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Yes, I understand. I could work much less and survive nicely if I were less ambitious. It made me see that tendency you're pointing at, to be a low unconscious factor in the equation that I had never truly noticed. I'll still work hard for the next 15 years, because I want to, but it's clear to me I'll exhaust it eventually. I've seen too many people burnt to be in executive positions after 40, I don't wanna be like that.

My intuition is that balance is the secret to the good life and it is actualized by intelligent decision making and awareness.

Idleness is usually worse than working hard, but that communication is really profound for those who work very hard. It made me have a strong reflection this morning about why I work so hard really. I still have that karma to burn through for some good years but I'm already seeing the short end of the stick of such an attitude towards life. We all need holidays I guess hahaha.

We need stage green, we are getting there through B-corp initiatives and sustainability awareness. The point is to widen the concern radio beyond money to positive social impact. Most of Europe is getting there, America is too greedy for the moment. And China is more prone to do so because of more collectivistic concerns, but still far away.

Another note that I had on my mind, in one of your posts about science you touched upon the concept of discrete. I'd touch on that on the book, because in my understanding, discrete objects are a fabrication upon reality. In telecommunications engineering there are two types of signal processing, one which is continuous signals and others which are discrete. Truly all signals must be constant (meaning to always exist as they are transmitted, there cannot be any jump). Coding things into 0 and 1, happens because it's extremely convenient for technology, all equations are easier (not like with continuous waves which you get into integrals and infinity problems, as well as physical limitations of transmission). My point beyond this technical example is that this problem of creating discrete objects is an extremely useful construction of engineering but it has no metaphysical grounds, it's a way to interpret reality due to convenience but you cannot create the limit of anything apart from anything other. Hammering on the deconstruction of discrete things is of profound value for science to understand. It destroys as well the atomistic philosophy and the independence of self as some discrete object in reality. It's a powerful epistemic assumption at the root of all mathematics and science. All numbers are but a discreet illusion and a limit to true understanding. This understanding should be the metaphysical ground in which mathematics and science should rest.

I'd like to give another perspective on the tech industry and billionaires. Leo your posts are spot on, but I'd like to give an insiders perspective. I work daily with CIOs of multimillion dollar businesses and the truth is they are trapped inside a ruthless system that forces all that profit obsession onto them. Executives are extremely stressed and overworked, their head is on the line for constantly delivering results, competence is extremely fierce and not playing the game leads to losing the job, losing your friends, the company closing and all your team and employees being fired out. I understand the fixation to point at names to this selfishness and corruption, but honestly it's more about the system. No individual changes of the tech oligarchs is going to substantially change the system, they are rats inside the system, the best rats with golden chains. A better framework in my mind is understanding why they are forced to behave like that, why the stock market, capitalist system and game theory is engineered to create this situation. The problem is not that X people fill that role, the true problem is that the system creates vacants to be filled as those roles, people are irrelevant if it weren't Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, it would be other people, it's the law of the current system that creates a strong global inertia towards that. In my opinion, this is generally a more wise understanding of the situation, by grasping the whole system you realize how all the companies and C-level executives operate.

https://shop.cosm.org/products/ecstasy-holographic-print This one is outstanding from Alex Grey

I find it such an irony to call Actualized.org teachings a cult. I haven't found more emphasis in other spiritual teachings towards proper sense making, philosophy, skepticism towards ideology, self-deception, sociology, psychology, deconstruction and value of the sovereignty of one's Mind. If Leo really wanted to make a cult you'd lose your pants. Of course he's not perfect and has been polishing the rough edges as he goes, it's obvious with anyone with more than two brain cells the effort he has put to avoid making this work about ideology or about him. And when shit happens as it always does in life, he recalibrates and improves. He has always done his best effort in this regard. Imagine you are a firefighter and they constantly call you pyromaniac. Wouldn't that be the greatest irony?

I have mixed feelings about that one Not in the beginning but surely in the end.

@paradiseengineering (you are responsible for any decision you take) Stimulants are usually safe with psychedelics, but keep them in the low dose for avoiding overstimulation. Morning stimulant dose and evening trip sounds about right. Although if you can get your hands on 5meo it will be a better fit. This is the general medical caution for this combo: "These are not USUALLY physically harmful, but they may produce undesirable effects, such as physical discomfort or overstimulation. Extreme use may cause physical health issues. Synergistic effects may be unpredictable. Care should be taken when choosing to use this combination. Stimulants increase anxiety levels and the risk of thought loops which can lead to negative experiences" Imo, it's generally safe if you are working with 5-MeO-DMT or with low doses of mushrooms (avoid LSD). When you feel comfortable with those ranges try increasing the dosage, you may also explore not taking the Vyvanse, it shouldn't be a big deal either because you won't need to be productive that day, but given your ADD it may even be helpful to take them combined, who knows. (you are responsible for any decision you take)

I'm God, I'm Infinite, I'm Consciousness, I'm Love, I'm Truth, I'm nothing

Thanks for this question, it has been the key to some great insights.

Yep, same as with Moore's Law and still haven't gotten around a better affordable solution since 1965 because we're so invested in silicon based transistors.

Don't be doomers, it's the cycle of life, let's enjoy it with popcorn

How do you clean them? I have ones and work nicely but I find it hard to keep them as shiny as other material pans.

I'm excited to see how all this will unfold.

Part of the problem companies are facing right now even when AI is able to replace part of a job, is that the cost associated with the use of the technology (tokens) is far greater than having a guy in India doing it. So the truth is that AI can't substitute most jobs but in those which it can, it's most of the times much cheaper to get a person to do it. A breakthrough in energy would mostly solve the second case. You would need a huge capex investment first to set up all the infrastructure and hardware but then the opex of running it would be much cheaper; making it probably affordable and sustainable.

Yes that's the likely scenario but it still could be pulled off, we have been seeing major movements in this direction by Microsoft, Google, Amazon or Meta. A great discovery in the energy field could start a new race that rapidly accelerates that process. But as you say the timing matters for this to work.

@Leo Gura Let's follow this counter argument exercise. An important piece that would make AI affordable and profitable in my opinion is a revolution in the energy field. If we get a breakthrough in nuclear energy, finding very efficient ways of producing massive amounts of energy, then keeping up the margin profits of building bigger AI models become more plausible. The release of such bottleneck would be a very nice wind on the back for the industry.

My prediction is that the market is very inflated, but probably the straw that will break the camel's back will be OpenAI and Anthropic entering public market through an IPO. We will have a gold rush fever and in due time everything will crash. (Then the wise people will make selective investments profiting from the discounts and social hysteria)

This mostly a fantasy and the best experts on the field have been already calling it.

@Sincerity could I share it with me?

That's my question too. Could "final" death be the safety net for God to Awaken? I really don't know

He makes good general health advice, I've benefitted from it. Take the signal, leave the noise. I haven't gotten to deep in his work either, but once in a while a video popped up and I got a little life optimisation which is appreciated. Much of his content is not about cutting edge microplastic ball research, but general good health practices and habits. Having someone on your feed constantly reminding you to take care of your health is a good mind anchor, given the dopaminergic filth that is all around social media, having a public figures promote health is generally a net positive. Although this last piece of news has been absolutely ridiculous, it's undeniable, but still got the courage to be honest share it and keep his journey.

Of course, it's very clear by this point What you said was my point, plus the extra nuance of all the facets that come in the process.