Ethics of iterated games
Slot machines and the lost art of hobbying. What we now call Psychopaths we used to call hobbyists
The way we live now is like traveling and spending all of our time in each destination thinking about the last spot and planning the next one. We don’t realize that the present is the past of the future and the future of the past. Everyone likes to talk about good ole days. These are the good ole days.
The only life hack is to stop looking for life hacks. Contact with reality is the only true test. We shop for sandcastle molds (knowledge) but don’t have the sand (experience) to actually make sand castle.
Japanese soldiers who didn’t realize the war wasn’t over. That is how parts of ourselves act. Well intentioned but misplaced. Guilt exists to stop us from acting authentically lest we lose attachment.
Treating our information how we would treat our food diet. eating things because they taste good is not a sustainable way to operate. Things that taste really good usually aren’t good for us.
Photographers are better at seeing the beauty in the world is my hunch. gratitude has the same effect for how we see the world.
the trade off between autonomy and conection. autonomy used to be in service of connection but now it can function standalone. this is potentially making people unhapy as more of us prioritize autonomy over connection as a substitute. (william von hippel podcast) rich people are les depejdent on others because they can buy coffee instead of borrowing. being rich is more isolating.
survival of the fittest vs survival of the hottest
simp theory
will this be relevant a year from now?
cheap dopamine
non verbal intuition, we evolved without language so intuition is smart, we discount it
talismans (tyler cowen)
motion vs progress, opting for what’s easier
satisfaction vs happiness, pursuing the latter (morgan housel waking up clip)
does commerce make people more moral?