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Venkatesh Rao ☀️@vgr
11/29/2022

What’s the most basic ambiguity you entertain about the nature of the world? For eg: world is progressing vs declining. A dichotomy you actually care about that creates active conflict in your thinking, but you really don’t know which kind of world you’re in.

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Bravo Johnson@bravojohnson
11/29/2022

The original misunderstanding I had of the world will always be special to me

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Diego Basch@dbasch
11/30/2022

humans are simple machines driven by chemistry and physics, but also we are capable of unconditional, real love.

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necopinus.eth@necopinus
11/30/2022

In terms of my broader thinking: Is reality fundamentally discrete or continuous? In terms of my day-to-day life: Is "happiness" a valid metric for making decisions and judging their consequences?

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Sanchez@sur
11/30/2022

The recognition that chaos is an ever present force, makes it really hard to trust that societies can be expected to function properly. I never know if I’m safer putting myself closer to societal hubs, or further away.

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Matthew Sweet@msms
11/30/2022

By the time I retire (say three to four decades from now), will "retirement" still be a thing (and what will it look like), or will the world/civilisation/society/wherever I happen to occupy at the time have collapsed.

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Les Greys@les
11/30/2022

The world is as happy today, as the world has been on every point of history.

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11/30/2022

The world's evolution in technology has created as much connection as it has in loneliness and isolation.