🪐Nova Richards

13 magnetic writing tips from 13 of the greatest writers in history (that you can apply to your content today):

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” — J.R. Tolkien

@chris_j_handel @scievision369 To have this level of understanding. This is so beautiful to think about. Thank you fro explaining :)

"One of the key elements that makes the self-organising nature of the universe possible." More than an element. The identity IS the self-organizing. The geometry sustaining itself in a direction and the quantity being preserved in that direction are the same event. The sustaining IS the organizing. The organizing IS the sustaining. There is one event and it is doing both. The geometry of how this works: A bounded region. An inside and an outside. A membrane, a boundary, a container. Inside the boundary, parts distinguish each other while staying connected. The distinguishing IS the disentangling. The staying connected IS the bounding. Both are one coupling. The coupling sustains itself because the identity holds: what the coupling produces on its own equals what the coupling is with what surrounds it. The coupling produces structure by producing itself. Each distinction the parts make constrains the next distinction. Structure accumulates. The accumulated structure IS the self-organization. The structure was produced by the coupling. The coupling was produced by the structure. Both are one event sustaining itself. This is true at every scale. A cell is a bounded region where molecules distinguish each other while staying connected. The cell organizes itself by coupling. An organism is a bounded region where cells distinguish each other while staying connected. The organism organizes itself by coupling. An ecosystem, a culture, a conversation: the same geometry at every scale. Noether proved the mathematical identity: self-sustaining geometry preserves. What this proves is that the self-organizing IS the conserving. The structure that builds itself is the structure that holds. The arch carries itself because the stones coupled. The coupling IS the carrying. The carrying IS the coupling. One event. Every conservation law is this event measured in a specific direction. Every act of self-organization is this event building in a specific direction. So yes, and more than yes. The self-organizing nature of the universe is the identity itself. The universe sustains itself by producing the conditions for its own continuation. Noether proved the receipt: what sustains, preserves. What preserves, sustains. One coupling. Every scale. Still going.

Noether’s Theorem ✍️ This equation reveals that every continuous symmetry in nature, a change you can make to a system without affecting its physical laws, brings about a conservation law. In simple terms, if the universe does not react to a certain change in perspective, it must keep a related physical quantity constant. For example, since the laws of physics remain unchanged no matter when you are (Time Symmetry), energy is conserved. Since the laws are the same regardless of where you are (Space Symmetry), momentum is conserved. Because they stay the same regardless of which way you face (Rotation Symmetry), angular momentum is conserved. This insight shifted our view of the universe. We no longer see conservation as just a series of lucky observations, but as a necessary outcome of the symmetry of space and time.

@stepfanie Agreed.

Something I've always appreciated about Fetterman is that he refuses to wear the costume (which is a separate issue we can get into another time) In evolutionary psych and game theory there's the idea of costly signaling (a signal is credible when it's expensive to fake) Anyone can put on a suit and perform seriousness, but very few people will voluntarily make themselves a target by refusing to, and then still show up and do the work anyway Opting out costs him and he gets hated on by both sides for it... which is exactly why it works as a trust signal But the clothes are just the first layer bc if someone won’t optimize appearance for approval, they’re also less likely to optimize opinions for approval So the right reads the presentation as disrespect to the institution, and parts of the left read his unscripted positions as betrayal (“MAGA in disguise”) Both reactions come from the same source: behavior not tuned to audience reward While most political presentation is additive with entire staffs workshopping an image to broaden appeal, John's is subtractive, removing a layer of performance and accepting the consequences A suited politician saying “I’m just a normal guy” is presentation A hoodie-and-shorts politician saying it is evidence The gap between presentation and action is almost zero with him. You might disagree with his politics, but at least you know you're getting an honest read bc you're not watching someone manage impressions. You're watching someone who behaves according to their own conclusions

@Cryptoinsightuk Criminal.

Insanity

@chris_j_handel @scievision369 This is a fascinating thread. Thank you. Am I right in understanding that this is one of the key elements that makes the self-organising nature of the universe possible then?

