Jake

Universities are funny. Hey what if we took a medieval institution for training priests and aristocrats and combined it w a hedge fund, sports franchise and resort for teenagers Oh and it'll be the backbone for fundamental research for our entire civilization

@vividvoid The main background orientation points that most people take as the water they swim in (money, work, rule of law, climate) are all destabilizing simultaneously

In the last 2 weeks, more people in my life have had personal crises than in the previous 3 years Some of it is related to AI, but not all of it. I can't pretend to understand what might be going on, if anything

@vividvoid Woke 2: Reality and human dignity boogaloo

We may have to rehabilitate postmodernism before we can move beyond it. I can believe I'm saying this but we might have to go back, rescue Woke and do it right.

@RichDecibels I guess scrolls are a bit unwieldy, it'll limit access to some of the more esoteric work but I'll do my best to stick to hide-bound codices

oh no. should we do No Scroll November?

@the_wilderless Maybe tweeting about not doing it was the real elitism all along

disturbed by the fact that i started writing a piece about discernment then scrapped it cuz it felt elitist to even point at discernment being Real and Good

Any time the temp gets above 30c I start loving despacito

@tasshinfogleman Let’s do it

i want to do an experiment! mutuals, if U so choose: 1) respond to this tweet indicating interest, consent 2) as I am ready, i will ask U a genuinely curious, heartfelt question, publicly here or privately in our DM's 3) U answer, as U feel ready, in public here, or privately where U like, or even alone in the presence of God—U answer honestly, earnestly, fully 4) when U feel the weight of what receiving my question meant, what answering it transformed for U, U offer a gift in return that feels aligned for U, with ur circumstances, means, and the import of this interaction U choose to receive this question, to embark on this journey of curiosity, of ur own free will! ❓❤️🤎🕸️🙇‍♂️ love, Tasshin

@ZackBornstein @DEADLINE 🫡

@DEADLINE @JLBornstein congrats!!

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@EpsilonTheory Keep raising rates until morale improves

LOL. If we’re gonna cut in Sept (90% mkt odds as I write this) with core at 3.1% and rising, wages at 3.9% and rising, stocks and home prices at all-time highs … can we at least stop talking about the Fed’s 2% inflation ‘target’? It’s just insulting to continue this charade.

@nosilverv @TylerAlterman I think this is sort of true. There’s another frame where the buyer of the option is “paying” to the person building on conviction

“Optionality” is the biggest lie because it implies that all options start open. This is NOT TRUE. Options start closed and they open in response to COMMITMENT!

@eshear One question I wrestle with on this is how much the quality of the fuel matters. There’s a version of faith rooted in love, curiosity, drive to build. And there’s a lot of successful founders driven by loathing, fear, and a big chip on their shoulder

I think an effective form of coaching would focus on faith, not performance. What produces faith? The simple cycle of noticing one of your desires, asking yourself how it might be achieved, practicing towards that achievement…and noticing your growth.

People who have acceptance but lack faith are fine in the present, but can find themselves in a trap over time because they struggle to motivate themselves into action. They rely on their spouse or friends or social context to push them.

The key difference btw the sweaty midwit and the idiot / wizard is the sweating

@eshear The third element I find in my practice is something like devotion. An intent bigger than simple desire toward which one is driven to become increasingly worthy. Faith gives the muscle to close the gap, acceptance to start from where you’re at with less contraction

@eshear I see a lot of coaching schools start from an assumption that the growth impulse will unlock itself once the contractions from lack of acceptance are resolved V treating the growth process itself as something worth fully engaging

Because faith is not about being good at anything. It’s about the truth that you can be more than you are. The coaches job is to support the discovery of wants, and scaffold the practice and reflection. And when you’ve cycled that loop enough times, you will believe it, fully.

@eshear Forget where I read it but this was apparently the core shift in the creation of functional capital markets. The idea that it was possible for the future to actually be better completely shifted the time value equation

The most important, most beautiful, most essential insight of modernity: progress is possible. We can always do better.

I’d love to figure out a way to get information off the internet without absorbing the vibes of the internet

If you don't have a clear intent the default option is fear

You know you have a clear intent when it makes it clear how to live intentionally

@tomowenmorgan @neuranne Yes, hard to imagine how everyone becoming atomized, digitized, cut off from nature and lineage and bathed in hormone disruptors might lead to focus issues

Why it feels like “everyone has ADHD now” via @neuranne

@Fejizzy @ardentreflexion Said from twitter

Protect your focus. It’s your most valuable asset.

@RichDecibels Banger

greaaat thread x.com/CurziRose/stat…

notes on marginalisation: every group has a core & periphery: some people are easier to exclude than others. Arny Mindell called it the "mainstream" and the "margin" the feeling & function of any group is largely determined by how it handles this dynamic I'm super sensitive to anyone being left out. feels like a sixth sense, like echolocation, in my minds eye I see everyone placed on a terrain of social status: she is on an unassailably talk peak, but he's only one nudge away from falling into the bottomless pit in highschool the popular kids bond by choosing targets to ostracise. lynching gives you the same oxytocin hit as cuddling bonding by ostracising is dirty fuel, junk calories. when I'm the host, if I see the scapegoating/outgrouping impulse kick in I'm going to intervene immediately but there's another side to the story should we ostracise the kid who stutters? of course not. but what about the creepy guy who is making all the women uncomfortable without crossing any explicit boundaries? ostracisism feels like an extreme punishment, probably for evopsych reasons objectively the punishment might be "I was asked to leave Rich's event and had to book a hotel last minute". subjectively it can feel like "I'm a worthless piece of shit who deserves to die". it's giving incel school shooter energy so I don't want to jump too quick to the nuclear option. but if your antisocial behaviour is subtly making everyone uncomfortable, I don't think you should be included unless you're actively taking in feedback and making adjustments as a host, it's one of the toughest calls I have to make. should I be hands off, let the group manage itself? or do I risk paternalism and make early interventions to course-correct when someone's behaviour is out of line? increasingly I feel like a bit of paternalism is a small price to pay for excellent vibe hygiene the experiments continue... more results soon