Natasha Tori Maru

@Joseph Maynor gotcha It is my understanding Ralston's view of direct experience chops out morals via the definition I outlined. So if that is how he defines it, it will make sense in his worldview.

It is unreal how many people give their authority away to confidence. It is a psychological trap - flood people with notifications, decision fatigue. Wear them down until inundated with choice and information. Then present something with confidence. The general population does not have the capacity to deal with more decisions (ie critically assessing information) so the confidence of delivery ends up seducing them....

Do you see morality in your direct experience of reality? By direct experience I mean experience without thought, or perception. Just raw data ie sight, sound, smell, touch, taste?

Yep! Language can be used to reverse engineer itself and deconstruct - but at the same time we have to use the language to deconstruct! Like a hammer trying to hammer itself into shape No escape! The interview was really good - Ralston couldn't get to all questions - and it is just the way it is with free-flow conversations like that. Overall I felt Ralston's age, actually - he is less clear and a bit more rambly as time goes on (compared to his earlier videos and talks). His books and writing are much clearer and concrete. I would suppose his workshops are also of a higher calibre with a powerful grounding and integration focus. He sometimes stumbles around and fails to make clear points, and he is losing track of his train of thought occasionally. I remain happy to have been on this earth while he is still around! Cannot wait for his next book

If you need to define the hell - this is it. Or maybe heaven? I wouldn't have to do squat

Go for a hormonal panel, thyroid and bloodwork. I personally troubleshoot issues from the ground up - rule out physiological issues first, then go to psychological. If you can reach out to a women's health doctor or endocrinologist, even better. Unfortunately as progressed as society is - we are still a bit demented with regards to women's health. I had many issues that overlapped with yours and I ended up investigating to discover I had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I found a women's health clinic and worked with an endo to help me manage it. Ruling out physiological I would move to investigating psychological. Depression is NOT just sadness or anxiety. It is debilitating. My heart goes out to you - a million e-cuddles & compassion (づ˶•.•˶)づ♡

Rake me over hot coals and pour acid onto the wounds. I'd rather that. 🤮

@bazera troubleshooting and creative problem solving are the consistent elements through my career that have meant I have excelled in everything I have really applied myself to. And resilience. Really driving at a problem. Sticking with it. So your words resonate across huge domains. I feel like this is happening to Outlook as a microcosm of your point about Windows OS. I had to go into my registry to deactivate the new version and revert to old. I have no idea how it made it to live in the form it is.

Do you think it could mean Aubrey has adopted 'God is love' as a belief?

LEGIT lol It just seems to me like anything in life, the experience of learning from the ground is essential to mastery. AI doing graduates jobs might create a gap in skills; if we shortcut we usually miss wisdom. In this case, the ability to critically assess code.

Our feelings can lead us astray though. There is a reason we use distinctions - to gain awareness. Which is the first step. This process is needed IMO. It is essential to integrate. After integration - that is when the distinctions and concepts need to be discarded. Similar to spiritual process - philosophy and questioning build up understanding to awareness - then we can discard it. I have always felt I built up the scaffolding to stand on, and then I work to remove that ground after the insight is had. Constantly learning and then disintegrating all that was prior. Like a set of steps I am walking up, and after every step, I turn and deconstruct what is behind me. Going straight for 'distinctions are meaningless' can lead to bypassing.

@bazera Interesting analysis. Do you think with AI replacing low level jobs, new entry level people entering the workforce are missing out on learning from the ground up to be able to troubleshoot, asses and review what AI produces? An experience gap is being created. Or do you think the system will need a reshuffle to train and teach undergrads to be able to assess and review what AI produces? It appears a gap could be created where there are those with the wisdom to know when there is code slop, and those who do not have the experience to know what is shit and what isn't. This would necessitate a different set of tools being taught prior to entering the workforce. Dunno, just spitballing. I am not a coder at all.

All the transhumanists coming out of the woodwork 💀

100%

I would rather be dead than have an AI boyfriend! As an aside - we tried to use AI to do some pricing/estimating for construction work.... Lets just say, consumer grade shit has a long way to go. If it can ever estimate for commercial construction.

No, not at all. I think it's a line of questioning I raised for everyone reading - not just you specifically. I thought it might point to mechanisms behind how we come to conclusions. How we become certain. What we trust. I think there has to be a choice involved there.

As in, vision, hearing, smell etc Just a random question with no relation - something I think on a lot ╮⁠(⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠╭

@UnbornTao curious - do you trust all your sensing faculties? As in, you are confident you claim them to be yours and yours alone? Unaltered, untampered?

What makes the first impression on you when listening to a tune, rhythm or melody? Do you play music, or dance? Many dancers and drummers I know tend toward noticing rhythm first, movement & beat. Other musicians hear the emotional crescendos of the melody & sequential pitches. I do not know if there is any pattern to be found here. I am a dancer and only ever learned some drums and a touch of bass guitar (rhythm). I have always heard the beat and rhythm first. It catches me before the melody. I feel the beat in my body as movement, I feel the melody as an emotional weight in my chest and heart 😃

@theleelajoker alright then let's just forget it all GG

Ralston's apprentice? He's a good lad 🙂

Brendon has even taken on Ralston's accent and intonation. Ah-while. EXXXXspirianSEEE. AHe-where.

@oOo Do you think spirituality/personal development is done on a forum?

Wait, but creativity isn't the opposite of restraint? @Cred Constrain often increases creativity. Limitation. What about architecture, engineering, music composition? These require planning, revision, iteration, delayed gratification. In my experience original work comes from depth + refinement. Unless you are using you terms in a nuanced way that requires more elaboration? I might be misunderstanding your points - impulsivity does not equal creativity. Low impulsivity does not equal zero or low creativity. For myself creativity is a composite of things akin to divergent thinking, pattern recombination, cognitive flexibility, working memory, persistence etc. @Leo Gura Do we have a video on creativity? Man I will be ASHAMED if there is one and I missed it >.<

Weaponizing truth.