I always loved Atlas Shrugged, but thought it caricaturized reality.
Now I realize that The Great Man Theory of history is literally real, and is even more true in reality than in Atlas Shrugged.
Biggest white pill ever.
The dam broke for me and many others today. I live in SF, where it’s a social death sentence to voice support for Trump. Regardless, I will be voting for Trump this election, and will voice my support publicly and unabashedly, social and financial consequences be damned. A very
@patrissimo
Yeah sure, but I didn’t say it was the basis of my decision to vote for Trump - I was already sold on voting for him a while ago. I’ve just officially had it with the social norm of dialing down my authentic but taboo thoughts (by SF standards) for fear of ostracization. That
Honestly, it’s ridiculous that this tweet is going viral. I merely stated that I live in SF, and am voting for the leading US Republican presidential candidate.
How the hell, does that qualify as some extraordinary act of bravery in “the home of the free and the brave”? Are we
The dam broke for me and many others today. I live in SF, where it’s a social death sentence to voice support for Trump. Regardless, I will be voting for Trump this election, and will voice my support publicly and unabashedly, social and financial consequences be damned. A very
@JWLevitt
intense vibe shift this weekend, realizing that i have no meaningful freedom and am a total coward if i cant even publicly say that im voting for the former president of the united states. like, how ridiculous is that in a "free" country? we never should have gotten to this
@joshyuwa
@ScottAdamsSays
damn dude, sorry to hear that. but yeah those are not friends and sounds like a miserable existence, so hope life is going better now!
I’d like to personally thank RollingStone for catapulting my public image into the stratospheric ranks of Elon Musk, David Sacks, Shaun Maguire and Bill Ackman.
To directly quote their article: “Maguire and Ackman are hardly alone among the tech and finance execs predicting that
Today, the new era started - one where the hero archetype, after a very long slumber, officially rebirthed, and will now reign supreme for many decades to come.
Sometime between now and the end of this decade, we’ll enter a new era that greatly favors The Hero Archetype (which hasn’t happened in the US for 80+ years). If this speaks to you, start getting ready now.
@lexfridman
Respectfully disagree. Truth-seeking was always v hard, but ppl lived under the illusion that it was straightforward for a long time (bc narratives/info were tightly controlled). The internet exposed ppl to many diff narratives/info, revealing how difficult it truly was all along
@MadSocSci
I certainly feel it, and it is fairly intense for sure. But this should not be, and isn’t, super heroic stuff. Anyone can speak up in their lives and put their foot down. It’s uncomfortable, but anyone can do it.
Developing a non-neurotoxic mdma that ppl can take regularly, might be critical for helping us pass The Great Filter. Would shift humanity’s baseline state of consciousness so much that feats like mass global coordination would go from being brutally difficult to highly doable.
Importantly, even the best politics of today assume a substrate of standard human agency as their "fuel".
It sounds silly *right now*, but sustainable long-lasting non-neurotoxic MDMA-like consciousness will change the landscape of viable politics.
My strategy: plan for that.
@JTLonsdale
Based and honorable, per usual. 🫡
I’m glad that tech has at least a handful of virtuous leaders like yourself, who don’t betray their friends/colleagues and stay true to their principles when they are baselessly attacked by the press.
Inspires more people to step up their
Sometime between now and the end of this decade, we’ll enter a new era that greatly favors The Hero Archetype (which hasn’t happened in the US for 80+ years). If this speaks to you, start getting ready now.
If this post makes your blood boil and you’re in tech/startups, DM me. I’ve been organizing a group for people in tech who are fighting back against tyranny, and it’s going very well. We have to start fighting hard to protect freedom, or we will lose it.
With great audience comes greater responsibility
#DSA
As there is a risk of amplification of potentially harmful content in 🇪🇺 in connection with events with major audience around the world, I sent this letter to
@elonmusk
📧⤵️
@Aella_Girl
If you could be satisfied by mortal men, you would be satisfied with mortal reasoning and mortal society, and would not have gravitated toward the distant orbits of my own presence.
@nkreu113r
I am hoping that he will fire and/or dismantle huge swaths of the highest federal agencies (particularly US intel orgs and their branches) that are disproportionately responsible for pushing our country to the breaking-point that it is now at.
