One of the more provocative applications of Large Language Models already conceivable today, which might sound radical but is obviously and unambiguously desirable, is to be found in the judiciary. LLMs can now process human language programmatically. They can apply complex natural language specifications to new situations, enforcing consistent rules
›The right attitude and body language can get you almost anything you want—at almost any time, in almost any place. If you are nice, confident, and happy—with your chin up and shoulders back—and you act like the thing you want is obviously the thing that is going
›One way to understand modernity: The removal of walls. At first, the removal of walls is exciting and liberating. Many of the Enlightenment authors were clearly stoked on all of their new possibilities. On the other hand, whenever you find walls disappearing, in another sense your power is dissolving: The
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On the first sentence of Nick Land's Meltdown.
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How the visible world hangs together.
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Become imperceptible, not illegible.
›Divorce rates increased from 1960 to 1980, partially thanks to an academic trend led by divorced women. Upper-class divorce rates have stabilized, but working-class divorce rates continue to rise. Divorce harms children in most cases, contrary to earlier claims.
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In the 21st century, it's easy to forget you are not Super Mario.
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"The facts of the world are not the end of the matter." —Wittgenstein
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On Gregory Clark's 2014 book The Son Also Rises, one of the most remarkable economics book I've read this year.
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A long-running historical gradient suggests that individuals will enjoy full control over the creation, distribution, and monetization of their work, eventually evading all centralized platforms and arbitrary constraints.
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Baudrillard famously asked, "What are you doing after the orgy?" Our answer: Take a leap of faith about the ultimate truth, then harness the chaos of modernity to bring that truth into being.
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"Wham! I became Catholic the next day."
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On Mary Moody Emerson.
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The greatest social power is achieved by withdrawing from society.
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Sibi scribere.
›Book Summaries
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain.
›Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
›René Girard (1923-2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science. His work focused on human desire, violence, and religion. He was born in Avignon, France and studied in Paris before moving to the United States, where he taught at several universities including Stanford. Girard was a
›The high-water mark of revolutionary Deleuzian Feminism.
›A critique of modern moral discourse and a proposal to revive the Aristotelian tradition of virtue ethics.
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