Many projects are left undone simply because people don’t step up to do them. I had heard this a lot, but I now feel it more deeply.
A number of times this year, I sharply changed the mind of a trusted advisor by arguing with them, even though I thought they knew more and should be able to change my mind. It now seems marginally more valuable to argue with people and ask them to show their work.
My antipathy toward Twitter had waned, but then I asked people about it, and did some intentional browsing, and I am back to being as anti-Twitter as ever. Twitter is harming the minds of some of my smartest friends & allies, and they seem to be unable to fully realize this, presumably due to the addiction impairing their judgment.
I have become highly uncertain about public sentiment around AI progress. I have heard multiple conflicting claims about what the median American thinks, always asserted with conviction, but never by anyone anywhere near the median.
Oh also, I am no longer surprised to find out that someone has an eloquent, insightful online presence while also being perpetually obnoxious and maladjusted in real life. Turns out lots of people have both of those.
Many projects are left undone simply because people don’t step up to do them. I had heard this a lot, but I now feel it more deeply.
A number of times this year, I sharply changed the mind of a trusted advisor by arguing with them, even though I thought they knew more and should be able to change my mind. It now seems marginally more valuable to argue with people and ask them to show their work.
My antipathy toward Twitter had waned, but then I asked people about it, and did some intentional browsing, and I am back to being as anti-Twitter as ever. Twitter is harming the minds of some of my smartest friends & allies, and they seem to be unable to fully realize this, presumably due to the addiction impairing their judgment.
I have become highly uncertain about public sentiment around AI progress. I have heard multiple conflicting claims about what the median American thinks, always asserted with conviction, but never by anyone anywhere near the median.
Oh also, I am no longer surprised to find out that someone has an eloquent, insightful online presence while also being perpetually obnoxious and maladjusted in real life. Turns out lots of people have both of those.