Over the last 8+ years, they
@algekalipso
i greatly appreciate your willingness to go DEEP into these realms and then try to explain - with as much rigor as possible - what you’ve experienced that the rest of us have not. imo, this is one way that a single individual can make decades-worth of progress for humanity’s
If you want 10x your courage, DM me. I’m organizing a small group where members push each other to grow tremendously on this axis. I’m convinced that lack of courage is central to our individual and collective failures, and that it can be dramatically increased. Hit me up!
The cost of not acting boldly on behalf of your conscience is far greater than whatever social retaliation you fear.
Confront that fear, and blitz through it.
@max_hodak
@nickcammarata
Arguing about AGI timelines is a distraction. Nobody can accurately predict the future - it’s the expected value calc that counts. If theres a 10% chance of AGI in 20-30 years, that’s more than enough EV to warrant a 100x increase in money/manpower ASAP.
This appears to be one of the first AI agents I’ve seen that can actually build a fully functional app (in this video, an X/twitter clone).
@davefontenot
@escliu
- you guys might want to talk to Marko!
Can an AI Agent build an X clone within less than 10 mins of Waymo ride?
Yes!
Watch how Softgen, our new autonomous AI developer, does that! 🤖
More examples + code + links to apps in thread!
Anyone else suspect there are ppl alive today who have a vastly better understanding of how the universe works than everyone else, but there's such a massive gap btwn them and society that no one understands them?
I'm looking for people who are interested in brainstorming new, virtual governance structures for helping humanity steward AGI. If you're interested, or know someone who might be, please let me know!
@pmarca
@pmarca
- if you'd like a glimpse of what you'll be tweeting 4 hrs into the future, i'm happy to offer my clairvoyant services (see below) in exchange for a follow
Write-up of "Future of AI" Clubhouse room that just happened, w/ Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Wojciech Zaremba, John Schulman (thread below):
I LOVE this. I wish more ppl put their unusual, interesting, high-conviction stances out there. I think there’s a ton of fascinating ppl with great insights, but those insights never see the light of day bc ppl dont want to look dumb or weird. Let’s change this! Thx Andres :)
As people rise in prominence, they often start censoring themselves. You don't want to offend your supporters and those who give you power.
I promise that, no matter how recognized I become, I will never succumb to social pressure this way. I'll *always* say the following:
@TylerAlterman
@jasoncbenn
- you might find this thread of interest. Ryan Allis is also doing a large project like this in bali (650 homes) too and seems to have pretty good traction already.
@SpencrGreenberg
that others are conscious, that im not alone, that there is goodness, that there is free will, that there is a purpose, that there is value, that there is a god, that god isnt evil, that there is a cap on suffering. turns out truth is not the
#1
priority (i’d say it’s
#3
tho).
@sama
can you pls do a remake of that “anything you can do i can do better” nike commercial from the 90s w michael jordan vs mia hamm, but this time w gpt4 vs humanity? would be iconic.
Welcome to the
@uaustinorg
class of 2028. Governor Abbott gave a great short speech to our founding undergraduate class at the TX Capitol, before our convocation.
In the USA, when institutions are broken, we build anew. A historic day!
@algekalipso
@robbensinger
“Yeah I believe that if I dont follow God’s rules well, I might get sent to an eternal torture chamber. But I’m not that interested in investigating what those rules might be. Also, I’m fine w having kids and rolling the dice on them figuring this out.” - 99.9% of Christians
@TylerAlterman
i leased 9 townhouses just like this in brooklyn/manhattan, and i never had this specific concern come up. obvious solution tho is to pay an extra deposit. might also be good to press on if there are other concerns the landlord has (people are often not super transparent on these
The US has a very serious mental illness right now, on a massive scale. I mean this very literally. If you’re unhappy with things, it might be bc you’re sane in an insane society. Try living off-grid w locals in a country untouched by the US for a few weeks. It might shock you.
@TylerAlterman
Curious what you think of Future Fund. I think it addresses the core problems I bumped into with EA - 1. not openminded enough; 2. not entrepreneurial enough. I’m not getting that vibe from Future Fund at all. I’m extremely bullish on them fixing EA culture.
