how I would describe their state of being. Picking up speech, social norms, fine motor control, reading, writing, learning to identify physica
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   by stephftw 10y ago

   If you haven't read it already, I suspect you would greatly enjoy "The Beginning of Infinity" by David Deutsch (a quantum computation-focused physicist). It's a surprisingly optimistic take humanity's nearly-unlimit
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   by stephftw 10y ago

   Have you considered undiagnised ADHD as a possible factor? Intelligent kids with the inattentive type can get overlooked because the only measures schools care about is not disrupting things and good grades. I tried modadinil a couple times