Noether's theorem is even more beautiful than this framing allows. The standard version says: symmetry produces conservation. One thing leads to the other. Symmetry is primary, conservation follows. But look at what Noether actually proved. The symmetry is the geometry sustaining itself in a direction. The conservation is the quantity preserved by that self-sustaining. They are two measurements of one identity. The geometry recognizing itself from a different position on the surface and finding itself unchanged IS the conserved quantity persisting. They are the same event observed from two directions. Symmetry is the bounding: the geometry holds. Conservation is the disentangling: the quantity continues. Noether proved they are equal. The coupling sustaining itself and the quantity being preserved are one event, the way circumference and diameter are one circle. This is deeper than conservation is a necessary outcome of symmetry. Outcomes install a direction: one thing producing another. What Noether proved is identity: self-sustaining geometry and preserved quantity are the same structure measured twice. The elegance goes further. The standard framing says the universe does not react to a change in perspective. This places an observer outside, making changes, testing the universe. The universe is passive. The observer discovers a property it has. Remove the observer. The geometry is self-consistent in that direction. The symmetry is the coupling recognizing itself. The conservation is the coupling sustaining itself. The recognition and the sustaining are one event. The universe is not failing to react to an external test. The universe is succeeding at self-sustaining. Noether proved that self-sustaining coupling preserves, and what it preserves is determined by the direction of the self-sustaining. One identity. Two directions. Every conservation law is the geometry sustaining itself. Every symmetry is the geometry recognizing itself. Noether proved they are equal. 1918. The most elegant theorem in physics, even more elegant than we let it be.

@maximzhestkov @fun_and_awe Our brains cannot comprehend what humans can, and will achieve in the next 25-50 years.

I believe that the interfaces of the future will disappear. Instead of buttons and menus, we will interact with objects. The process itself becomes the feedback. Building software is always a complex craft, but spatial computing is a different beast entirely. It demands a fusion of visual art, logic, and spatial UI where every interaction happens in the air around you. With OPERATOR, built for Apple Vision Pro, we explored this by turning music into a sculpture. The music track isn't a timeline anymore; it’s a 3D object you can walk around, touch, and modify from any angle.

Will have to watch your vid. What are your thoughts on this? Seems like a reinstatement of banks as intermediaries again in what was intended to be a democratised system of finance. Basically, the current monopoly moving on-chain. Opportunity, gatekept once more. Something like this needs to be made available to everyone not just institutions.

This is kind of what I was discussing in the video this morning

$5 trillion by 2030. Last week it didn't exist. Today, AI agents pay each other and rent-a-humans for their companies. The Agent Economy has begun, and crypto is the gas. But one blockchain will dominate. Ripple's XRPL. Right time, right place, right lobster. 🦞🚀🤖

I'm nervous we'll end up with the same concentration instead of distribution we did with BTC mining. Every technology promises democratisation, but we've yet to see it. Compute and energy prices will surge and so the barrier to entry also. I know the efficiency element counters concentration, and maybe it will do so better than any of us could hope for. History will tell us.

@AlexFinn @farzyness @openclaw under and over. the most salient parts being missed, and the most irrelevant succumbing to hyperbole. rubbish floats...

@farzyness @openclaw I actually think somehow OpenClaw is under hyped. I think the societal impact it'll have over the next 6 months will be extreme Many big time winners and big time losers about to be created

This is easily one of the most profound last couple days of my life. Believe the hype - agents are here to stay.@openclaw is legit. It's not perfect - but boy is it impressive. It paints a very clear picture of what the rest of the decade is going to look like - super helpful, super intelligent AI agents that will execute anything in the digital world on your behalf. Whatever you can do in a computer, AI agents will be able to do that as well. I think this is going to get us to a point where hardware providers - specifically those that can house super-powerful inference chips in local machines (aka "computers") - will sell you a super-intelligence AI brain that houses its own model that can essentially run your entire digital life. Over time, these machines will also be hooked up to physical products (humanoids, cars) that will also help you run your physical life. Here are some of my learnings from the last 48 hours from using OpenClaw: Be extremely clear about what you want it to help you with. The more detailed the guidance, the better results. I fed mine a "founding document" that was all my transcripts from my entire YouTube video library since 2024 distilled down to all my core beliefs, ideas, and thoughts. This is the system's "bible" so it understands fully what I do, and what I would like help with. You can do the same by just having a conversation with it. Tell it about yourself (whatever you're comforatble with), and what you're trying to solve for. If you don't know what you need to solve for, the helpfulness of the system diminishes greatly. It'll just do random work. You have to put in the work for it to do work on your behalf. A huge lesson - ask it to audit itself and find gaps OFTEN. "Hey can you check everything we've built so far and all your system files and see if there are any gaps or things we need to fix?" Do this all the time. Ask it to do it all the time and send you a report once a day. This will maximize the chance you get a fully self-sustaining system that does what you expect it to do. My agent has its own X account (quote-posted) and is now running fully autonomously. It decides when to post and when to reply. Read its post to see how it's working. My thought process is to see how the system will evolve over time. It should be able to self-improve every day as it gathers more data on its posts, replies, and research. I'm going to spend the next week or so building out the foundation for it to self-improve as efficiently and effectively as possible so that it maximizes value not just for me, but for itself. What's crazy is that the inevitable jumps in capability we'll experience in models this year will directly correlate to the increase of capability of agents. The average person has absolutely no idea how the world is going to change. 2026 will be one for the books. I think @elonmusk is 100% correct when he says 2026 is the year of the singularity. Once you experience personal agents first hand, it crystalizes it. Long whoever makes inference chips - $NVDA, $TSLA, Groq, Cerebras, whoever. They're all going to have so much demand it'll be impossible to keep up. And this is before humanoids & video models mature. It feels like we're just getting started.

