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by epsilonic 1mo ago
There's a movie based on Stephen K. King's work whose ending depicts a similar scenario. I believe it's called Cell.
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by epsilonic 1mo ago
I recommend reading this short essay to understand what self-propagating systems are: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ted-kaczynski-why-th... Here is an expanded version of the same essay as well (part 5 is pre
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by epsilonic 1mo ago
I'm curious to know why you'd say that. I'm asking because I've been prescribed it since 2021 to manage depression and chronic pain from spinal disc herniations. I've had moments of high strangeness with it, much to
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by epsilonic 1mo ago
Ted Kaczynski, despite his violent activism, had interesting things to say about this in the form of self-propagating systems.
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by epsilonic 5mo ago
It’s a sane default to label power as evil in a society driven by greed, usury, and capital gain. Power tends to corrupt, particularly when the incentives driving its pursuit or sustenance undermine scruples or conscientiousness. It is diff
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by epsilonic 5mo ago
Ted Kaczynski shared a similar view, but he would’ve added that these technological artefacts or amenities have major de-humanizing effects.
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
I don't disagree. Unfortunately, I cannot edit the comment anymore.
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
Not a useful analogy because nihilism is a human pursuit, not an OS one. The aggregate history of humanity does have meaning; it embodies information, cultural transmission, a lineage of ideas, which are all artifacts of human interactions
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
We know that the current administration functions like a cabal of sex-trafficking mobsters, so none of this is surprising; strong-arming is the norm, not the exception. I expect this to get ugly, and I hope Anthropic has the financial and l
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
An antidote to this antiquated and distorted view of Plato can be found in the following book: In Defense of Plato by Ronald B. Levinson.
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
Sounds like nihilism.
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
At least Plato did the work in attempting to describe the qualities (of the soul) and structure necessary to erect a just society; the problem is that we have not cultivated the frame of mind to produce people with "philosopher king&qu
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
They will have machines do that for them, curating collections of dissident files that are categorized by various propensities, then proposing among a range of soft to hard interventions. This is why we're seeing an uptick in the const
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
Book 1 of Plato: Republic demonstrates the folly of such thinking.
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by epsilonic 7mo ago
We're definitely going in the direction of "might is right". The "palantirization" of data stores (not just those for surveillance) is going to be an enabler of the "hard power" you're alluding to. Th
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by epsilonic 9mo ago
This is really good, thank you for sharing!
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by epsilonic 10mo ago
I think they’re waiting for bargain bin deals once the bubble collapses.
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by epsilonic 10mo ago
They are the proponents of The Great Reset. Here’s an excerpt from a book I read: ‘As Hitler declared in 1934, “The German revolution will be concluded only when the entire German Volk has been totally created anew, reorganized and reconstr
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by epsilonic 10mo ago
There’s a good book that discusses dark patterns in Gambling games, making it easier to appreciate how they extrapolate to other contexts as well. The title of the book is: Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas Author: Natasha
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by epsilonic 11mo ago
Sure. When I have a night of poor sleep or anticipate one, I usually take 6 grams of BHB salts in the morning on an empty stomach. You can work your way up to a maximum of 12 grams, but I would advise caution since it can cause diarrhea. I
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by epsilonic 11mo ago
Exogenous ketones (such as BHB salts) are known to help with glymphatic drainage in the brain during sleep. I've used them extensively and have noticed improved sleep with nearly a doubling of the time spent in REM stage.
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by epsilonic 1y ago
What signals make you so certain that we are in another civil war? Just curious.
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by epsilonic 1y ago
Linear Algebra and Geometry by Igor Shafarevich, coupled with Linear Algebra by Friedberg, Insel, and Spence; the latter has great problems to work with, whereas the former is for a lucid exposition.
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by epsilonic 1y ago
This attribution criteria might be subject to revision based on research like this: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
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by epsilonic 1y ago
If you like this article, you’ll probably enjoy reading most publications from the Santa Fe Institute.
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by epsilonic 2y ago
Not quite. I've been taking Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) salts in powder form, mixed with water. Here is some interesting literature discussing its benefits as a metabolic regulator of proteostasis in aged and Alzheimer-diseased brains:
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by epsilonic 2y ago
This is something I've been experiencing as well, and I just started exogenous Ketone supplementation three days ago.
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by epsilonic 2y ago
Yeah… let’s just strap you to a plunging plane, then invalidate your experience as “overflowing with hyperbole”.
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by epsilonic 2y ago
Anything by John H. Holland is good.
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The Techies' Wet-Dreams – Ted Kaczynski(theanarchistlibrary.org)
5 points by epsilonic 2y ago|1 comments

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