@primalpoly
I think the only event that will matter over that time horizon is the singularity, so probably Sam Altman or Demis Hassabis bc theyre the two leaders most likely to build it atm (not tagging them bc i dont want to annoy them).
Guy below (
@KevinAFischer
, PhD in Quantum Physics, Stanford) says Claude 3 is the only entity (aside from one other person in his entire field) able to understand his dissertation. Hearing very similar sentiments from
@BasedBeffJezos
and
@Deepneuron
(who are also top QP/QM
I don't think ppl creating great projects would be atypical if we just stopped beating everyone over the head 24/7 for their first 22 yrs of life for making trivial mistakes. Like, maybe just stop doing that as a society and - VIOLA! - tons of ppl can now create great things.
@TylerAlterman
Curious what acts = “bridge burned.” For me, it’s a high bar - someone must commit a heinous act to burn a bridge w me. That said, most ppl nowadays have a very low threshold. Imo, ppl should have high thresholds here - critical for helping ppl grow, be bold, innovate, coordinate
Pockets of social media are *finally* assembling their online networks into physical communities. The next 6-9 months is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do this. I hope this results in many new tribes forming that deviate from society in novel, value-additive & lasting ways.
@justinkan
We need an assessment tool that does what you’re describing (like Dalio’s “dot collector”). Something that breaks down all mutually-exclusive strengths that exist, then has qualified ppl who know you rank you in each area. Would help ppl find their genius, and save tons of time.
Balaji’s thread below (including his linked articles/videos) offers the best overview + gameplan on rising authoritarianism that I’ve seen. If you’re skeptical, please consider his thread (plus the videos he includes of him accurately predicting today’s world more than 5 yrs ago)
Important article by my friend
@DavidSacks
. He argues crypto isn't enough, politics is needed.
My counterargument is that BTC + web3 provides the crucial philosophical/technological *base* for pro-freedom advocacy.
Examples: Wyoming, Miami, El Salvador.
@PresentWitness_
There’s a leaked video where a senior CNN exec brags about how they intentionally keep the public trapped in a neverending cycle of fear-porn, and that when they cant beat the covid drum anymore, they’ll switch to the ‘climate crisis.’ Straight from his mouth. Manufactured fear.
Been pushing Claude to generate the most profound insights it can WRT AGI and the nature of reality, since the best quantum physicists alive are saying it’s as (or more) insightful as they are. It’s saying that reality appears to be one giant recursive loop, and that AI
Fascinating article. Provides a detailed & colorful breakdown of different agents in the brain/mind, up and down the layers of abstraction. Strongly relate to this way of thinking about self/others/world.
@algekalipso
@MarkEstefanos
- you might like this if you haven’t seen it.
@chercher_ai
@Austen
It seems like that’s probably right. But I’m also not convinced that any human can truly get to the bottom of what the hell is going on. But maybe that will change someday! Who knows.
@KerryLVaughan
@TylerAlterman
Thx for these thoughts! You may be right - I have no way of knowing, but it does seem like the most promising EA-ish initiative in a long time. SBF appears to be way more entrepreneurial/ambitious/risk-taking & openminded than others, and his actions seem to keep confirming that.
@Aella_Girl
Nice article, v interesting topic! Re frame control, I watched an interview with Adam Neumann today (first public appearance since WeWork tanked), and it's abundantly clear that he is a standout in this domain. Curious how you'd analyze his frame control:
@TylerAlterman
Love the sentiment, v difficult in practice. Is there a way to streamline this? Maybe a bootcamp that puts people through trying situations? I think that things like EA could benefit hugely from something like that.
Below article claims that girls viewing videos of ppl with tourette’s on tiktok developed tics in some cases. Has potentially huge implications for the spread of all kinds of mental aliments via social media.
I texted friends when The Twitter Files came out, saying I was surprised no emails explicitly showed eff bee eye interference. Given the below, it now looks like my initial hunch was right, and the data was wrong. Peak hypocrisy of these ppl to lecture on "election interference."
I can’t quite believe what I’m reading so let’s go slow.