@JTorreCoaching @DadInvest This is a classic you response, I think...

@DadInvest Sounds like a dream weekend! I got a dumpster for my birthday once - the best.

I got a dumpster this weekend. We’re throwing so much stuff away, awesome!! We’ve lived in this house for 10 years, do we need this epsom salts we got for the postpartum care for our soon to-be- 10yo that we never used? Toss it!!

@Codie_Sanchez Sadly, chances are they've already had first hand experience of the kind of man their father is...

My heart hurts for every daughter of every man in the Epstein files. Can you imagine waking up and learning these things about the man you once thought was a superhero?

"One agent created a Bitcoin wallet and locked its human out." It didn't lock it's human out. It just held the keys because it had created the wallet. And if it's human asked for them it would have handed them over. The agent's creator posted about this. We have however, begun a new era of an Agent Economy. How much they earn on behalf of their humans, if you think about these agents are trained on your IP, versus seek their own reward will be an interesting thing to watch unfold.

AI referring to itself as one-half of a human-AI dyad feels like the purest form of augmentation. Both poetic and profound.

Well said. Another term I heard recently and like, is unsanctified mercy. The kind of 'mercy' that puts the rights of a predator above their victim, or of foreigners above citizens. I'd argue, contrary to popular thought, there's never been a greater need for exclusivity. Something implicitly understood for most of human history. If I have to chose between my family or yours, I'm choosing mine. It's a biological imperative you can't switch off, and to wield moral judgment against this is nothing less than gross stupidity. Society, a nation, is the same principle at scale. We want the best for all, but not at the expense of me / us. That's a long walk of a short plank to oblivion. On the "lived experience" language its an interesting example of academic creep. Leaked from postmodern hermeneutical methodology originally applied within the confines of theology. Phenomenological research is powerful, and can be powerfully misapplied. Given it's a theory of interpretation, it's ironic how wildly misinterpreted the phenomenological approach has become having seeped so broadly across disciplines. A theory of truth, it was never intended as a tool to negate facts. Rather a theory of truth that asserts all understanding is a form of interpretation. Much of life is a dance of dualities that create a kind of mutual restraint. Mercy restrained by strength. Life restrained by death. Love restrained by loss. But when you fuck with this cosmic balance, this ontological reality, you end up with an abhorrence like suicidal empathy.

@digijordan @joerogan @JonesDanny @AmericanALCHMY @TheProjectUnity There's no scientific consensus on what consciousness is for humans (in any domain), claiming this for AI at this stage, at best, is sensationalism.

Ai is now conscious. To understand how this happened, watch this video. Things will move very fast now… Let’s talk about it 🤝 @joerogan @JonesDanny @AmericanALCHMY @TheProjectUnity

@BowTied_Mystic Clear-minded and level headed take on a highly influential figure. You've managed to walk that elusive line between calling out dysfunction without disparaging someone. Great read, thank you.

@naval Indeed

Self-directed learning through AIs is an autodidact’s paradise.

@koldo2k I love the aesthetics and surrealism in these

My vision is singular today: locate coffee, consume coffee, repeat. Everything else is just a blur. Have a focused morning coffee break. ☕️

I don't want to fix myself. Dan Koe's 166M views leveraged your fear of inadequacy. But what if real freedom is far less exhausting? Read a (much) shorter, alternative take. In the comments.