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knowable

(original thread) since i was kid i always wondered why things weren’t better. i’ve probably spent thousands of ho

language (orwell, russell)

Aug2023: This threadpost will likely eventually become part of a substack essay I’ve been stewing on titled “In ot

safety rituals

the meta thing is, this sort of conversation itself will become a safety ritual if you don’t then take some action that

self-worth

this is one of those things where someone is trying to make you feel good with comforting noises, which is honestly sweet –

what’s it like to live your dream?

(nov 18, 2021 thread) there are a bunch of things i wish some earnest person would ask me about, tho if i talk about it now it

don’t be gullible

Seen two separate things recently on the TL about how substack is a scam and how NFTs are a scam and my personal read is that

dealing with losers

(2020nov5 thread) I’m not a fan of divvying people up arbitrarily into winners and losers – one should never be gleefu

troubleshooting arrogance

When I was a teenager, the dominant criticism my closest friends had of me was that I was too arrogant, and they were right. I

talent is not rare, talent is clueless and scared

(see also: greatness is deviance) When I was younger I thought that talent was rare, but as I get older I realize that the ans

⚔️ twitter_rpg_strategy_guide.txt

twitter_rpg_strategy_guide.txt Twitter is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, primarily text-based with limited multimedia

🍵 empty your cup and allow life to surprise you

2024apr29: I think this wants to be a more substantial post about attention. consider my recent conversation with dinesh about

🎓 I flunked out of the GEP

When I was 13, I flunked out of the gifted education program in my country. I was told that my failure was a disappointment to