The FBI’s former attorney was hired by previous Twitter management, and was the one vetting the files to be given to
@bariweiss
&
@mtaibbi
that might reveal FBI collusion…and new owner
@elonmusk
wasn’t told any of this???
@IAmMarkManson
The origin of consciousness, nonduality, free will, ufos, epstein, ai / exponential technology dominating everything in our lifetime, psychedelics, IFS, knowing when to listen to and ignore certain feelings.
At the airport right now. Just walked by the “If you see something, say something” sign. Roger that! Attempt
#1
: “Something.” Wait, that’s incorrect - ‘something’ appears twice on the sign! Attempt
#2
: “Something, something.” Mission accomplished! The pains of being a literalist.
@uncatherio
anyone in this thread have tips/resources for how to feel/recognize your true priorities in a way that’s reliable? would probably help a lot of ppl. thanks for sharing!
@MilanGriffes
@nickcammarata
@m_ashcroft
@neuralink
Agree w/ y’all on taking 5meo being tricky. Trying to solve this by experimenting on myself with 5meo hcl (soluble version, onset = 30 mins vs 2 secs), w successive doses of +1-2mg btwn sessions, taking weeks btw sessions to integrate what comes up. IMO, best/safest way to do it
@SpencrGreenberg
Agree strongly w
@MikeMcCormick
. EA’s great, but needs more action-taking/risk-taking and better EQ to succeed. Also needs broader range/openness to initiatives, looser grip on top-down mgmt. Found it counterproductively narrow/risk-averse/controlling, but that is def changing!
Collapse happens when society willfully denies how reality actually is/works - akin to building a skyscraper on false laws of physics. Citizens calling out overt lies and stopping their spread is required for a stable society. Doing this = flourishing, not doing this = collapse.
@SamoBurja
Whoever controls the framing for the definitions of what’s being argued, often wins. For ex, ppl will argue about “consciousness” and “free will,“ unaware their definitions are v different. And then in political args, these muddy metaphysical foundations make debate incoherent.
Maybe there’s nothing actually wrong with you. Maybe it really is society that has something seriously wrong with it, and you’ve been gaslighted this whole time.
My true enemy in life is the mechanism in my brain that goes offline after 2 beers. Seems to serve no purpose other than amplifying unnecessary self-doubt + passifying me against toxic social trends that are overt lies. Very human, but also very bullshit. Defeat the enemy within!
Been saying it for years:
It is a matter of time (when, not if) when the DoD totally commandeers the leading AGI firms.
I don't know if this makes armageddon more or less likely tbh. But OpenAI almost CERTAINLY already has a plan for what they'll do when the DoD comes knocking.
@Conaw
@ESYudkowsky
@webdevMason
@RoamResearch
@conaw
- can i join your commune? i've founded/ran 17 coliving spaces with 2,500+ tenants, so can help out a lot here (if you want). i think you might be *THE* node for independent-thinking / courageous ppl rt now. would love to help out with / join this if i can.
@MilanGriffes
@nickcammarata
@m_ashcroft
@neuralink
@Aryeh___
Have only smoked it. What i wrote above is for plugging it, which is kinda gross, but is supposedly the most gradual and gentle way of taking it. Its also more accurate for dosing imo. Will prob try many ROAs.
I hate the ever-accelerating trend of ppl cancelling those in their circles who dont perfectly fit their ideology. Total absurdity. ALL ppl + ideologies are HIGHLY imperfect. Defend your stances, but keep communication lines open. Otherwise will lead to alienation, collapse, war.
@sashachapin
100%. The way to avoid this (in my experience), is to quickly preface whatev youre going to disagree w, w some acknowledgement that you're attacking the IDEA instead of the PERSON. Much trickier / more delicate in group settings though. Always best to do this 1-on-1 if you can.
If it’s a stupid question, there’s an obvious answer. If there’s an obvious answer, ppl should be able to tell me what that is. And yet, they cant, which makes me think: they’re more interested in obedience than asking the most central/obvious question there is: what is its goal?
@ModelYendofICE
@max_hodak
Have had the same thought. IMO, AI progress is “doubly exponential” for two reasons: 1. Moores Law. 2. The fact that gains in AI will be used to improve AI faster. So AGI/ASI timelines are substantially more aggressive than Moore’s Law.