Natasha Tori Maru

@LordFall that line of reasoning won't work if you don't truly understand what consciousness is.

@Joshe nah never heard of it. It's humans. No control. Especially during development.

Hasn't effected my job much - it has assisted with offloading menial admin tasks (meeting minutes, compiling, budget reports). But in terms of estimating and project management / contract administration? No effect. AI can't deal with any sort of plan reading or takeoffs. It has no intuition for estimating because it cannot integrate the process of building and the logistics needed with the plans and written specifications. Even when extracting data it makes HUGE errors that could cost our business tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, in losses. Our typical bids are between 400k for a small job up to 6mill. It can do some basic plan work, but will never replace my work while AI remains an LLM. And there are no universal standards for plans. So every set is COMPLETELY different. And most plansets are incomplete and rely on design and construct. It simply cannot fill in the gaps. Project management / contracts admin - it can help with interpretation of the legalities when problems arise and we need to lean on the head contact. Really good to feed it a contract and ask for clarification/context. There is legit way too much going on in construction for it to have much of an 'on the ground' effect. It's all people skills, coordination, logistics, material orders, shop drawings and multi-variable shit that goes into building a hospital. You want something done in construction? Pick up the phone. LLMs have zero impact there. Only good for documenting. And even then I have to revise and check. I can touch type out something faster than I can have AI compile and then me fine tooth review it. Meeting minutes for online teams meetings, it has been excellent though.

Time will tell - totally unknown at this point.

Oh yeah, I agree there are problems it will introduce for sure. Workers are becoming the commodity - and women are opting out of helping with that supply. I can already foresee parenting need to be done in a certain, acceptable WAY as dictated by an external body. In my mind it would be a quick fix that would instantly boost birthdates - even if temporarily so we can re-establish stability of population. The new set of problems it would introduce would need to be addressed.

Who's mind isn't still developing in some way?

Pay woman a wage to raise and have kids. It's a risk to our bodies and a full time job to raise a child to adulthood. And do it WELL. Which isn't happening. This would also stop women feeling so unsafe; they wouldn't be trapped in fear not having a living wage and being beholden to just their husbands earnings. I'm telling ya, there are a TON of women who would love to do this, but cannot.

Aussie band - was pretty big when I was eating pills and running around with saucer eyes

Ah! no - I am so sorry to hear this (づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ♡ Do you think there was some unrest or lack of fulfilment that drove you to gamble? I hope you get back on your feet as soon as you can. I do not know how to express myself here. But you have my compassion. I will put you in my thoughts for my sunrise meditation tomorrow, at dawn 🙏

I've come across this bird and she is great - but I have to disagree. You cannot control your thoughts - you can only control how you REACT to your thoughts. I think she hasn't introspected this nuance just yet. It is how we feel and emote - and the resultant thoughts and renumeration - that we do have control over. Most aren't able to have this meta analysis of their own mind to clearly understand the difference. Once you see it/realise it though, it is powerful. Been one of my biggest tools

This is disgusting. Should we add some rocket fuel to the above smoothie? Into space. My GOD. I know what to envision if I ever want to go on a diet; rocket fuel, kangaroo meat, bone, fur and skin whipped up in a NutriBullet. YUM YUM DOWN THE HATCH

Feel this 100% I experience similar - neither one is better than the other. In fact - no need to judge at all - just neutral & wise discernment

While @Rafael Thundercat has expressed himself with a lack of tact - he does have a point regarding the general formatting, grammer and structure of posting. The content is harder to interpret and understand when presented in certain ways. This is also echoed in the guidelines to maintain quality of content on the forum:

The fact that we have to 'go for' direct experience means we weren't there in the first place. If it could all be direct from the start we wouldn't be in the indirect 'self' mess we are in now, in the first place ! Although, I totally understand your point and the great merit of it

@Oppositionless @Joseph Maynor We can just admire the beauty of a flower petal - more Truth there than anything my mind can think up

They are expensive but, Hokas. I've tried many different running shoes. Had a 12 year career running big box retail stores (thank God I got out of that) on my feet 9hrs a day. Run / xtrain 25kms a week. Average 15k steps a day walking. Vans, Converse New Balance, Asics, Brooks, Saucony, Nike, Ascent, Archies - all a no from me. Tried them all in different types across ranges. The nurses at the hospitals at work at all wear and recommend Hokas. Obviously gait and application matter - if it is just for walking or general use I would go with Hokas.

Brain injuries are very nebulous. I suffered a TBI when around 22. Luckily, in my case, I made an (almost) full recovery. But it was quite alarming really not knowing how or if I would recover. I had some emotional regulation and temper issues for a prolonged period. This has since healed. I am left with seizures now. Unknown triggers each time, and typically once or twice a year. Focal and generalized. Update us with how this goes. I have never heard of stem cell treatments for TBI.

Well we are certainly learning who is a reductionist in this thread

Do you think a lot of women fall into this dilemma? The only times I even think on the fact I am a woman is if there is a sexually charged interaction or a medical issue comes up. Sadly I have faced a lot of ignorance from male doctors

@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♡